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Stableton, Alta 
Stableton, a Swiss investment firm focused on secondary venture capital, and which has a growth equity platform, is partnering with Alta, an Asian digital securities exchange for alternative assets.

The partnership comes as Stableton unveils a strategy – now accessible via Alta – that gives investors access to the world’s top 20 “unicorns,” spanning industries including artificial intelligence, fintech, and aerospace. (Unicorns are privately held startups valued at over $1 billion and not listed on a stock market. The market is valued at $4.7 trillion.)

"This collaboration introduces a unique investment product akin to an exchange-traded fund, offering investors a diversified portfolio and fractional access to a carefully curated group of industry-leading, late-stage private companies,” Benjamin Twoon, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Alta, said in a statement.

Alta has more than $53 billion in mandated transactions and more than $700 million raised for private companies and funds. It has more than 35,000 direct investor accounts and partners with over 100 financial institutions.

For its part, Stableton has been involved in more than 95 transactions and has a network exceeding 100 sourcing partners.

"Partnering with Stableton represents a significant milestone in our journey to democratise access to the private markets," Twoon said.

Stableton, which was founded in 2018 by Andreas Bezner, and Konstantin Heiermann, has an international team of over 25 employees across Zurich, Zug, Berlin, and Riga.