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- Caplight is a private-markets data and secondary-trading platform built for institutional investors.
More detail
- It aggregates secondary pricing, funding-round, investor files and operating signals across 136,000+ venture-backed companies, publishes a proprietary MarketPrice™ estimate for actively traded pre-IPO names, and runs an institutional marketplace where buyers and sellers can post bids and offers and route interest through Caplight Connect.
- Best for
- Institutional asset managers, secondary funds, VCs, brokers and pre-IPO shareholders who need secondary pricing data, company and investor intelligence, or a venue to find and trade with vetted counterparties in private-company stock.
- Pricing
- Caplight does not publish subscription, commission, spread or data-licensing pricing
More detail
- the site routes buyers to 'Book a demo.' Secondary trades are conducted through Caplight Markets LLC, a FINRA/SIPC member, but its transaction commission or spread is not disclosed.
- MarketPrice™ methodology 'adjust
- Main limitation
- Retail investors or anyone wanting free, real-time public price data — the site assumes institutional buyers, gatekeeps detail behind a work-email demo, and shows MarketPrice™ only on a 90-day delay.
More detail
- It is also not a substitute for investment advice or an offering document.
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About
- Caplight is a private-markets data and secondary-trading platform built for institutional investors.
- It aggregates secondary pricing, funding-round, investor files and operating signals across 136,000+ venture-backed companies, publishes a proprietary MarketPrice™ estimate for actively traded pre-IPO names, and runs an institutional marketplace where buyers and sellers can post bids and offers and route interest through Caplight Connect.
What it helps with
- Opaque, fragmented pricing for pre-IPO stock
- Difficulty finding liquidity and vetted counterparties in private-company shares
- Slow sourcing and monitoring of venture-backed companies
- Weak support for fund-mark, valuation and audit reporting
- Data-integration friction between private-market data and internal systems
Capabilities
A practical view of what is available and where limitations apply.
| Offering | Available | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Caplight MarketPrice™ | Yes | Proprietary daily secondary-market price estimate for actively traded pre-IPO names; covers 180+ companies and is published with a 90-day delay outside client access. |
| Institutional secondary marketplace | Yes | Live bids and offers ($5B+ stated) across institutional desks; indications shown publicly are illustrative and not transactable orders. |
| Caplight Connect / Instant Connect | Yes | Routes interest between buyers and sellers anonymously until both sides agree to talk; Instant Connect supports completing trades on platform. |
| Company and investor databases | Yes | 136,000+ private companies, 52,000+ venture investors and $4T in funding-round data; deeper records require an institutional demo. |
| Sourcing signals | Yes | 14 signal types such as funding, M&A, hires and layoffs, product launches and customer wins, with momentum ranking and alerts. |
| API, MCP server and embed widget | Yes | Secondary data, funding rounds, firmographics, investors, comps and signals; MCP lets Claude connect to the data without SQL or API integration. |
| Broker CRM tooling | Limited | Contact/book matching, voice notes and Gmail deal distribution, but the site states some tools are switched on per account. |
| Mobile app | Limited | iOS app available only on eligible plans. |
| Public pricing and fee schedule | Unknown | No subscription price, commission, spread or licensing rate is published; demo is the only listed entry point. |
| Regulatory standing | Yes | Securities offered through Caplight Markets LLC, member FINRA/SIPC; public pages are not an offer of securities. |
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