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Phil Haslett of EquityZen says the private equity market has split between companies built around artificial intelligence, which sometimes command premiums, and older companies carrying 2021 financing rounds that trade at steep discounts. The secondary market, he says, offers an indicator closer to the realizable price than the valuations announced in financing rounds.
Julie Bort sees Nvidia’s plan to attract up to $500 billion in financing to build AI data centers as concealing a larger bet: creating an active market for used chips and preserving their value as they age. The plan could broaden infrastructure financing sources, but it exposes the company to increasing risks if demand for AI declines.