This Is How You Can Get in on Facebook and Twitter Pre-IPO

If you want a piece of Facebook, Twitter or any number of other pre-IPO companies, you need to come ready to play (and pay). To deal directly with these businesses, you need to wield some serious venture capital money. To pick them up in trading venues such as SecondMarket and SharesPost, you need to be an accredited investor (translation: better than comfortably middle class). Well, there’s another way you can get a piece of these companies: GSV Capital.

Here’s the deal: GSV Capital is a publicly traded company that has stakes in several pre-IPO companies, including Facebook

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