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Compare private-market liquidity providers without opening twenty tabs.
StrikeRates turns the public provider directory into a side-by-side comparison workflow. Search the market, select the firms you want, compare structure and operating detail, then run the modeler if you need scenario math on the underlying vehicles.
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ESO FundOption FinancingActive
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SecfiOption FinancingActive
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Category
ESO Fund
Option Financing
Secfi
Option Financing
Primary structure
ESO Fund
Non-recourse Advance
Secfi
Non-recourse Advance
Quick read
ESO Fund
Non-recourse Advance
Secfi
Non-recourse Advance
Target seller
ESO Fund
Pre-IPO option holders
Secfi
Employees at vetted startups
Target buyer
ESO Fund
ESO internal capital
Secfi
Secfi internal capital
Company approval
ESO Fund
Not required
Secfi
Not required
Minimum transaction
ESO Fund
Varies
Secfi
Varies based on equity value
Seller fees
ESO Fund
Fixed equity share
Secfi
5% platform fee
Buyer / investor fees
ESO Fund
N/A
Secfi
N/A
Financing terms
ESO Fund
0% Interest; No hidden fees
Secfi
Accruing interest + Equity share
Notable features
ESO Fund
Uses internal balance sheet for fast funding
Secfi
Proprietary AMT calculators and timing planners
Headquarters
ESO Fund
San Mateo, CA
Secfi
San Francisco, CA
Founded
ESO Fund
2012
Secfi
2017
Platform status
ESO Fund
Active
Secfi
Active
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Option Financing | Option Financing |
| Primary structure | Non-recourse Advance | Non-recourse Advance |
| Quick read | Non-recourse Advance | Non-recourse Advance |
| Target seller | Pre-IPO option holders | Employees at vetted startups |
| Target buyer | ESO internal capital | Secfi internal capital |
| Company approval | Not required | Not required |
| Minimum transaction | Varies | Varies based on equity value |
| Seller fees | Fixed equity share | 5% platform fee |
| Buyer / investor fees | N/A | N/A |
| Financing terms | 0% Interest; No hidden fees | Accruing interest + Equity share |
| Notable features | Uses internal balance sheet for fast funding | Proprietary AMT calculators and timing planners |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, CA | San Francisco, CA |
| Founded | 2012 | 2017 |
| Platform status | Active | Active |
ESO Fund
Secfi