Smart Humans: Pre-IPO for the Public Investor Briefing w/ Sacra's Jan-Erik Asplund
From Smart Humans with Slava Rubin by Vincent
May 21, 2026 · 52 min · Episode 115
About this episode
Slava Rubin and Jan-Erik Asplund discuss new public funds that provide access to private shares in companies approaching an IPO.
Recorded 4/15/26 Vincent co-founder Slava Rubin and Sacra co-founder Jan-Erik Asplund take an in-depth look at new public funds that offer investors access to private shares in companies on the path to an IPO like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic. They break down how these vehicles are structured and, more importantly, what investors are actually getting exposure to beneath the surface.
People in this episode
Host: Slava Rubin
Guest: Jan-Erik Asplund
Topics covered
- pre-IPO investing
- public funds
- private shares
- IPO access
- investment vehicles
Keywords
- pre-IPO
- investing
- private shares
- SpaceX
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- investment vehicles
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sacra, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic
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