It takes money to make money: only certified investors (aka the wealthy) can access private markets. Now fintech startups are democratizing venture capital. Value creation has shifted from the public to the private market. Yet, the average investors (retail investors) cannot access investment opportunities in private markets. Based on laws as old as 1933 in some cases. This is changing due to a confluence of factors including regulatory changes, technological innovation and macroeconomic trends.  The opening and democratization of private markets is an inevitable trend.  Just as fintech neo brokers, such as Robinhood, have opened stock trading and ETFs to retail investors, a new generation of fintech startups is now opening private equity and venture capital. From allowing retail investors to access selections of VC funds to crowdfunding, pre-IPO investing and secondaries and blockchain digital securities 👇 Additionally, you can check out the landscape on Private Market Data: Startup and VC Strategy Stack, which includes a variety of data providers, research companies, SaaS companies, and SaaS-enabled marketplaces.