Funds, firms, and the people writing the checks.
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Venture capital is a business before it is an asset class, and this desk covers it that way. We track the firms raising new funds and the LPs writing the commitments, the partners moving between shops or leaving to go solo, and the strategy shifts that show up in a portfolio long before they show up in a press release. Fund size is a thesis statement: a $250 million second fund and a $2 billion platform are playing different games, with different return maths and different pressure on the founders they back. We follow that maths — deployment pace, reserves, ownership targets, the growing role of continuation vehicles and secondaries — and what it means for anyone raising from these firms in the next twelve months.
Reach Capital has raised an oversubscribed $265 million fifth fund, signaling strong LP appetite for specialized managers who are repositioning traditional edtech portfolios toward artificial intelligence.
Travis Kalanick’s new robotics startup Atoms has secured a massive $1.7 billion, highlighting a broader $47.4 billion capital surge into physical AI while reigniting debates over founder-investor power dynamics.
The federal antitrust investigation into Andreessen Horowitz over interlocking directorates threatens the traditional venture capital governance model and could reshape startup boardrooms.
Billionaire investor Joshua Kushner's potential acquisition of a stake in the Los Angeles Lakers highlights how elite venture capitalists use sports franchises as powerful tax shields to offset massive carried interest liabilities from firms like Thrive Capital.
Harvard Management Company and other elite university endowments are bypassing traditional venture funds to build massive, direct stakes in late-stage private giants.
In his first-ever annual investor letter, Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner cautions that rampant AI euphoria is eroding investment discipline, signaling a strategic pivot for the prominent OpenAI backer.
Anthropic’s early-stage IPO meetings indicate a maturation of the foundational AI model market, signaling that the era of pure private-market capital dominance is evolving.
Thrive Holdings has raised a substantial $2 billion in new funding, achieving a $12 billion valuation, with investments from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, and OpenAI to advance its enterprise AI solutions.
The rapid fundraise highlights a stark divide in LP appetite, as institutional allocators consolidate exposure around elite venture franchises.
OpenAI has finalized a massive $7 billion tender offer, providing liquidity to employees and early investors while signaling a potential shift in the venture capital recycling landscape ahead of a highly anticipated IPO.
Public software stocks are experiencing significant swings, signaling a deepening market debate over the long-term prospects and valuations of traditional SaaS companies amidst the rise of artificial intelligence.
A former principal's success in raising $63 million for MagicSchool AI underscores a shifting venture landscape where domain expertise is challenging the traditional premium placed on technical founders.
As venture capital commoditizes, top-tier firms like Lightspeed are acquiring and building media arms to secure early-stage deal flow and lower founder acquisition costs.
Robinhood plans to list a new financial instrument allowing retail investors to back Y Combinator startups, democratizing access to highly coveted early-stage venture capital.
Menlo Ventures is channeling its new $3 billion capital pool predominantly into artificial intelligence, signaling a strategic pivot towards larger, more concentrated investments in the sector. This move reflects a broader industry trend where established firms are doubling down
Major AI developers and their financial backers are lobbying Washington with divergent visions for AI regulation, setting the stage for a policy battle that will shape market access and investment opportunities in the sector.
A new academic study reveals how the venture capital model's pressure for hyper-growth and lax due diligence structurally incentivize founder fraud.
Index Ventures has raised $2 billion across three new funds, boosting its total investable capital to $3.5 billion amid a challenging fundraising environment for venture firms.
Antora, a thermal battery storage developer, closed a $550 million Series C, marking one of the year's largest cleantech rounds and signaling venture capital's focus on energy infrastructure to meet rising AI data center demand.
Mark Zuckerberg outlined Meta's challenge balancing AI infrastructure investments with monetization strategies, signaling cautious capital allocation amid AI market pressures.
Seed-stage startups combining AI and cybersecurity have raised $855 million across 150+ rounds in 2026, signaling strong investor appetite for securing AI-driven tech.
SE Ventures is backing startups focused on AI infrastructure, robotics, and grid resilience, signaling a new industrial investment wave tied to AI buildout.
Nvidia and OpenAI are negotiating a $250 billion credit backstop to finance OpenAI's massive data center campus in Ohio, signaling intensified capital deployment in AI infrastructure.
Imagi raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Brighteye Ventures and Day One Capital, with participation from Will.i.am, signaling continued investor interest in AI-driven edtech startups.