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Re:OpenAI Deal Lets Employees Sell Shares at $86B Valuation by rvz on Monday February 19, 2024 @05:27AM (#39428046)
Accredited investors sign up to private market brokers such as EquityZen, Forge or FlexTrade to match sellers of company stock (typically employees) with buyers (mostly outside investors).

Depending on market conditions there can be private fundraising through those marketplaces which employees are able to directly sell their existing shares if they want to. This also depends on the company as well to allow this.

Re:OpenAI Deal Lets Employees Sell Shares at $86B Valuation by ionwake on Monday February 19, 2024 @08:38PM (#39437040)
Does anyone know if openAI shares are listen on equityzen or will be?
Re:OpenAI Deal Lets Employees Sell Shares at $86B Valuation by sb8244 on Monday February 19, 2024 @08:52PM (#39437130)
This is an uneducated opinion, but I'd be absolutely shocked if it's not a major investor that is buying effectively privately.

Random people won't be able to get shares.

Re:OpenAI Deal Lets Employees Sell Shares at $86B Valuation by ComputerGuru on Monday February 19, 2024 @08:54PM (#39437143)
It’s up to the individual employee.
Re:OpenAI Deal Lets Employees Sell Shares at $86B Valuation by longhaul on Monday February 19, 2024 @09:40PM (#39437440)
Not FlexTrade, they are a trading systems ISV, not a private market broker