Senra Systems Raised $65M to Automate One of Manufacturing's Last Manual Processes
Senra Systems just raised $65 million to fix one of manufacturing's most stubbornly manual processes, according to The AI Journal . The Series B, announced July 15, 2026, was co-led by...
July 16, 2026
Private Credit Raised $16 Billion in Q2. Only Half of It Found a Home
Direct lending funds raised $16.25 billion in Q2 2026, up from just $1.3 billion in Q1, according to a Reuters report citing Preqin data . But the money isn't finding a home fast enough. That...
July 16, 2026
Sagard's Third Private Credit Fund Just Hit $1 Billion. Here's What It Means for Direct Lending
Sagard just closed the first tranche of its third direct-lending fund at more than $1 billion, according to Alternative Credit Investor . The Canadian alternative asset manager pulled...
July 16, 2026
EquityBee Review 2026: Should You Fund Someone Else's Stock Options?
EquityBee has built its entire business on a problem most startup employees discover too late, according to the company's own platform : you can't afford to exercise your options after you...
July 16, 2026
SkyKnight Capital Closes Fund V at $2 Billion, More Than Doubling Its Last Raise
SkyKnight Capital just closed its fifth buyout fund at $2 billion, according to Connect Money . The fund, SkyKnight Capital Fund V, was oversubscribed against a $1.5 billion target, closed on...
July 16, 2026
CLO Equity Explained: The Riskiest, Highest-Paying Slice of Private Credit
CLO equity is the tranche that eats losses first and profits most, and according to the SEC's investor education office , it's also one of the least understood corners of private credit. A CLO,...
July 16, 2026
Three PE Funds Closed Oversubscribed This Week. Here's Who Actually Benefits
Three private equity firms announced oversubscribed, hard-capped fund closes within 48 hours of each other this week, according to Connect Money . I don't think that's a coincidence, and I don't...
July 16, 2026
Cyclops Raised $20M to Fix the Weekend Problem in Payments. Here's the Real Opportunity
Cyclops just raised $20 million to fix a problem most people don't know exists in how money moves on weekends, according to Fortune . The Miami-based fintech closed a Series A led by Nava...
July 16, 2026
Long Angle Review 2026: Is a Vetted Investor Community Worth the Dues?
Long Angle built its membership around a simple thesis, according to the community's own site : high-net-worth operators make better investment decisions in a room of peers than alone with a...
July 16, 2026
Warren Equity Partners Closes $2.8B Fund V: Why LPs Doubled Down on Infrastructure Services
Warren Equity Partners closed its fifth flagship fund at a $2.8 billion hard cap on July 13, 2026, according to Alternatives Watch. That's more than double the $1.4 billion the Jacksonville Beach, Flo
July 16, 2026
CFTC's Reversal on Gemini: What a Vacated 2022 Case Reveals About the New Enforcement Playbook
TL;DR: The CFTC and Gemini just jointly asked a federal court to vacate the 2022 consent order that made Gemini a poster child for crypto enforcement overreach. The agency admits the case relied on a...
July 15, 2026
Bridgepoint's $1.4B Kayne Anderson Real Estate Grab: Diworsification or Genuine Platform Play?
TL;DR: Bridgepoint Group plc is paying an upfront enterprise value of roughly $1.393 billion for Kayne Anderson Real Estate (KARE), according to PE Forum . The deal pushes Bridgepoint's combined...
July 15, 2026