Scaled Cognition's $100M Series A: Reliability Over Hype
Scaled Cognition, a Mountain View AI model lab, closed a $100 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures at a reported $750 million valuation, betting that regulated industries will pay a premium for AI...
July 4, 2026
KKR's $4.2 Billion EDF Power Solutions Deal Signals Infrastructure's New Core Status
KKR agreed on June 30, 2026 to pay approximately $4.2 billion in equity value, plus up to $390 million in earnouts, for EDF Power Solutions' entire U.S. and Canadian renewable energy business, a...
July 4, 2026
SEC Form D Data: Where $767 Billion in Private Capital Actually Went
The most recent verified SEC data shows Regulation D private placements raised $767.2 billion in Q1 2026 alone, the highest single quarter on record, and 2025's full-year Reg D total came in at...
July 4, 2026
Cadre in 2026: Institutional Real Estate Access Now Runs Through Willow Wealth
Cadre built its reputation on $25,000-$50,000 minimums that got individual accredited investors into institutional-grade multifamily, industrial, and office deals once reserved for pensions and...
July 4, 2026
How to Read Your Schedule K-1: A Limited Partner's Guide to Private Fund Tax Reporting
If you are a limited partner in a VC fund, PE fund, real estate syndication, or hedge fund structured as a partnership, your Schedule K-1 will almost certainly arrive after April 15, sometimes as...
July 4, 2026
Continental's €4 Billion ContiTech Sale to Lone Star Funds: The Corporate Carve-Out Playbook
Continental AG confirmed on July 3, 2026 that its Executive and Supervisory Boards approved a deal to sell the ContiTech industrial-rubber division to Lone Star Funds at a €4 billion ($4.6 billion)...
July 4, 2026
Why Crypto VCs, Not AI Funds, Bet $65M on Venice AI's Uncensored Platform
Venice AI, a privacy-focused AI platform co-founded by ShapeShift's Erik Voorhees, raised $65 million at a $1 billion valuation in a Series A that closed the first week of July 2026. The lead...
July 4, 2026
Harvest Partners Buys Integra Testing Services From Keystone Capital: Inside a Sponsor-to-Sponsor Deal
Harvest Partners, LP announced on July 1, 2026 that it has acquired Integra Testing Services, a national provider of commercial HVAC testing, balancing, and controlled-environment compliance...
July 3, 2026
Two DSTs Just Sold Out. Here's the 721-Exchange REIT Roll-Up Behind Them
Two sponsors closed the same trade this week, and it tells you where the DST business is headed. On July 2, 2026, ExchangeRight announced it had fully subscribed its Essential Income 7 DST , a $38.95...
July 3, 2026
The Concentration Trap: How AI Mega-Rounds Turned 'Diversified' VC Into a Single Bet
Global venture capital hit a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026. OpenAI and Anthropic alone absorbed roughly 43% of it, about $217 billion between two companies, according to Crunchbase's...
July 3, 2026
LinqAlpha's $22M Series A: A Small Check in a Category Full of Giants
LinqAlpha closed a $22 million Series A on July 2, 2026, to build AI agents that do the grunt work of institutional stock research: pulling filings, building models, and answering the kind of...
July 3, 2026
Life Settlements: What Accredited Investors Need to Know Before Buying Someone Else's Policy
A 78-year-old policyholder wants out of a $1 million universal life policy she no longer needs. Her insurer offers her $24,360 to walk away, the cash surrender value. Instead, she sells the policy on...
July 3, 2026