Q1 2026 Venture Funding Hit $300 Billion — But Strip Out Two Deals and the Story Changes Completely
$300 billion in one quarter. Crunchbase confirmed the number on April 1, 2026 , and the headlines that followed were predictably breathless: the strongest quarter for global venture since Q2 2022, a figure that topped...
May 29, 2026
$60 Billion for a Code Editor: What the SpaceX-Cursor Deal Tells Angel Investors About the AI Coding Land Grab
Sixty billion dollars. For a code editor. Let that sink in for a moment, because it deserves to. Bloomberg first reported on April 21, 2026 that SpaceX has secured an agreement giving it the right to acquire Cursor —...
May 29, 2026
Airbnb Just Backed a Company That Competes With Itself — Here’s Why WeRoad’s $58M Round Makes Sense
Airbnb just led a $58 million Series C into a company that sells multi-day group travel packages — a product category that competes directly with Airbnb’s own accommodation bookings. TechCrunch broke the deal on May 27...
May 29, 2026
How to Launch a 506(b) Fund: A Step-by-Step Guide for First-Time GPs
I tell first-time GPs the same thing: your fund's legal structure is not where you differentiate. Your thesis, your network, your ability to source and win deals — that's where you differentiate. The structure is...
May 29, 2026
Geordie AI's $30M Series A Is Betting That AI Agents Need a Control Layer Before Enterprises Lose Control Entirely
The question enterprises are not asking loudly enough is a simple one: who is watching your AI agents? Not what they produce, but what they access, how they behave, and when they go off-script. As of May 2026, the...
May 29, 2026
The Regulation D Offering: A Practical Guide for Founders and Fund Managers
A $3 million seed round closed last quarter by a San Francisco B2B SaaS company. No investment bank. No registered public offering. No SEC registration statement filed months in advance. Just a well-structured...
May 29, 2026
Anthropic's $65B Series H: What a $965 Billion Valuation Tells Angel Investors About the AI Race
On May 28, 2026, Anthropic announced a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion post-money valuation , making it the most valuable private AI company on Earth. That number surpasses OpenAI's $852 billion mark set just...
May 29, 2026
TVPI Explained: What Total Value to Paid-In Capital Actually Tells You About a Fund
TVPI Explained: What Total Value to Paid-In Capital Actually Tells You About a Fund According to the CalPERS Private Equity Program Fund Performance Review (as of September 30, 2025) , the pension'...
May 29, 2026
Thrive Capital: Inside Josh Kushner's $10B Fund and 15-Year Rise to VC's Elite
Thrive Capital: Inside Josh Kushner's $10B Fund and 15-Year Rise to VC's Elite TL;DR: Bloomberg reported on February 17, 2026 that Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital closed Thrive X at over $10 billion,...
May 29, 2026
Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth. Here's What Happened to $208 Million in Investor Capital.
Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth. Here's What Happened to $208 Million in Investor Capital. CNBC's three-part investigation, completed December 5, 2025 , confirmed that Yieldstreet investors lost a...
May 29, 2026
506(b) vs 506(c): The Two Paths to Raising Capital Under Regulation D
506(b) vs 506(c): The Two Paths to Raising Capital Under Regulation D TL;DR: Private placements under Regulation D raised $2.148 trillion in 2024 alone, dwarfing Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfu...
May 29, 2026
Private Credit Hits $2 Trillion: What Accredited Investors Need to Know Before Jumping In
Private Credit Hits $2 Trillion: What Accredited Investors Need to Know Before Jumping In TL/DR: Private credit is a $2 trillion market that now rivals the entire U.S. high-yield bond market in siz...
May 29, 2026