Goldman Sachs Bets $110M That AI Can Make Banks' Riskiest Calls: Inside Taktile's Series C
    Venture Capital

    Goldman Sachs Bets $110M That AI Can Make Banks' Riskiest Calls: Inside Taktile's Series C

    According to PYMNTS , Taktile has raised a $110 million Series C led by the growth equity arm of Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with the round announced July 6, 2026. The company builds AI decisioning...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    LinqAlpha's $22M Series A: A Small Check in a Category Full of Giants
    Venture Capital

    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...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Quantifind Raises $200M at Summit Partners: What Growth Equity in AI Fintech Looks Like Right Now
    Venture Capital

    Quantifind Raises $200M at Summit Partners: What Growth Equity in AI Fintech Looks Like Right Now

    Quantifind $200M Summit Partners: Growth Equity AI Quantifind Raises $200M at Summit Partners: What Growth Equity in AI Fintech Looks Like Right Now TL;DR: Quantifind closed a $200M growth equity roun

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Gulf Partners Group's $100M NinjaTrader Deal Signals a Structural Shift in GCC Private Credit
    Alternative Investments

    Gulf Partners Group's $100M NinjaTrader Deal Signals a Structural Shift in GCC Private Credit

    A Bahrain-based private markets firm that launched just five months ago has already closed a $100 million senior secured private credit facility for NinjaTrader Group Holding — and if you follow where

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Chronograph Raises $140M From Sixth Street Growth: What Private Markets Data Infrastructure Means for LPs
    Alternative Investments

    Chronograph Raises $140M From Sixth Street Growth: What Private Markets Data Infrastructure Means for LPs

    Chronograph Raises $140M From Sixth Street Growth: What Private Markets Data Infrastructure Means for LPs TL;DR: On June 16, 2026, Chronograph announced a $140M+ minority growth equity investment f...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Ramp Raises $750M at $44B: What the Fintech Mega-Round Signals for Private Investors
    Venture Capital

    Ramp Raises $750M at $44B: What the Fintech Mega-Round Signals for Private Investors

    TL;DR: On June 4, 2026, Ramp announced a $750 million Series F at a $44 billion post-money valuation . Lead investors include ICONIQ, GIC (Singapore's sovereign wealth fund), and Ontario Teachers'

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Ramp Raises $750M at $44B: What Accredited Investors Should Know
    Venture Capital

    Ramp Raises $750M at $44B: What Accredited Investors Should Know

    TL;DR According to TechCrunch, Ramp raised $750 million in Series F funding at a $44 billion valuation in June 2026, backed by ICONIQ Capital, GIC, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and Goldman Sachs Al

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Capchase Raises $200M: The 'Affirm for B2B' Is Rewriting Enterprise Sales Finance
    Capital Raising

    Capchase Raises $200M: The 'Affirm for B2B' Is Rewriting Enterprise Sales Finance

    A $1 million software deal sits in a prospect's inbox. The buyer wants it. Their CFO won't approve a seven-figure upfront payment. The vendor loses the deal. That scenario plays out thousands of times every day across...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Investment investment insights — Alternative Lending and Marketplace Investing: Generating Yield Outside Traditional Fixed In
    Capital Raising

    Alternative Lending and Marketplace Investing: Generating Yield Outside Traditional Fixed Income

    Alternative lending platforms have matured from fintech novelties into a $300 billion asset class that delivers 6-12% yields backed by consumer, small business, and specialty loans. Here's how to evaluate and access these opportunities.

    AIN Editorial Team··9 min read
    Investment investment insights — Tokenized Real Estate: Why Blockchain-Based Property Investing Is Finally Going Mainstream
    Real Estate

    Tokenized Real Estate: Why Blockchain-Based Property Investing Is Finally Going Mainstream

    After years of false starts, tokenized real estate is hitting an inflection point in 2026 with $16 billion in on-chain property assets and institutional adoption accelerating. Here's what's changed and what it means for your portfolio.

    AIN Editorial Team··7 min read
    Alternative Investments investment insights — The Fintech Investment Landscape in 2026: Where Smart Money is Heading
    Alternative Investments

    The Fintech Investment Landscape in 2026: Where Smart Money is Heading

    The fintech investment narrative has shifted dramatically. The era of funding any company that put "fintech" in its pitch deck ended sometime around late 2022, when rising interest rates, tightening credit markets, and the spectacular implosion of several high-profile fintech companies for

    AIN Editorial Team··8 min read