John Zic

Founding Partner at EQUIAM

Founding Partner
2018 - Current
EQUIAM believes there is a better way to invest in private markets. In the 1970s and 1980s, the hedge and mutual fund industries were led by high-cost discretionary managers. Beginning in the 1990s, the process of systematization (using data-driven strategies and portfolio engineering concepts) modernized these industries, increasing access and returns and elevating investment approaches. We believe the same sea change is now needed in the private markets. As a systematic VC firm, EQUIAM can invest rapidly and opportunistically into rigorously-vetted, data-driven selections of exceptional private firms. John leads several functions at EQUIAM overseeing the investment execution process and driving investment model optimization efforts. EQUIAM's first fund currently grades out in the top 1% of VC funds launched in the 2019 vintage year with a 1.75x DPI (per Cambridge Associates). To learn more, please contact me at john@equiam.com. https://equiam.com

Director
2017 - 2018
6th non-founder hire, facilitated $500 Million+ of private equity secondary transactions helping to grow company revenues 300% Y-o-Y. Executed hundreds of transactions across dozens of issuers, gaining best-in-class knowledge of private secondary transaction mechanics, issuer-specific idiosyncrasies, and general private equity market dynamics. In additon to market related activities, led multiple data-centric initiatives including the formulation and development of the Tech30 Index, a market-cap weighted index of the 30 largest VC-backed private companies in the U.S. based upon proprietary secondary-trading marks. (Semi-annual reconstitution & rebalancing) Voluntarily departed to launch EQUIAM fueled by an initial strategic investment from Forge. https://forgeglobal.com | NYSE: FRGE