Forge Global operates a private securities marketplace that connects companies, employees, and investors in the global private market. The platform enables transactions in private company shares, providing liquidity solutions for employees seeking to sell their holdings and allowing companies to offer pre-IPO liquidity to shareholders. Individual and institutional investors can access opportunities to participate in private company growth through the marketplace.
The company's infrastructure supports multiple functions across the private markets ecosystem. Its custody offering holds assets related to private securities, while its data and insights product provides market intelligence. These capabilities serve a broad customer base spanning private companies, their workforces, retail investors, and institutional capital allocators.
Forge Global is a publicly listed company trading on the NYSE and was acquired by Charles Schwab Corporation for $660 million. The company positions itself as a technology infrastructure provider for the private markets, aiming to create network effects that deepen liquidity and accessibility across the sector.
