MicroVentures vs Augment Private Markets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicroVentures
Invest in startups through an equity crowdfunding platform. Access venture capital opportunities for both accredited and non-accredited investors. Over $200M has been raised on the platform.
- Equity crowdfunding
- Invest in startups
- Venture capital access
- Accredited investor access
- Non-accredited investor access
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MicroVentures is an equity crowdfunding investment platform, combining the best of venture capital with equity crowdfunding. With over $200M raised on the platform to date, MicroVentures gives both accredited and non-accredited investors access to invest in startups.
Augment Private Markets
Access and trade shares of private companies before their IPO. Track your portfolio's value and stay informed with market intelligence. Designed for accredited investors seeking transparency in private markets.
- Discover pre-IPO investment opportunities
- Track secondary market pricing
- Monitor portfolio value and transaction history
- Access private markets intelligence
- Secure account protection with bank-level encryption
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Augment is a marketplace for buying and selling shares of private companies before they go public. Browse pre-IPO companies like SpaceX, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks. Track secondary market pricing and the value of your portfolio—all from your phone. Built for accredited investors who want access to private markets without the complexity. DISCOVER PRE-IPO OPPORTUNITIES Explore company profiles with pricing data, funding history, and market activity for some of the top private companies. See what's available and at what price, updated as new opportunities come to market. TRACK SECONDARY MARKET DATA Follow the companies that matter to you. Monitor estimated valuations, recent funding rounds, and secondary market activity from a single dashboard. INSTITUTIONAL INSIGHTS Stay informed with The Pulse, our private markets intelligence briefing. Get analysis on IPO filings, funding rounds, tender offers, and the trends shaping private markets—delivered directly in the app. MONITOR YOUR PORTFOLIO View your holdings, track estimated valuations, and review transaction history in one place. See how your private market positions are performing alongside key company developments. BUILT FOR SECURITY Augment employs bank-level encryption, secure authentication, and institutional-grade infrastructure to help protect your account and personal information. WHY AUGMENT? The secondary market for private company stock has historically been reserved for institutions and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Augment is building the platform in an effort to change that—striving to make private market investing more transparent and accessible for accredited investors. Augment Markets, Inc. is a technology company offering software and data services. Investment advisory services are offered through Augment Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Brokerage services are offered through Augment Capital, LLC, an affiliated broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC.
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Verdict
MicroVentures and Augment Private Markets both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Augment Private Markets's written reviews are positive against 13% of MicroVentures's. Augment Private Markets also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). MicroVentures's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MicroVentures against 5.0 for Augment Private Markets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Augment Private Markets has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 13% of MicroVentures's written reviews are positive against 100% of Augment Private Markets's.
MicroVentures ships an update every 3 weeks, Augment Private Markets every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MicroVentures | Augment Private Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MicroVentures | Augment Markets |
Customer experience
MicroVentures
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In-app purchases
MicroVentures
No in-app purchases
Augment Private Markets
No in-app purchases
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