A single, regulated route into the pre-IPO secondary market

What we believe

Value in high-growth companies is now created largely before the public listing. By the time a company reaches the NYSE or NASDAQ, the steepest part of the curve is often behind it. The secondary market — where existing holders sell — is the one place a disciplined investor can take a position earlier, sometimes at a discount to the last valuation. Our role is to source those positions, screen them, and present them in a form a professional investor can act on.

What we are — and are not

• We are a curated access point to secondary positions in late-stage private companies, with institutional diligence and a single documentation and settlement channel.
• We are not a retail venue, a fund, or a source of investment advice. We do not tell you what to buy. We present positions; you decide.

Regulatory framework

Arco Shares BV is registered in the Netherlands and operates under applicable Dutch financial law, within the European regulatory framework and consistent with MiFID II. The platform is restricted to professional and qualified investors. Every participant completes onboarding, identity verification and a suitability assessment before accessing the pipeline.

Where we operate

Arco Shares BV is established in the Netherlands and serves qualified investors across the European Union. Communication is in English. The companies in our pipeline are private businesses targeting a public listing on the NYSE or NASDAQ.