Caplight
Institutional platform combining private-company pricing, research, deal sourcing and secondary-market trading tools.
caplight.comCaplight provides data, pricing and liquidity tools for institutional private-market participants. Its platform combines private-company market prices, company and investor information, research signals and a marketplace for transaction opportunities.
The company distinguishes the technology and data services of Caplight Technologies, Inc. from securities offered through its regulated broker-dealer affiliate.
Principal activities
Pricing histories, bids, offers, closed-trade observations and valuation signals.
Order discovery and counterparty connectivity for private-company transactions.
Company, investor and funding data used in private-market workflows.
- Typical participants: Asset managers, Secondary funds, Institutional brokers, Venture investors, Research teams, Private-company shareholders.
- Transaction context: Liquidity before a public exit, portfolio rebalancing, employee equity, private-company investment access, fund-interest transfers or structured capital solutions.
Caplight operates in markets where securities are privately held, transfer restrictions may apply and price discovery is less standardized than in public markets. Its published capabilities emphasize pricing, research and secondary-market liquidity. View the firm’s website ↗
Client and transaction coverage
- Asset managers
- Secondary funds
- Institutional brokers
- Venture investors
- Research teams
- Private-company shareholders
- Direct secondaries
- Brokered trades
- Block opportunities
- Pre-IPO transactions
- Pricing analysis
- Deal sourcing
The availability and structure of any transaction depend on the security, shareholder rights, issuer consent, investor eligibility, jurisdiction, regulated entity and market conditions. Private securities are generally illiquid and may involve substantial risk.
Market position
Caplight is positioned as a institutional private-market data and trading platform. Its market role reflects the combination of pricing, research and secondary-market liquidity, participant access, transaction workflow and the regulatory framework applicable to its services.
Distinctive focus: An institutionally focused data layer tied directly to live transaction discovery and broker connectivity.
Competitive context
Caplight competes with digital marketplaces, broker-dealers, fund-secondary advisers, investment platforms and private-market data providers. The relevant peer set changes according to asset type, investor eligibility, ticket size, geography, issuer involvement and whether the service is advisory-led, broker-led or self-directed.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, participant segment, asset coverage, geographic activity and transaction profile. Inclusion does not imply an exhaustive competitor set or an equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Avalos | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Company and product strategy |
| Justin Moore | Co-Founder | Private-market product development |
| N/A | Broker-dealer leader | Current regulated-entity leadership is available through BrokerCheck |
Leadership information reflects the roles presented in the public sources reviewed on 20 August 2026. View the current team ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Caplight Technologies, Inc. provides technology and data services. Securities are offered through Caplight Markets LLC, a FINRA and SIPC member.
View registered-entity details
| Technology company | Caplight Technologies, Inc. |
| Broker-dealer | Caplight Markets LLC |
| Broker-dealer status | FINRA / SIPC member |
| Registration identifier | N/A |
| Primary jurisdiction | United States |
Principal offices
- San Francisco
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The following sources were accessed on 20 August 2026:
- Caplight — platform, data and trading services.
- About Caplight — history and leadership.
- Terms of use — legal and regulatory disclosures.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 20 Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions Advisory 2026 inclusion and tier classification.
