Return Modeling

Scenario Analysis

Model bull, base, and bear outcomes for each pre-IPO investment. Calculate return sensitivity across IPO price ranges, assess opportunity costs of locked capital, and identify break-even thresholds.

1. Select Company & Investment

Choose a company and enter your hypothetical investment amount to model return scenarios.

2. Scenario Outcomes

Three scenarios based on plausible IPO/exit valuation ranges. Returns are net of fees and assume long-term capital gains tax (23.8% for HNW investors).

3. IPO Price Sensitivity

How your return changes across a range of IPO valuations. Each column represents a different exit valuation — from 50% below current to 100% above. Net of fees and estimated taxes.

Reading the Sensitivity Table
Positive return (gain)
Break-even (±5%)
Negative return (loss)
Tax rate: 23.8% (20% LTCG + 3.8% NIIT)
Fees deducted from investment amount at entry

4. Opportunity Cost Analysis

What your capital would earn in alternative investments over the same period. Private market illiquidity has a real cost — the return you forgo elsewhere.

Alternative Return Assumptions
S&P 500: 10% annualized (historical average)
Treasury Bills: 4.5% (current risk-free rate)
Nasdaq: 13% annualized (historical tech average)
Pre-IPO must outperform these to justify illiquidity

5. Cross-Company Comparison

Base-case return estimate for $100K invested in each company at current implied valuation. Assumes base-case IPO and 5% total fees. Sorted by estimated return.

How to Read This Table
Positive return scenario — IPO prices above current secondary valuation
Negative return scenario — IPO prices below current secondary valuation
Returns are pre-tax, net of 5% fees
Bar width = magnitude of return (longer = bigger move)
"Entry Valuation" = current private market valuation (secondary implied)
"Exit Valuation" = estimated base-case IPO/exit valuation

All scenarios are hypothetical projections, not predictions or guarantees. Return calculations assume: (1) successful transaction completion (ROFR is not exercised); (2) IPO occurs within the stated window; (3) pre-IPO shares convert to public shares at the IPO price. Actual returns will differ due to: ROFR failure, IPO delay, lock-up period price changes, share class conversion mechanics, and tax treatment variations. Past valuation trajectories do not predict future outcomes. This is a modeling tool — consult qualified financial advisors before investing.