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Setter Capital’s Q1 2026 Setter 30 ranking names Anthropic the most sought-after private-company share on the secondary market, displacing SpaceX. Companies on the list have an average last-round valuation of $120 billion, up 122% year over year, reflecting a structural shift in private-market capital allocation.
Setter Capital launches SetterVC, a marketplace for buying and selling pre-IPO shares, alongside a real-time Setter30 ranking of the most in-demand venture-backed companies. The firm says it has facilitated more than 1,000 transactions worth over $40 billion since its founding in 2006.
Robert McGrath left Setter Capital in 2017 to launch Setter MD, a secondaries business focused on funds of funds, alongside a former managing director from Portfolio Advisors. The move marked a leadership transition at the Toronto-based advisory firm he co-founded with his brother, Peter McGrath, in 2006.
Feb 2017 · Private Equity InternationalNews article
Setter Capital estimates first-half secondaries market volume at about $22 billion. Its estimate exceeds the $16 billion that rival Cogent Partners reported for the same period.
