The $121 Billion Record: What Two Competing Data Sets Reveal About Private Equity Secondaries in 2026
    Market Analysis

    The $121 Billion Record: What Two Competing Data Sets Reveal About Private Equity Secondaries in 2026

    TL;DR: The private equity secondaries market logged $121 billion in transaction volume during the first half of 2026 , the highest H1 on record, according to Evercore's H1 2026 Secondary Market Review

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    How an LP Should Read a Continuation Vehicle Fairness Opinion Before Deciding to Roll or Sell
    Private Equity

    How an LP Should Read a Continuation Vehicle Fairness Opinion Before Deciding to Roll or Sell

    TL;DR: Continuation vehicles generated $65 billion of GP-led secondary volume in the first half of 2026, up 35% year over year, according to Evercore's H1 2026 Secondary Market Review — and every one

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Neko Health's $700M Series C: A 4x Markup in 18 Months, But Whose $7 Billion Is It?
    Venture Capital

    Neko Health's $700M Series C: A 4x Markup in 18 Months, But Whose $7 Billion Is It?

    TL;DR: Neko Health, the full-body scanning startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, raised $700 million in a Series C led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and O.G. Venture Partners. Media outlets, not

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    SambaNova's $1B Series F Hit an $11B Valuation. Here's How You Actually Get Exposure.
    Venture Capital

    SambaNova's $1B Series F Hit an $11B Valuation. Here's How You Actually Get Exposure.

    SambaNova Systems closed the first tranche of a $1 billion Series F on July 8, 2026, at an $11 billion post-money valuation, led by General Atlantic with T. Rowe Price, Capital Group, BlackRock-m

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Investment investment insights — The Secondaries Boom: How to Buy Discounted Stakes in Top-Tier VC Funds
    Venture Capital

    The Secondaries Boom: How to Buy Discounted Stakes in Top-Tier VC Funds

    The secondary market for venture capital fund interests is experiencing unprecedented volume, with investors snapping up stakes in top-tier funds at 10-25% discounts to NAV. Here's how sophisticated buyers are capitalizing on this structural opportunity.

    AIN Editorial Team··7 min read