Index Ventures Raises $2B Across Three Funds After $3.8B Wiz Payday
TL;DR: Index Ventures raised $2 billion across three new funds in August 2026 (a $400 million seed vehicle, a $900 million venture fund, and a $700 million add-on to its 2024 growth fund), bringing to
August 1, 2026
How to Evaluate a VC Fund's Track Record Before Writing a Check
TL;DR: Top-quartile VC funds returned 3.3x-4.2x TVPI across 2014-2018 vintages, but many GPs bury the real numbers inside gross figures that never land in your bank account. Learn the five metrics tha
August 1, 2026
GTCR's $1.25B Capital Solutions Fund: Why Minority Structured Equity Is Having a Moment
TL;DR: GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm managing $45 billion in equity capital, closed its inaugural Capital Solutions Fund at $1.25 billion, targeting minority structured equity and debt pos
August 1, 2026
Highland Europe's Fund VI: What Three $3B+ Exits Tell You About Backing Growth VC
TL;DR: Highland Europe closed its sixth fund at €1.1 billion on July 30, 2026, backed by exits that generated more than €1 billion in LP distributions in a single calendar year, including Nexthink's $
August 1, 2026
Pantheon Closes $3.2B PGCO VI: What This Record Co-Investment Close Means for LPs
TL;DR: Pantheon closed PGCO VI at $3.2 billion on July 30, 2026, making it the firm's largest co-investment program in its 17-year history and one of the biggest standalone co-investment vehicles in p
August 1, 2026
SEC's New Activist SPV Disclosure Rules: What Every Proxy Fight Investor Needs to Know
TL;DR: On July 9, 2026, SEC Staff released three new Corporation Finance Interpretations requiring investors in activist special-purpose vehicles to be named in Schedule 13D and proxy filings. If you
August 1, 2026
How Christopher Cole Turned Volatility Into an Asset Class
According to Cboe Global Markets, zero-days-to-expiration options represented over 61% of all SPX options volume in 2025 — a structural shift that makes Christopher Cole's volatility research more rel
July 31, 2026
CRE CLO Securitization: The $26B Market Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Finance
Commercial real estate CLO issuance hit $26 billion in the first half of 2026, a 51% increase year-over-year and on pace to surpass the 2021 record of $45.4 billion, according to Commercial Real Estat
July 31, 2026
Private Credit in 2026: The $1.7 Trillion Market Accredited Investors Can Now Access
Global private credit assets under management have reached approximately $1.7 trillion in 2026, up from $250 billion in 2012, according to Preqin's 2026 Global Private Debt Report — a 15%+ annualized
July 31, 2026
Arrived Homes Review 2026: Returns, Fees, and an Honest Assessment
Arrived Homes closed a $27 million Series B in November 2025 , raising its total funding to approximately $61.7 million, with Bezos Expeditions among the participating investors. The platform now hold
July 31, 2026
REIT Fraud Red Flags: The 10-Point Checklist Every Investor Needs
Two REIT enforcement actions landed in July 2026 alone: the SEC charged RAD Diversified REIT on July 29 for a $152 million fraud scheme involving 5,500+ investors , and the Texas State Securities Boar
July 31, 2026
Your CRM Is Not Broken. Your Capital Raise Is.
According to Goldman Sachs's 2025 Family Office Investment Insights, family offices allocate an average of 21% of portfolios to private equity and 39% plan to increase that allocation — meaning the ca
July 31, 2026