Access IPOs Podcast

Access IPOs
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Welcome to the Access IPOs Podcast, where host Craig Stephens explores opportunities to invest in the world's most innovative and disruptive pre-IPO companies. Monitor upcoming IPOs, the fastest-growing venture capital-backed startups, and the best ways for retail investors to participate in pre-IPO and IPO investing.

  1. 6d ago

    #79: Pre-IPO Liquidity with Augment CEO Noel Moldvai

    Learn More about Augment Free: The Sunday Newsletter Access Club on Patreon: 7-Day Free Trial Craig is joined by Noel Moldvai, Co-Founder and CEO of Augment, a pre-IPO investing platform for accredited investors. Augment empowers retail investors to buy and sell SPV shares of private companies on its Private Liquidity Network. The interview covers investment minimums, how the platform works, transparency, integrations, liquidity, and investment structure. We also learn about Noel's experience working at Rubrik in the early stages of growth and lessons learned from its leadership. Born in Eastern Europe, Noel shares what he's learned from being an immigrant founder. (0:00) Intro (1:57) Welcome Noel (2:25) Augment's Mission (4:57) User Experience and Integrations (7:59) Transparency (8:58) Accessibility (9:09) Liquidity (11:04) Investment Structures (12:38) Investment Selection (14:21) Primary Investing Rounds (15:28) Exit Distributions (16:22) Roadmap Innovation (16:54) Minimum Investment Amounts (22:03) Pricing (25:26) Private Liquidity Network (28:13) Self-Directed IRAs (29:24) Tokenization (32:31) Noel's Background: Rubrik (34:56) Rubrik Lessons Learned (39:44) Immigrant Roots (41:30) Canadian Rock Bands (42:24) Thanks (42:51) Opportunities (44:21) IPO Pipeline (46:16) Interview Feedback Disclosures: At the time of recording, Augment is an advertising partner with the Access IPOs podcast, but Access IPOs is not paid for referrals. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only, and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk, including the total loss of capital invested. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk. The host may invest in upcoming IPOs mentioned in the show. His participation is not a recommendation or personalized financial advice. The host may be long startups mentioned on the show through SPVs, platform investments, or indirectly through pre-IPO funds. At the time of recording, the host has not invested in any private companies on the Augment platform.

  2. Sep 26

    #78: Nscale IPO Preview — Is it Worth $35 Billion? Plus, the OURA IPO and AI Inference Startups

    The Sunday Newsletter (it's Free) Invest in upcoming IPOs at Coinbase⁠ (affiliate) ⁠Access Club on Patreon: 7-Day Free Trial⁠ Use Coupon Code *UP2026* to save (before Sept 30th) Craig updates viewers on the upcoming OURA IPO. The company set terms this week and is planning a September 30th OURA IPO date. Coinbase will be a group selling member, offering IPO access to customers for the first time in its history. Nscale filed for an IPO on September 18th and is targeting a $35 billion IPO valuation. But is contracted revenue a reliable metric on which to base the IPO valuation? Craig walks through the S-1 filing as we anticipate a mid-October Nscale IPO date. In IPO Radar news, four AI inference startups are on FIRE: Baseten, Modal Labs, Fireworks AI, and Together AI. (0:00) Intro (0:54) OURA IPO Date and Terms (1:55) OURA Shareholders (3:17) OURA Valuation (4:29) Coinbase OURA IPO (5:19) Coinbase IPO Flipping Policy (5:48) Sign up/Disclosures (6:09) Best IPO Brokers (6:54) Fall IPO Pipeline (7:18) Nscale IPO Preview (12:34) Nscale Contracted Revenue (13:32) Nscale Financials (15:47) Concentration Risk (17:34) Big Questions (20:10) IPO Radar News (20:39) AI Inference Startups (21:10) Baseten Valuation (21:53) Modal Labs (22:57) Fireworks AI (24:30) Together AI (25:05) OpenRouter (26:07) What is AI Inference? (27:34) Still Here?

  3. Sep 19

    #77: Anthropic IPO Countdown - The Latest Progress + OpenAI IPO Delayed

    Sponsor: VCX — The public ticker for private tech. Visit getvcx.com for more info Access Club on Patreon: 7-Day Free Trial Use Coupon Code UP2026 to save (before Sept 30th) Join the Pre-IPO Course Waitlist Will the Anthropic IPO be delayed again? Craig doesn't think so. The Anthropic IPO is still on track for the end of October. By disclosing the potential catastrophic risks, Anthropic lowers its securities fraud liabilities. Just one of the many benefits of going public! Craig walks through the latest Anthropic IPO timeline as we countdown the days to the IPO. In IPO Radar news, OpenAI's IPO is still planned for 2027 (after a brief head fake), and the company is considering raising new funds at a $1.2 trillion valuation. But will shares make it to the secondary platforms for retail investors to participate? Plus, Motive has officially withdrawn its IPO filing after raising $1.3 billion from General Catalyst. And Travis Kalanick is getting back into robotaxis with his newly restructured company, ATOMS. (0:00) Intro (0:43) IPO Trio (0:54) Oura Amended Filing (1:24) Anthropic IPO Date (3:05) AI Safety Concerns (3:41) OpenAI Excuse (4:23) Sponsored Message (5:37) Should Anthropic Pause the IPO? (6:23) Catastrophic AI Risk (7:52) Benefits of Going Public (9:23) #1 Anthropic On Nasdaq (9:52) #2 NVIDIA Anchor Investor (11:01) #3 Anthropic is Profitable? (11:51) Disclosure (13:01) IPO Radar News (13:41) OpenAI IPO 2027 (14:16) OpenAI Funding Round (16:02) Motive IPO Update and Raise (17:45) Travis and ATOMS Robotaxis (20:43) Outro Actions Disclosures: At the time of recording, the host is long VCX and the Fundrise internet public offering (iPO). Access IPOs is an affiliate partner with Fundrise and Robinhood, and VCX is a paid sponsor of the Access IPOs podcast. At the time of recording, the host is also long RVI which owns a stake in Oura and OpenAI. VCX holds Anthropic and OpenAI. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk. The host may invest in upcoming IPOs mentioned in the show. His participation is not a recommendation or personalize financial advice.

  4. Sep 12

    #76: IPO Radar Rapid Fire! Oura, Anthropic, Kraken, Carbon Robotics, Cognition, Ramp, Mistral, ElevenLabs

    New show format: IPO Radar Rapid Fire! 8 startups, 60 seconds each. Start the timer! Oura, Anthropic, Kraken, Carbon Robotics, Cognition, ElevenLabs, Ramp, Mistral. Pre-IPO Investing Course Waitlist^ Access Club: 7-Day Free Trial Prepare for Anthropic and OpenAI with us. Best IPO Brokers (0:00) Intro (0:18) Robinhood Oura IPO (1:22) Kraken IPO Delayed (Again) (2:29) Anthropic IPO Doomsayers (3:30) Carbon Robotics Weed Zapper (4:20) Cognition Series E Valuation (5:04) ElevenLabs IPO 2028 (6:10) Ramp $60 Billion Valuation (7:10) Mistral AI $24 Billion Valuation Disclosures: At the time of recording, the host is long Anthropic and Oura indirectly via VCX, RVI, and ARKVX. Access IPOs is an affiliate partner with Robinhood. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. This content should not be considered personalized financial advice. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk. ^There's no obligation to buy. You'll simply be alerted to a special one-time "best-ever" "mega-deal!" upon the course launch. You'll also be subscribed to the Access IPOs Sunday Newsletter, the best newsletter out there (biased). Unsubscribe any time.

  5. Sep 5

    #75: OURA RING IPO — A Wall Street Proposal + Anthropic IPO DELAYED and the Westinghouse IPO

    Sponsor: VCX — The public ticker for private tech. Visit getvcx.com for more info Free Newsletter and Download ("The IPO Process" One-Pager) Access Club on Patreon: 7-Day Free Trial Don't invest alone. Time to prepare for Anthropic and OURA. Join us. The Oura IPO filing was released on Thursday September 3rd. Craig walks through S-1 highlights of this easy to understand business. The Anthropic IPO filing is delay by about a month. We're now watching for a late-September filing, mid-October roadshow, and IPO date "days before the mid-term elections". SB Energy filed for an IPO too, though it's reminiscent of Fermi, which didn't fair so well. In IPO Radar news, Nvidia looks to invest in Perplexity at a perplexing valuation while Cognition's valuation approaches $50 billion. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is energized for the Westinghouse IPO, as the legacy nuclear leader has filed confidentially and could go public this year. Disclosures: At the time of recording, the host is long VCX restricted shares and the Fundrise internet public offering (iPO). Access IPOs is an affiliate partner with Fundrise and Robinhood, and VCX is a paid sponsor of the Access IPOs podcast. At the time of recording, the host is also long RVI which owns a stake in Oura. VCX holds Anthropic. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk. (0:00) Intro (0:38) Anthropic IPO DELAYED (1:43) Anthropic IPO Demand (2:19) Anthropic Valuation (3:58) Sponsor: VCX (5:19) SB Energy IPO (6:43) Fermi Comparison (7:38) Oura IPO Preview (8:36) S-1 Filing Walkthrough (9:06) Oura Robinhood (9:45) Fidelity and Retail Access (10:50) Oura Key Numbers (11:47) Oura Business Model (14:08) Oura Financials (15:12) Read Prospectus Before Investing (15:54) Oura Directed Share Program (17:44) Oura IPO Date (18:14) IPO Radar News (18:38) Nscale IPO Update (22:01) Cognition Valuation (24:03) Perplexity Valuation (26:07) Neo-Nuclear Resurgence (26:48) Westinghouse IPO (30:59) Pittsburgh Startup Scene (32:37) Connectivity

  6. Aug 29

    #74: Fall 2026 IPO Pipeline = Anthropic IPO + OURA Health + Nscale (Neocloud) COMING SOON Prepare NOW

    Join the Pre-IPO Investing Course Waitlist^ Access Club: 7-Day Free Trial Prepare for Anthropic and OpenAI with us. IPO Broker Webull: Claim 12 FREE STOCKS worth up to $3,600 with Webull (sponsored) Episode #74: The Fall 2026 IPO pipeline is thin compared to last year. Just three notable deals are expected soon as this show goes live: The Oura Health IPO, Nscale IPO, and Anthropic IPO. The Anthropic IPO filing is now expected to arrive after the Labor Day, but the others could arrive as soon as next week. Updates on all three. In IPO Radar news, Hugging Face was acquired by NVIDIA (but announced a new robo-duck), the Shein IPO story is coming to an end, and Lambda is raising new funds before its anticipated 2027 IPO. Disclosures: At the time of recording, the host is long SPCX, and Anthropic and Oura Health indirectly via VCX, RVI, and ARKVX. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. This content should not be considered personalized financial advice. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk. ^There's no obligation to buy. You'll simply be alerted to a special one-time "best-ever" "mega-deal!" upon the course launch. You'll also be subscribed to the Access IPOs Sunday Newsletter, the best newsletter out there (biased). Unsubscribe any time. (0:00) Intro (0:20) Fall IPO Pipeline (1:57) Oura Health IPO (4:20) Oura Health Funding Rounds (4:44) Oura Sales Metrics (5:31) Nscale IPO Update (7:19) Nscale Valuation (8:00) Nscale Anthropic Deal (9:35) Anthropic IPO Date (10:49) Anthropic IPO Valuation (11:56) Buy Anthropic IPO? (13:00) Anthropic $30 Trillion TAM (14:25) IPO Radar News (15:20) NVIDIA Acquires Hugging Face (16:21) Hugging Face Microduck (17:04) Hugging Face Funding Rounds (17:54) Shein IPO Update (20:08) Lambda Funding Round (21:42) Neocloud IPOs (22:43) I Ask For Help and Promote Things

  7. Aug 22

    #73: How to Invest in the Anthropic IPO (3 Ways to Prepare Now!)

    Join the Waitlist^ - Pre-IPO Investing Course Access Club: 7-Day Free Trial Prepare for Anthropic and OpenAI with us. Episode 73: The Anthropic IPO is coming soon. Craig breaks down the deal enthusiasm and IPO risks for retail investors. He looks at the current S-1 filing status and what to expect in the coming weeks. Plus, Anthropic's "run rate" explained. Craig compares this deal to the SpaceX IPO, and shares three ways investors can prepare to invest today. In IPO Radar news, Crusoe is the latest neocloud to move toward an IPO. Disclosures: At the time of recording, the host is long SPCX, and Anthropic indirectly via VCX and ARKVX. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk. ^There's no obligation to buy. You'll simply be alerted to a special one-time deal upon the course launch. You'll also be subscribed to the Access IPOs Sunday Newsletter. Unsubscribe any time. (0:00) Intro (1:03) Anthropic IPO Optimism (2:19) Anthropic IPO Risks (4:54) Why IPO Now? (5:53) Prepare to Invest (6:58) Anthropic IPO Research (7:48) Anthropic Chat Group (8:08) Latest Developments (8:52) Anthropic IPO Filing Process (11:19) Anthropic's Run Rate (12:14) Anthropic ARR Chart (12:42) Anthropic IPO Valuation (FT) (15:35) Retail IPO Access (16:52) Pre-IPO Investing Course (18:26) How to Invest in the Anthropic IPO (20:08) #1 Free Up Cash (21:01) #2 Open Accounts with IPO Access (21:28) Best IPO Brokers List (22:59) #3 Fund your Account (23:14) Cleared Funds Graphic (24:30) Best Practices (25:17) Don't Chase Hot IPOs (26:03) Broker IPO Allocation Distribution (26:55) Crusoe IPO (27:18) Neoclouds (28:53) Connectivity

  8. Aug 8

    #72: Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII) IPO - Are the High Fees Worth it?

    Free Newsletter and Download ("The IPO Process" One-Pager) Access Club: 7-Day Free Trial Use Access Club Coupon Code "UP2026" to Save Episode 72: The Robinhood Ventures Fund 2 - RVII IPO - is Thursday, August 13th. Craig walks through the investment strategy and fees structure to help investors determine their IPO share request or pass. The RVII fees are substantial, but a common necessity for venture capital investing. RVII gives retail investors access to Y Combinator startup ecosystem, and area of investment previously reserved for accredited investors. Plus, USVC is now available to invest in via SoFi (for an additional fee). In IPO Radar news, recent IPO Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire long-term IPO radar startup Airtable. The deal highlights the inevitable negative outcome from inflated VC investing that occurred in 2020 and 2021. Also, a recent report revealed that U.K.-based neocloud Nscale has selected banks for an IPO that could arrive this Fall. (0:00) Intro (0:31) Robinhood Ventures Fund 2 (RVII) (1:28) Y Combinator Startups (2:16) RVII IPO (2:59) RVII Attributes (3:26) Y Combinator Stats (3:53) Cast a Wide Net (4:49) Rebel Funds Jared Heyman (5:24) Explore Y Combinator (6:03) SAFE Vehicle (6:58) RVII Fees (9:20) Unicorn in the Rough (10:02) Long-term Outlook (10:59) RVII Holdings (11:31) High Risk/Return (12:50) Read the Prospectus (13:35) Disclosures (14:03) USVC on SoFi (15:07) USVC Holdings (15:27) USVC Fees (15:58) Non-Accredited VC Funds (16:32) IPO Radar News (16:45) Bending Spoons Acquires Airtable (17:01) BSP IPO, LIME IPO (18:18) Airtable Funding Rounds (19:08) SaaS Pain (20:08) Hyperagent Spinoff (20:58) Airtable Exit (21:16) Miro Exit Potential (21:44) Nscale IPO Potential 2026 (22:54) Neoclouds (24:02) Nscale to IPO (25:40) AI Investment (Bull-Bear) (28:14) Programming Note (28:52) Access Club Coupon Code Disclosures: At the time of recording, the host is long VCX restricted shares and the Fundrise internet public offering (iPO), RVI, and ARKVX. He may initiate a position in RVII in the future. Access IPOs is an affiliate partner with Fundrise and Robinhood, and VCX is a paid sponsor of the Access IPOs podcast. Access IPOs content is for informational purposes only and the host does not recommend that investors buy or sell any stocks, funds, or private companies mentioned. Perform personalized due diligence and only invest with money you can afford to lose, as IPO and pre-IPO investments inherently carry a high degree of risk. Invest in IPOs and private companies at your own risk, and consider speaking to a qualified financial advisor about your financial situation before investing.

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Welcome to the Access IPOs Podcast, where host Craig Stephens explores opportunities to invest in the world's most innovative and disruptive pre-IPO companies. Monitor upcoming IPOs, the fastest-growing venture capital-backed startups, and the best ways for retail investors to participate in pre-IPO and IPO investing.

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    2025 - 2026
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