- Forge Global, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based private securities marketplace, raised more than $150M in funding
- Backers included Deutsche Börse and new investors Temasek, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, LUN Partners Group and others
- Jane Atherton, Managing Director, Investment at Temasek International and Paul Hilgers, Managing Director of Deutsche Börse’s cash market business, will join Forge’s board
- The company also intends to use the funds to continue to develop new products and services
- The company has received FINRA approval to operate as a single broker dealer with SharesPost, which Forge merged with in 2020
- Founded in 2014 by CEO Kelly Rodriques, Forge empowers investors and shareholders by facilitating liquidity in the private markets
