Getting Started at Linqto

Linqto offers accredited investors the opportunity to access investments in promising private companies before they go public. This means investors can potentially benefit from the significant growth that often occurs in a company’s pre-IPO stage.  

Our platform provides a user-friendly way to access these investments with lower minimum investment requirements compared to traditional venture capital or private equity funds. 

Verify your Identity 

Start by creating a secure login and verifying your ID, all managed online via desktop or the Linqto app. 

Accredited Investor Verification 

Confirm accredited investor attestation during the online sign-up process once you have verified that you meet the accreditation standards in your country of residence. We ensure this process is quick, easy, and handled online.  

Fund your Account 

Choose your funding source via ACH, wire, or Uphold wallet. You can also open and fund an IRA or business account.  With a $2,500 minimum for your first investment, we offer one of the industry’s lowest minimums. 

Select your investment 

Use our “invest” page to select from our entire portfolio of vetted private companies and sort by industry, valuation, and more.  Add to cart, execute your transaction, and complete the Linqto investment process. 

How does Linqto Work?

We assess each private company, make our own investment, then deliver the opportunity to you. We’re invested in the outcome. 

While traditional IPO investing has become more accessible to retail investors, accessing pre-IPO investments has typically been reserved for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. However, platforms like Linqto are changing this landscape, democratizing access to private market investments. 

For investors interested in exploring pre-IPO opportunities, it’s crucial to conduct thorough research, understand the risks involved, and consider how these investments fit into their overall investment strategy. With the right approach, pre-IPO investments can be a valuable addition to a diversified portfolio, offering exposure to potentially high-growth companies before they hit the public markets. 

FAQS

What am I buying? 

When you invest on Linqto’s platform, you do not have direct ownership in the shares of the private company. You are buying interests in a series of Linqto Liquidshares LLC, a private fund established as a series limited liability company that holds the investment in the private company. Each individual series holds the shares in the private company on behalf of all investors in that particular series. 

Here’s what this means for you: 

• Economic Interest: You have an economic interest in the shares held by the private fund. This means you will benefit from any financial gains, such as dividends or increases in value. 

• Segregation of Assets: The private fund structure segregates your investment from Linqto’s corporate assets; each individual company is placed into its own individual private fund (series LLC) separate from other series investments. This structure insulates your investment from any financial issues that Linqto might face. 

• Rights and Protections: Even if Linqto were to go bankrupt, your investment remains valid and legally binding under the signed Operating & Subscription Agreements. The private fund, Linqto Liquidshares LLC, is a separate legal entity, and each individual series is further separated, securing your rights to the economic interest in the underlying private company. 

• Ownership and Voting Rights: While the individual  series holds the shares, members do not have direct voting rights in the private company. However, the series, as the direct owner of the shares, may have such rights, depending on the class of shares it owns. Your ownership in the series ensures that you receive your share of the underlying stock, any proceeds from the sale of the stock, and/or dividends. 

• Information Rights: depending on the size of our investment in each private company, Linqto may have access to direct financial and other information from the private company. When possible, we share such information with our members. Where we don’t have direct access to private company information, we keep track of each private company through third-party research, direct relationships with other investors, and our own internal review. 

• Exit Pathways: Each exit is unique, so the Linqto Team will keep our investors as informed as possible regarding the potential outcomes, including what distribution option(s) become available, i.e., receiving stock in-kind or cash proceeds, as well as the timeline in which to expect the distribution. 

By investing through the private fund, you gain a segregated, economically beneficial interest in private companies without the complexities and potential delays of securing direct stock ownership. This structure is designed to provide you with confidence in your holdings, allowing us to handle packaging the investment so that you can enjoy the benefits of private equity investing. 

What happens if I need liquidity? 

Linqto offers liquidity for certain companies whereby we offer to redeem your fund shares at a set disclosed price. For these transactions, Linqto charges a one-time redemption fee of 10% or as otherwise indicated, and requires a 90-day holding period from the purchase date. The specific company, the amount of buy-back liquidity available for each company, the buy-back price, and the redemption fee can vary.