Fintech Podcast — Episode 279
Interview with Marcus New, CEO of InvestX
In this episode, Mike Townsend sits down with Marcus New, CEO of InvestX. Marcus New has an accomplished career in the private and public financial markets that spans over three decades and is a pioneer in the pre-IPO asset class. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of InvestX Capital, a trading platform that delivers access and liquidity to the growth equity asset class and empowers the sell-side to invest and trade in institutional-quality private equity. InvestX’s investment portfolio includes Palantir, Airbnb, Sofi, Lyft, Uber, Pinterest, Spotify, Dropbox, DocuSign, 23&me, and other global category leaders. Through Mr. New’s family office, he has led more than 200 private placements into early-stage private and public companies.
Marcus is also the Founder and Chairman (and previously the CEO) of Stockhouse Publishing — one of North America’s leading online financial communities and a global hub for accredited investors. Prior to launching Stockhouse, Marcus built Stockgroup Media, an online information company whose client base consisted of the top Canadian brokerage firms, global institutional sales desks, and hedge funds.
Marcus is passionate about entrepreneurship and has made it his life’s mission to be at the forefront of innovation and leadership in the financial markets. He has served as the past President of the Vancouver Chapter and Canadian Conference Chair for the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” Pacific Region. Marcus is an alumni of MIT’s “Birthing of Giants” program and holds a B.A. with a Business Major from Trinity Western University.
Co-Hosts:
- Mike Townsend: https://www.linkedin.com/in/townsendmike/
- Faisal Khan: https://faisalkhan.com
- Kinsa Durst: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinsadurst/
- Min Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minkimd14/
- Tegan Kline: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tegan-kline-17306b60/
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