Insights

The latest news and private market data insights from our team of experts covering growth equity and more.

March 10, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank’s Run Up and Potential Run

With clarity, ApeVue expects that SVB’s loans deemed “more sensitive to market correction,” those being Early Stage (3%), Growth Stage (6%), and Innovation C&I (12%), had a profound impact on assurances of repayment. In our view these hold substantial duration risk, given the counterparties are typically beholden to markets for when they can next raise or structure new capital deals.

Year in Review

January 6, 2023

ApeVue: 2022 Year in Review

2022 was a year of immense change in private markets. How will 2023 fare in comparison?

December 6, 2022

Mixed Results for Mutual Funds' Private Equity Mark to Market

Some managers continue to ignore the private market’s equity fallout YTD of -34.19% through November, as tracked by the ApeVue50 index of the 50 most active unicorns in the secondary market. Most managers with whom ApeVue has spoken are either already remarking, or are in the process of evaluating their valuations coming into year end.

November 14, 2022

American unicorns: When primary rounds are distant, secondary markets provide clarity

Unlike in the public markets, valuations of so-called ‘unicorn’ start-ups might only be updated following funding rounds. What if investors want insights more frequently?

Month in Review

November 7, 2022

Secondary markets plateau in October according to ApeVue

Private secondary markets continued to decline slightly in October according to ApeVue, as private firms face uncertain economic outlook and capital constraints.

October 5, 2022

Private Company Secondaries Outperform Public Peers in September‍

Stocks of private companies far outpaced public equities last month, according to ApeVue, the first independent, daily pricing data service for unicorn stocks. Amid a weak year in public markets, the 50 most active private companies in the institutional market, including well known brands like Stripe, Impossible Foods and Klarna, lost 30.61% for investors up until October 1st.

September 2, 2022

Summer lull? Only for buyers. Secondary sell-off continues through August according to ApeVue.

Secondary activity shows continued sell-offs in August says ApeVue, continuing a rocky summer for venture backed startups. Investor appetite for new positions slows significantly as public market woes continue to impact the private sector. August saw a decrease in overall activity, likely to pick back up as the fall approaches.

August 18, 2022

Owlin and ApeVue Form Data Partnership to Increase Transparency in Private Equity Markets

Owlin, the acclaimed AI-based news analytics platform, and ApeVue, the global leader in market-based pricing data for private stocks, today announced they will offer select insights across both of their data platforms to better service private capital markets customers. Through the partnership, ApeVue’s daily pricing service will incorporate Owlin’s news content on private companies, providing customers with another source of market context for ApeVue’s unique dataset.

Month in Review

August 3, 2022

Secondary Data gave Clues to Primary Funding in July

The presence of buyers and trades in July draws allusions to the daring stepping up to catch a falling knife. For those with the gumption to call the bottom here and be shrewd enough to confidently see the other side, we hope ApeVue data have helped. For the bears who are betting on furthering declines ApeVue sheds light on, perhaps the tempered volatility of July is more of a seasonal lull.

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