[prostoalex]

> what's happening is that private equity and vc companies are now capturing more of those gains that the public would.

The vehicles are just different. One can certainly invest into a Fidelity or T. Rowe Price mutual fund that gobbles up those deals, with understanding of limited liquidity and opaque pricing being a risk.

There are also vehicles like GSV Capital, which hold securities of Palantir, Dropbox, etc. but are nevertheless publicly traded http://gsvcap.com/charts/