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Craig is joined by Noel Moldvai, Co-Founder and CEO of Augment, a pre-IPO investing platform for accredited investors.
Augment empowers retail investors to buy and sell SPV shares of private companies on its Private Liquidity Network. The interview covers investment minimums, how the platform works, transparency, integrations, liquidity, and investment structure.
We also learn about Noel's experience working at Rubrik in the early stages of growth and lessons learned from its leadership. Born in Eastern Europe, Noel shares what he's learned from being an immigrant founder.
(0:00) Intro
(1:57) Welcome Noel
(2:25) Augment's Mission
(4:57) User Experience and Integrations
(7:59) Transparency
(8:58) Accessibility
(9:09) Liquidity
(11:04) Investment Structures
(12:38) Investment Selection
(14:21) Primary Investing Rounds
(15:28) Exit Distributions
(16:22) Roadmap Innovation
(16:54) Minimum Investment Amounts
(22:03) Pricing
(25:26) Private Liquidity Network
(28:13) Self-Directed IRAs
(29:24) Tokenization
(32:31) Noel's Background: Rubrik
(34:56) Rubrik Lessons Learned
(39:44) Immigrant Roots
(41:30) Canadian Rock Bands
(42:24) Thanks
(42:51) Opportunities
(44:21) IPO Pipeline
(46:16) Interview Feedback
Disclosures: At the time of recording, Augment is an advertising partner with the Access IPOs podcast, but Access IPOs is not paid for referrals. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only, and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk, including the total loss of capital invested. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk. The host may invest in upcoming IPOs mentioned in the show. His participation is not a recommendation or personalized financial advice. The host may be long startups mentioned on the show through SPVs, platform investments, or indirectly through pre-IPO funds. At the time of recording, the host has not invested in any private companies on the Augment platform.
