Before you go further

Getting closer to ownership comes with real risk. Here's what to know.

Owning a piece of a private company sounds simple. What you're actually taking on is worth reading first.

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Stripe

ByteDance

OpenAI

What Augment is

Augment gives accredited investors a way to own a piece of private companies. Historically, access to these companies was limited to institutional investors, employees, and other insiders.*

*Augment Markets Inc. is a technology company offering software and data services. Brokerage services are offered through Augment Capital LLC, an affiliated broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services are offered through Augment Advisors LLC, anSEC-registered investment adviser.

The risks

You can't get out on your schedule.

There's no daily market. Selling is a request for a buyer, not a guarantee.

It can go to zero.

No floor, no insurance.

You're usually lower in the stack.

Investors from the funding round often hold preferred shares. What's available to you is often common shares, paid after preferred in a down exit.

The price isn't price discovery.

It's priced by deal, there’s no public market. The funding-round number and the number you'd pay are shown together and labeled, because they're not the same thing.

There are minimums and fees.

The minimum starts at $10K and varies by offering. Fees vary too. Both shown before you commit.

The company has a say.

Transfer restrictions can delay or block a sale. You own an interest in a vehicle that holds the shares, not the shares directly.

You don't get the board deck.

You get funding history, news, offering terms, and the documents you sign: more than a screenshot, less than an insider has.

Vercel

Valuation

$9.77B

Minimum

$25k

Type

Secondary

Shield AI

$5.7B

Valuation

$25k

Minimum

Type

Primary

Polymarket

Valuation

≤ $9B

Minimum

$25k

Discord

Valuation

$6.67B

Minimum

$25k

Type

Secondary

Sesame

Valuation

$1.3B

Minimum

$10k

Type

Primary

Databricks

≤ $100B

Valuation

$25k

Minimum

Who can participate?

Federal securities law limits these investments to accredited investors.
Individual investors must self-certify their status by meeting at least one of the following criteria:

an income threshold
a net worth tresholds
holding a financial professional license

Entities may also qualify depending upon the structure of the entity or its assets.The rule exists because private companies disclose far less than public ones and it assumes an accredited investor can absorb a loss. If you don't meet it, nothing here is available to you, and no legitimate platform will tell you otherwise.

How it works

See what's there.

Company pages with funding history, news, and estimated valuations, visible whether or not you're verified yet.

Create a free account.

Just enter your basic information and self-certify your accredited investor status. No fee, no commitment.

Verify.

Complete an investment account and verify your identity. This unlocks investing, not browsing, which you could already do.

Read the offering.

Share class, structure, minimum starting at $10K, fees, documents: all shown before you commit.

Decide, or don't.

If you continue, you choose an amount, sign, and fund. If you don't, the account costs nothing to keep.

Own the future.

Legal & disclosures

Investor eligibility Privacy policy Terms of service Business continuity planning Disclosures Form CRS BrokerCheck

FOR QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL AND ACCREDITED INVESTORS ONLY: Under federal securities laws, private market investments on this platform are available exclusively to Institutional and Accredited Investors. Verification of status required before investing. Private investments involve significant risks including illiquidity, potential loss of principal, and limited disclosure requirements. "Augment" refers to Augment Markets, Inc. and its affiliates. Augment Markets, Inc. is a technology company offering software and data services, not a bank or financial institution. Cash Accounts are provided by Modern Treasury Corp. financial institution partners and through Augment's technology. Augment does not act as a money services business, provide money transmission, or serve as a custodian of funds. Funds held in your Cash Account are not FDIC insured unless expressly disclosed. Full terms available in the Augment Cash Account Agreement.Brokerage services are offered through Augment Capital, LLC, an affiliated broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. “Investment accounts” are not brokerage accounts and do not hold customer funds or securities. Investment advisory services are offered through Augment Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Augment and its affiliates do not provide legal or tax advice; consult your attorney or tax professional regarding your specific situation. For additional information, please refer to Augment Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A (Firm Brochure) and FINRA BrokerCheck.