Gaingels: The LGBTQ+ Venture Syndicate That Deployed $1 Billion Across 2,400 Companies
Quick Facts: Gaingels has deployed more than $1 billion across 2,400+ portfolio companies since 2014, with 70+ unicorns in its book including Databricks, Brex, Carta, and WHOOP. In May 2026, the
June 2, 2026
VC Funding Q1 2026: Record $330.9B, 80% AI, and What the Numbers Don't Show
TL;DR: Global VC hit a record $330.9B in Q1 2026, per KPMG's Venture Pulse report . AI absorbed 80% of that capital. The headline is real. But the story underneath it is not what most founders and ...
June 1, 2026
Capital Call Notice: What It Means and What Happens If You Miss One
TL;DR: When you commit capital to a private equity fund, you are not writing a check on day one. You are making a binding legal promise. The GP will call that capital over 3-5 years as deals are ma...
June 1, 2026
Thrive Capital: How Josh Kushner Grew $5M into a $50B Venture Empire
TL;DR: Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital now manages approximately $50 billion in assets across ten funds, growing from a $5 million seed check in 2009 to one of the most closely watched venture firms ...
June 1, 2026
AngelList Explained: How the Platform Works for Investors, Founders, and Fund Managers (2026)
TL;DR: AngelList manages $170B+ in assets on platform and has helped fund more than 101 unicorn companies since 2010. It is now the dominant back-office infrastructure for early-stage venture capit...
June 1, 2026
Why Your Angel Portfolio Is a Coin Flip (And How to Fix It)
TL;DR: Most angels lose money. Not because they pick bad companies. Because they own too few of them. The Wiltbank and Boeker study commissioned by the Kauffman Foundation , the largest empirical d...
June 1, 2026
Delaware C Corp: Why Startups Choose It and What Angel Investors Expect
TL;DR: 81.4% of 2024 U.S. IPOs incorporated in Delaware . That number is not random. It reflects a hard requirement buried inside every institutional term sheet: preferred stock, liquidation prefer...
June 1, 2026
TVPI Explained: The Private Equity Metric Every LP Needs to Understand
TL;DR: TVPI (Total Value to Paid-In Capital) measures how many dollars a private equity fund has created for every dollar you invested. A 2.0x TVPI means your capital has doubled in total value , b...
June 1, 2026
Regulation CF vs. Regulation A+: The Crowdfunding Rules That Determine Your Access
TL;DR: Two federal exemptions let companies raise money from retail investors without a full SEC registration. Regulation CF caps raises at $5M per year . Regulation A+ goes up to $75M. Knowing whi...
June 1, 2026
Form ADV: The Investment Adviser Document Every Accredited Investor Should Read Before Writing a Check
TL;DR: Before you write a check to any investment adviser, look up their Form ADV on the SEC's IAPD database . It takes 3 minutes. It has saved investors from fraud. What Form ADV Is and Why It Exi...
June 1, 2026
Cognition AI Raises $1 Billion at $26 Billion: What the Valuation Math Actually Tells You
Cognition AI Raises $1 Billion at $26 Billion: What the Valuation Math Actually Tells You TL;DR: Cognition AI just closed a $1 billion Series D at a $26 billion post-money valuation. That is 53 times…
May 31, 2026
TVPI Explained: What Total Value to Paid-In Capital Tells You About a Private Fund
TVPI Explained: What Total Value to Paid-In Capital Tells You About a Private Fund TLDR: CalPERS's disclosed fund data shows private equity TVPI ranging from 0.3x (near-total loss) to 4.2x within the…
May 31, 2026