Diversification and Liquidity Through Collective Equity with Archimede Mulas

Welcome back to the Colloquium Podcast! In this episode, I welcome Archimede Mulas! Archimede is the founder and managing partner of Collective Equity Ownership, a UK secondary fund that allows founders and shareholders of private companies to pool their equity together. Archimede started Collective Equity back in 2017, having closed their first fund last year, and with a second one in the pipeline for this year. Prior to Collective Equity, Archimede studied Ship Science and Naval Engineering, with a focus on logistic value chains of container shipping and the complexities of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). In this episode, Archimede fully breaks down collective equity. He talks about its definition, advantages, benefits, and structure. He shares why it can help a lot of investors and entrepreneurs become more liquid and how it can help in the diversification of their assets. He also talks about how they are educating the marketplace about the opportunities brought by collective equity. Join us and listen in![00:01 – 03:33] Opening SegmentWelcoming Archimede to the showArchimede shares his backgroundBeing a naval engineerHow a conversation with an entrepreneur on a plane inspired him Finding the concept of illiquid wealth[03:34 – 27:08] Collective Equity: What is It?The problem of illiquid wealthDiversification is keyExplaining collective equityWho’s eligible?Its advantage and benefitsThe element of contributionBeneficial ownershipThe problem with secondariesParticipation of those involvedDetermining liquidityValuationsDeal-killers[27:09 – 38:10] Sharing the Benefits of Collective Equity with the WorldEducating the marketplace about the opportunityInforming people about the advantage of collective equityThe dynamic within the founder communityArchimede talks about exchange fundGrowing globally[38:11 – 39:16] Closing SegmentHow you can connect with ArchimedeClosing wordsTweetable Quotes“Diversification is where I see a lot more value than just pure cash.” - Archimede Mulas“Valuation is that one node where if you get it wrong, the deal won't go through, and if you get it too good to be true, there's also a problem in the underlying company, that's another red flag that starts being waved. So the way that we look at it is, we don't want to create a new price point for the company, and we try and follow what someone has or has been willing to pay for that class of shares prior to us.” - Archimede Mulas“What we try to provide them is a bit of peace of mind in their financial stability, which is something that nobody else can give them, and then knowing that they're doing this with other great founders and other angels just reassures them that this is a step that they’re happy to have made as part of their journey.” - Archimede MulasResources Mentioned:Collective Equity OwnershipExcelsior Capital------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Archimede on LinkedIn!Connect with me:LinkedInLIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND LEAVE US  A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in and Stay Tuned for the Next Episode COMING SOON! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.