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How Founders Are Using Tax Receivable Agreement Monetization for Pre-Exit Liquidity
In Episode 69, Lucas and Luna explore how a small but growing cohort of late-stage founders are unlocking pre-IPO liquidity by monetizing their company's tax receivable agreements (TRAs). With specific attention to the recent secondary block trade boom referenced in prior episodes, Lucas explains how TRA monetization works by walking through a real-world structure involving a $2.1 billion TRA at a cloud infrastructure firm that went public via direct listing in Q1 2026. Luna presses on the risks — from IRS recapture provisions to the complexity of finding institutional buyers for these…
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