Brian Armstrong Wants a Literacy Test, Not a Wealth Test. The SEC Might Agree.
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Brian Armstrong Wants a Literacy Test, Not a Wealth Test. The SEC Might Agree.

    In June 2026, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong appeared on Yahoo Finance's Power Players podcast and called for eliminating the US accredited investor wealth thresholds, replacing them with a financial...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 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
    The INVEST Act Would Change Who Qualifies as an Accredited Investor
    Regulatory & Compliance

    The INVEST Act Would Change Who Qualifies as an Accredited Investor

    TL;DR: The House passed H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act , on December 11, 2025, by a 302-123 vote. The bill moved to the Senate Banking Committee on December 15, 2025. As of June 2026, no Senate floor vote

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    SEC Just Opened Private Markets Wider — and Quietly Closed an Enforcement Window Too
    Regulatory & Compliance

    SEC Just Opened Private Markets Wider — and Quietly Closed an Enforcement Window Too

    On June 2, 2026, the SEC published its Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2026–2030 , promising to open private markets to more investors and review the accredited investor definition. Twenty-four hours...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Rolling Funds Explained: The Subscription VC Model That Lets You Dollar-Cost Average Into Startups
    Venture Capital

    Rolling Funds Explained: The Subscription VC Model That Lets You Dollar-Cost Average Into Startups

    According to AngelList's official guidance, rolling funds let you invest $5,000 to $25,000 per quarter in a fund manager's portfolio instead of committing $250,000 or more upfront to a traditional ven

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
    Generalist AI Raises $400M for Physical Robots: The Industrial Automation Bet Nvidia Is Making
    Venture Capital

    Generalist AI Raises $400M for Physical Robots: The Industrial Automation Bet Nvidia Is Making

    According to Crypto Briefing, Generalist AI raised $400 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation in June 2026. Total funding has exceeded $500 million. Radical Ventures led the round. Nvi

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 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
    Supabase Doubles to $10.5B: AI Agents Are Rebuilding the Database Market
    Venture Capital

    Supabase Doubles to $10.5B: AI Agents Are Rebuilding the Database Market

    According to TechCrunch, Supabase doubled its valuation to $10.5 billion in just eight months. The database startup raised $500 million in Series F funding as AI agents became its primary growth drive

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··5 min read
    Q1 2026 Venture Funding Broke Records. Here's What Accredited Investors Should Do With That Data.
    Market Analysis

    Q1 2026 Venture Funding Broke Records. Here's What Accredited Investors Should Do With That Data.

    Per Crunchbase's Q1 2026 global funding report , venture capital hit $300 billion in a single quarter, shattering every historical record. Four AI companies absorbed $188 billion of that, or 65 cents

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Tom Mueller and Impulse Space: Why a $4.26B Valuation Matters for Defense-Tech Investors
    Venture Capital

    Tom Mueller and Impulse Space: Why a $4.26B Valuation Matters for Defense-Tech Investors

    Impulse Space raised $500M at a $4.26B valuation on June 2, 2026 per Source . That's a 2.4x jump from the $1.8B implied Series C valuation in under 13 months. Tom Mueller (SpaceX's first employee,

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Mach Industries $300M Series C: Production Over Prototypes in Defense Tech
    Venture Capital

    Mach Industries $300M Series C: Production Over Prototypes in Defense Tech

    Mach Industries raised $300 million in Series C at a $1.8 billion valuation—a 3.8x jump in 12 months. The company is run by 22-year-old Thiel Fellow Ethan Thornton. It makes jet-powered loitering

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read