# Why Ventuals?

## We're creating markets for anyone to get exposure to innovation.

Our mission is to align the public's interest in transformative technology with real, tradable markets.

People see innovation happening all around them and want ways to get exposure. They don't want to get left behind — but today, it can be difficult to act on that interest.

We’re changing that. Ventuals makes breakthrough technologies tradable — across private markets, emerging sectors, and thematic clusters — letting anyone position for the world they believe is coming.

### We started with private companies

Our first markets were perps for pre-IPO company valuations, bringing price discovery, transparency, and tradability to a historically opaque and illiquid market.

On Ventuals, you can go long or short the valuation of blue chip private companies, without waiting for an IPO. No accreditation, paperwork, or million-dollar checks needed.

### And expanded to thematic indices of public stocks

Innovation and frontier technology starts at private companies, but it doesn't stop there.

You can now trade indices of public companies on Ventuals. Indices are organized by themes, such as the nuclear, semiconductors, robotics, and more. This allows traders to easily get exposure to a diversified group of companies that best capture an investment thesis.

### Get started

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