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Advanced Equities
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Advanced Equities

Advanced Equities

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Advanced Equities, Inc.: A private equity brokerage firm, trading securities since 1998.

Location
Chicago, IL, US
Founded
1999
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Advanced Equities, Inc. is a private equity brokerage firm specializing in securities trading since 1998. The firm's investment focus spans various stages, from early-stage to late-stage rounds, with a particular emphasis on Series Unknown, Private Equity, and Series C through H rounds. Their portfolio suggests investments across diverse sectors, including technology, energy, and healthcare.

Notable portfolio companies include Alien Technology, Force10 Networks, Good Technology (now part of BlackBerry), and MetricStream. Advanced Equities has participated in significant funding rounds, with some portfolio companies raising substantial amounts, such as Alien Technology ($268.9 million) and Suniva ($125 million). The firm's investment strategy appears to target high-growth potential companies across multiple industries.

Advanced Equities - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments23
Current Portfolio Count3
Total Portfolio Exits6

Top Investment Stages

Series Unknown8 (47.1%)
Private Equity3 (17.6%)
Series B2 (11.8%)
Series C2 (11.8%)
Series D2 (11.8%)

Stage Mix

Series Unknown 47%Private Equity 18%Series B 12%Series C 12%Series D 12%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Alien Technology logo

Alien Technology

Force10 Networks logo

Force10 Networks

Suniva logo

Suniva

MetricStream logo

MetricStream

Quantia logo

Quantia

Teneros logo

Teneros

Turin Networks logo

Turin Networks

Voltari logo

Voltari

Abazab logo

Abazab

Storcard logo

Storcard

Good Technology logo

Good Technology

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Advanced Equities - Classification

Also Known As
  • Advanced Equities, Inc.
NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end
Show 6 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 523100Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
  • 523150Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation
SIC
  • 6210Security Brokers, Dealers, And Flotation Companies
  • 6211Security Brokers, Dealers, And Flotation Companies
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 6200Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services