Family offices can be the most flexible investors a founder or fund manager will ever meet. They invest their own money, they can move quickly and they don’t answer to a fund’s timeline. But they also don’t run open applications. Here’s what the latest data says about how family offices […]
The first check a founder raises usually doesn’t come from a cold email. It comes from someone who knows someone. Three reports released in the past ten days show what that means for women founders, and what founders and fund managers can do about it. Three Reports, Three Different Measures […]
For years, the venture exit had two doors: an IPO or an acquisition. Both are still open, but not wide enough to return the cash investors need. So more and more liquidity is moving through a third route: the secondary market. Here’s how that door works, who’s standing behind it, […]
Capital Beyond the Coasts: What Q3 2026 Regional VC Data Means for Founders Outside SF
Corporate investors are making fewer, bigger bets. What Aranca’s and GCV’s Q3 2026 reports mean for founders seeking a strategic check, and for GPs.
The Two-Year Cliff: What Record Startup Shutdowns Reveal About the Gap Between Rounds
The Stale-Mark Reckoning: What Miro, Airtable and 59% Secondary Discounts Mean for Founders and GPs
AI agents now write and send investor pitches at scale. What still gets founders noticed, and how GPs can stand out as screening goes AI.
Median seed prices cooled in 2026 while top-tier valuations soared. What the split means for founders and GPs, and why your lead shapes price and close.
LPs are getting little cash back, so they re-up with GPs they know. What 2026’s DPI drought means for emerging managers and founders raising now.
