DPI in Private Equity: The Metric That Tells You When You Actually Get Paid
TL;DR: According to ILPA's formal definition , DPI (Distributed to Paid-In Capital) captures cumulative distributions at the fund level, net of fees and carry. It is the only private equity metric
June 15, 2026
Regulation A+: The Mini-IPO Most Accredited Investors Overlook
According to SEC data published in June 2025 , Reg A+ issuers have raised approximately $9.4 billion across 800-plus offerings since 2015 — but more than 50 percent of qualified issuers reported zero
June 14, 2026
Liquidation Preference: The Term Sheet Clause That Decides Who Gets Paid
According to Cooley LLP's Q2 2025 Venture Financing Report , covering 238 venture financings, 98 percent of deals carried a 1x liquidation preference and 95 percent used non-participating preferred st
June 14, 2026
Prometheus Raises $12B at $41B Valuation: Bezos's Industrial AI Bet — Investor Analysis
Per TechCrunch's June 11, 2026 report , Prometheus — Jeff Bezos's industrial AI startup — raised $12 billion in a Series B at a $41 billion valuation, bringing total funding to over $18 billion before
June 14, 2026
Wefunder Review 2026: The Equity Crowdfunding Numbers They Don't Advertise
Wefunder is the largest equity crowdfunding platform in the United States. It has raised $983 million across 2,200-plus startups and claims roughly 33 percent of all Regulation Crowdfunding capital. A
June 14, 2026
Down Rounds in 2026: What the Data Says and How Investors Should React
According to PitchBook's analysis , nearly 30 percent of all US venture capital deals in 2024 were flat or down rounds — the highest rate in a decade — with AI mega-rounds masking a broad-based valuat
June 14, 2026
GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules Due in 35 Days: What Accredited Investors Must Know
Six federal agencies are in the final 35-day sprint to publish GENIUS Act stablecoin rules by the July 18, 2026 statutory deadline — and per the Chapman and Cutler GENIUS Act rulemaking tracker , all
June 14, 2026
StartEngine Review 2026: Is This Equity Crowdfunding Platform Worth It?
According to Crowdfund Insider's January 2025 report , StartEngine raised $143 million across 243 offerings in 2024, securing 24% of the U.S. Reg CF market — second only to Wefunder. The platform cros
June 14, 2026
Clearwater Analytics $8.4B Take-Private: What the Goldman Private Credit Deal Tells LP Investors
Per the December 2025 acquisition announcement , Permira and Warburg Pincus are taking Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) private at $24.55 per share — a 47 percent premium to the stock's pre-announcem
June 14, 2026
What Is an Angel Investor? The Real Job Description Beyond Writing a Check
An angel investor writes a check to an early-stage startup. Then the real work begins. You sit on calls with founders. You connect them to customers. You challenge their financial model at 2 a.m. beca
June 14, 2026
Anti-Dilution Provisions: What Every Angel Investor Needs to Know
According to PitchBook's research , nearly 25 percent of all US venture rounds in 2024 were flat or down rounds — a decade high — making anti-dilution provisions more relevant than they have been sinc
June 14, 2026
Private Credit Fundraising Fatigue in 2026: 188 Funds, 23-Month Closes, and the Retail Redemption Reckoning
TL;DR: Only 188 private credit funds closed in 2024, the lowest count since 2011 and down from 255 in 2023. Median fund-closing time hit 23+ months in Q1 2025, the longest since 2008. The top 5
June 13, 2026