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The Private Market Magnificent 7

Outsized performance* with potential room to run
Seven of the largest valued private companies driving innovation and growth in the private market: Anduril, Anthropic, Databricks, OpenAI, SpaceX, Stripe and xAI.

Magnificent 7 – Public vs. Private Performance

The Private Magnificent 7 represents a group of private, venture-backed, late-stage companies that are among the fastest growing and have propped up the performance of the private market, much like their public Magnificent 7 counterparts.

Performance of Hypothetical $10,000

Inception: 8/31/23

Private Magnificent 7
Public Magnificent 7
QQQ
Returns 3M YTD 1Y
Private Magnificent 7 15.7% 51.6% 98.7%
Public Magnificent 7 19.0% 16.8% 34.3%

*Private Magnificent 7 data from Forge Data
Public Magnificent 7 data from NASDAQ

The Private Magnificent 7 represents a cross-section of industries, with thematic focuses including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fintech Aerospace and Defense.

OpenAI

OpenAI

OpenAI is a global leader in AI, powering products like ChatGPT that have attracted over 700M weekly active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.1 This has positioned it among the world’s most valuable private companies and is in talks for a $500B valuation.2 With AI adoption accelerating across industries, OpenAI sits at the center of a trillion-dollar market opportunity in productivity, knowledge work and intelligent software.

SpaceX

SpaceX

SpaceX dominates the commercial space launch market with over 500 successful missions and more than 50% global market share, driven by the cost efficiencies of its reusable Falcon 9 rocket.3 Over the past two years the company’s valuation has increased nearly 170% to around $400B.4 Beyond launch services, SpaceX is scaling Starlink, its global satellite internet service, which has over 6M active customers.5

Anthropic

Anthropic

Anthropic, creator of the Claude family of AI models, has scaled rapidly from just 7 employees in 2021 to over 1,000 today6, while raising more than $24B in funding, including a recent round that pushed its valuation around $177B.7 With approximately 19M monthly active users,8 Anthropic combines commercial traction with a differentiated focus on AI safety and reliability.

xAI

xAI

xAI, founded by Elon Musk in March 2023, has raised over $17B in funding and achieved a valuation of $113B following its merger with X (fka Twitter).9 The company operates the world’s largest AI supercomputer, Colossus, with hundreds of thousands of GPUs to power its Grok chatbot.10 Positioned at the intersection of real-time AI and social media, xAI is scaling across infrastructure and consumer applications.

Databricks

Databricks

Databricks, a leader in intelligent data analytics and AI, has achieved multiple years of growth over 50% and recently surpassed a $100B valuation following a funding round.11 Founded by the creators of Apache Spark, the company now serves over 15,000 global customers and is establishing itself as a key player in the enterprise AI ecosystem by unifying data infrastructure and AI innovation.12

Stripe

Stripe

Stripe is a leading payments infrastructure company, processing roughly $1.4T in transactions in 2024 while serving millions of businesses worldwide, including over half of the Fortune 100.13 With a valuation of $91.5B, it has become one of the most valuable fintech companies globally.14 Stripe has achieved scale and continues to reinvest in financial infrastructure, supporting its role in advancing digital commerce.

Anduril

Anduril

Anduril, founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey and others, has quickly established itself in defense AI and autonomy, increasing its valuation to $30.5B after a funding round led by Founders Fund.15 The company now employs over 3,500 people16 Anduril develops autonomous systems intended to enhance military capabilities, contributing to innovations in defense infrastructure.

Similarly to the Magnificent 7 in the public market, private Magnificent 7 represent a significant portion of their respective industry within the private market.

Key Takeaways
  • The Private Magnificent 7—Anduril, Anthropic, Databricks, OpenAI, SpaceX, Stripe and xAI—represent 43% of US unicorn valuations and comprises of the most funded and best performing companies in the private market.17
  • Similar to the public market, the private market has select heavy weights that represent a disproportionate share of the market value.
  • These large players can have an outsized impact on the performance of the overall private market, as seen through the Forge Private Market Index (“FPMI”) and the Forge Accuidity Private Market Index (“FAPMI”).

Companies

Company Sector Subsector Forge Price Forge Price Valuation 1-Year Return 5-Year Return
SpaceXIndustrialAerospace & Defense$240.86$455.68B91.98%928.88%
OpenAIOpenAIEnterprise SoftwareData Intelligence$469.47$324.62B62.17%
AnthropicAnthropicEnterprise SoftwareData Intelligence$162.15$177.80B440.50%
DatabricksDatabricksEnterprise SoftwareData Intelligence$150.00$100.00B100.51%668.44%
StripeStripeFintechPayments$36.29$92.37B45.16%100.61%
xAIxAIEnterprise SoftwareData Intelligence$39.10$90.30B226.65%
AndurilAndurilIndustrialAerospace & Defense$70.92$52.91B102.63%920.43%
Data updated daily

FAQs

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What is the Private Magnificent 7?

The Private Magnificent 7 is a group of private, venture-backed, late-stage companies representing some of the largest names in the market as measured by Forge Price valuation. Much like their public market counterparts, these companies are market leaders, and have outperformed their peers while making up a significant portion of the overall size of the private market.

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How can you invest in the Private Magnificent 7?

Currently, accredited investors can get exposure to all or a selective set of the Private Magnificent 7 companies through the Forge platform directly or through fund vehicles, subject to availability.

Qualified Purchasers can invest in The Accuidity Megacorn Fund that seeks to track the Forge Accuidity Private Market Index – which offers exposure to a broader and more diversified set of private companies. The Index includes 4 of the Private Magnificent 7 stocks: SpaceX, Databricks, Stripe, and Anduril.

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How is the Private Magnificent 7 different?

Inclusion in the Private Magnificent 7 depends on multiple factors that indicate that these companies are outperformers across sectors. Some of these factors include a Forge Price valuation minimum, relative price performance and an inclusion of 3 sub-sectors. Additionally, companies must be US-domicile for eligibility.

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Criteria for companies to be included in the Private Magnificent 7 include a minimum implied valuation of $10B, secondary market liquidity, brand awareness, and relative price performance.

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