Private Investors Seek AI-Linked Pre-IPO Shares Amid IPO Surge

Investors are seeking pre-IPO shares in private companies, particularly AI-related firms, due to successful initial public offerings such as CoreWeave Inc. and Figma Inc. Platforms like EquityZen Securities and Rainmaker Securities are seeing increased trading volume and interest in pre-IPO names, with AI-related firms accounting for a third of private stock trading on Forge Global Holdings' marketplace.