Goldman Sachs Builds Private-Markets Platform to Sell Pre-IPO AI Stakes
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Goldman Sachs Builds Private-Markets Platform to Sell Pre-IPO AI Stakes

The Wall Street bank will fold its alternatives business into a new unit with teams for direct private-company stakes and secondary trading, targeting wealthy clients chasing companies like SpaceX and Stripe.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 22, 2026, 6:35 AM ETUpdates (1): July 22, 2026, 6:35 AM ET

WASHINGTON — Goldman Sachs is opening a private-markets platform to sell wealthy clients direct access to stakes in fast-growing private companies, as demand for pre-IPO artificial-intelligence firms climbs.