Private-market and alternative-investment platforms
Broker Review
Hiive
Founded or launched in 2021 by Sim Desai and Hiive founding team, Hiive operates a marketplace where holders and buyers negotiate secondary private-company share transactions. Its service model, regulatory registrations and custody arrangements should be considered together because the customer-facing name may span more than one legal entity. The company is privately held or not separately listed, so no public market capitalization is available.
Strengths
- Operates a marketplace where holders and buyers negotiate secondary private-company share transactions
Drawbacks
- At Hiive, investors must evaluate valuation methodology, holding periods, transfer limits and the absence of exchange liquidity
Profile
What you can trade
Operates a marketplace where holders. The available deals are not interchangeable with public stocks and commonly carry holding-period, transfer or accreditation constraints.
Account types
Individual or entity investment account, usually requiring identity checks and sometimes accredited-investor verification before an offering can be purchased. The registration structure reflects the fact that the service operates a marketplace where holders and buyers negotiate secondary private-company share transactions.
Platform
Hiive provides web and mobile account access; desktop software, APIs and third-party integrations are available only where specifically supported. The resulting workflow is tailored to a business that operates a marketplace where holders and buyers negotiate secondary private-company share transactions.
Who it suits
Best suited to Hiive customers whose principal requirement is the capability described in this profile, rather than investors choosing a broker only because of a zero-commission headline.
Where it is offered
Hiive determines eligibility transaction by transaction using securities-law exemptions, accreditation checks, issuer transfer rules and state notice filings; access is not guaranteed merely because a user resides in the United States.
Regulation and sources
Official website: https://hiive.com/ Regulatory status should be verified through FINRA BrokerCheck, SEC/IAPD, NFA BASIC, state regulators or applicable alternative-asset disclosures. Last verified: 2026-08-11.