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Mitigating counterparty risk in pre-IPO SPVs

How do you avoid exorbitant fees, counterparty risk, or outright fraud when investing in pre-IPO SPVs? The hard truth is there might not be any way to completely avoid these risks. These markets are risky, and the current frenzy for pre-IPO only exacerbates that risk. The valuations we are seeing for the top private companies are completely unprecedented, and while this creates huge opportunity for investors, it also creates incentive for bad actors.

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May 8, 2026

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May 8, 2026

Cyrill Wiget named CEO of Augment Advisors, LLC and Augment Capital, LLC

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$750+ Million in AUM—and why we're just getting started

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Augment closes $12M Series A as private market trading exceeds $60B

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Tracking the pre-IPO Leaders: The Augment Power 20, Q2 2025

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Top-ranked companies end 2024 up 40% as four AI companies join the Augment Power 20

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How Anthropic overtook OpenAI in our pre-IPO rankings

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Tracking the top pre-IPO names: Launching the Augment Power 20 Q3’24

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