Private company

EquityZen

Online trading marketplace

EquityZen is an online marketplace for trading pre-IPO employee shares from privately held companies. The platform often links employees from private companies with investors who would not otherwise be able to invest in the company prior to an IPO. It is based in Manhattan's Flatiron District.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2013Founded1
  • Industryfintech1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websiteequityzen.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
  • LEI254900CTXRMJHW6YBY393
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 53487583

EquityZen is an online marketplace for trading pre-IPO employee shares from privately held companies. The platform often links employees from private companies with investors who would not otherwise be able to invest in the company prior to an IPO. It is based in Manhattan's Flatiron District.2

Corporate structure

EquityZen is part of a group headed by Morgan Stanley. 1,218 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jun 17, 2013Parent Directly consolidated by MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3
  2. 2013Founded Founded1

Sources

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