103 - Kelly Rodriques, CEO at Forge

Kelly Rodriques, CEO at Forge, joins the podcast after announcing the SPAC merger with Motive Capital Corp (“MOTV”) led by Blythe Masters, Industry Partner and CEO of MOTV. Forge is a leading global private securities marketplace.

Kelly shares some unique insights on the high growth private markets, why companies choose to stay private longer and what the competition looks like.

Forge powers an accessible, liquid and transparent private equity marketplace, serving the increasingly complex needs of the private market ecosystem by forging new connections through technology, data and expertise. The business, now in its seventh year of operations, is backed by a number of top Silicon Valley investors and global institutions including Deutsche Börse, Temasek, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, Financial Technology Partners / FT Partners, Draper Associates, The Thiel Foundation and Munich Re Ventures.

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