India’s well-heeled get their AI kicks from secondary market

Group 1 - High net worth individuals (HNIs), family offices, and institutions are increasingly investing in AI and space technology over the past 12-18 months [1][5] - Platforms like Forge Global and Nasdaq Private Markets (NPM) are facilitating the buying and selling of unlisted shares, with NPM hosting shares of about 15,000 private firms and reporting $60 billion in trading volumes [2][5] - The global private secondary market has expanded to a $100 billion segment, with Forge's Private Market Index climbing 67.9% year-to-date [5] Group 2 - OpenAI's valuation has surged from $80 billion to nearly $500 billion within a year, while SpaceX's valuation increased from $210 billion to $350 billion [5] - As of the latest data, OpenAI shares were trading at $723.12, Anthropic at $162.15, and Databricks at $180 [5] - The performance of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, including Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla, remains a significant reference point for investors [5]