
Xavier Ekkel
Founder of PreStocks, a platform tokenizing pre-IPO/private equity exposure and making private company shares tradable on-chain; background as a software engineer at Canva and early DeFi smart contract experience.
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Apr 24, 2026 • 47min
Tokenizing Private Markets: Inside the Rise of PreStocks | Xavier Ekkel
Xavier Ekkel, founder of PreStocks and ex-Canva software engineer with early DeFi experience, discusses tokenizing pre-IPO/private equity on-chain. He covers pricing and liquidity mechanics, Solana’s role in distribution and retail access, on-chain price discovery vs redemptions, IPO transitions and post-IPO supply dynamics, and plans to scale supply and integrations.


