
Alternative Investments
Insurers Are Becoming Private Credit's Biggest LPs, One Rated CFO at a Time
TL;DR: Three private credit fund vehicles closed within about four weeks this summer, all built to sell rated debt tranches to insurance companies: Star Mountain Capital closed its Star Mountain CFO
Jeff Barnes, MBA··14 min read

Venture Capital
Norm AI Hits $1.2B Unicorn Status as New York Life, TIAA Back $120M Series C
TL;DR: Norm AI, a compliance-automation startup that translates regulations into machine-readable rules for large enterprises, closed a $120 million Series C on July 7, 2026, at a $1.2 billion valuati
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read