# What are Startup Secondaries? - Michael Joseph, Founding Partner, Ion Pacific

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Michael Joseph is a Founding Partner at Ion Pacific, where they are providing liquidity to the world of venture capital by investing in startup secondaries. Earlier this year they announced a $133 Million Fund focused on investing in the secondary market.

In this episode we talk about:

- What are secondaries?
- Why is now a great time to invest in startup secondaries?
- How they provide liquidity to GPs, LPs & founders?
- Where does the secondary market operate?
- How they evaluate secondaries?
- Skipping the J curve
& lots more



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**Links mentioned:**

Ion Pacific website - ⁠<https://ionpacific.com/⁠>

Follow Michael on Linkedin - ⁠<https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-joseph-a5723a9/⁠>

Hosted by Prashant Choubey - ⁠<https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/>⁠


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Michael Joseph is a Founding Partner at Ion Pacific, where they are providing liquidity to the world of venture capital by investing in startup secondaries. Earlier this year they announced a $133 Million Fund focused on investing in the secondary market.

In this episode we talk about:

- What are secondaries?
- Why is now a great time to invest in startup secondaries?
- How they provide liquidity to GPs, LPs & founders?
- Where does the secondary market operate?
- How they evaluate secondaries?
- Skipping the J curve
& lots more

What are Startup Secondaries? - Michael Joseph, Founding Partner, Ion Pacific

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Top VCs share their insights on their investing approach, market trends & more. Hosted by Prashant Choubey