>_ How StrikeRates Makes Money
We believe you deserve to know exactly how a platform earns revenue before you trust it with sensitive equity decisions. Here is our model, with no ambiguity.
StrikeRates is currently in a Phase 0 demand validation period. The platform is 100% free for all users. The model below describes how StrikeRates is designed to generate revenue at general availability.
Free for Employees
always
If you are an employee using StrikeRates to model your equity, understand your exercise window, or compare liquidity providers, the platform costs you nothing. No subscription, no trial period that flips to paid, no hidden fees.
We do not take a percentage of your equity. We do not charge a commission on your liquidity event. We do not take success fees of any kind.
Flat SaaS Fee for Institutional Funds
our revenue source
Institutional funds, secondary buyers, and liquidity providers pay a predictable, flat monthly subscription fee to access our API infrastructure and signal layer. The fee is the same regardless of how many employees they interact with or how many deals they close.
This structure means our incentive is to build useful software, not to push you toward any particular fund or transaction. We earn the same whether or not a deal happens.
Pricing tiers will be published ahead of general availability. Funds that register during the validation period receive early-partner terms.
What We Are Not
- XNot a broker-dealer. We do not execute securities transactions or earn transaction-based compensation.
- XNot an investment advisor. We provide analytics and decision infrastructure. Nothing on this platform is investment advice.
- XNot a referral network. We do not charge referral fees, finder's fees, or per-introduction compensation. Institutional participants pay a flat SaaS fee regardless of deal volume.
- XNot a marketplace that takes a spread. We do not sit between buyer and seller or mark up any transaction.
Why the Model Matters
Most platforms in the private equity liquidity space earn more when transactions happen. That creates a structural incentive to push you toward a deal, at a price, and on a timeline that may not be right for you.
Our revenue does not depend on whether you transact. It depends on whether funds find our infrastructure valuable enough to keep paying for it. That keeps us focused on building tools that actually help employees make better decisions, not tools that maximize deal flow.
Note: This page describes the intended revenue model for StrikeRates at general availability. During the current Phase 0 validation period, the platform is 100% free for employees.