Capital Markets
Q1 2026 sets an all-time record: $330.9B invested, 80% into AI
A single quarter eclipses entire past years as foundation-model rounds north of $100B redraw the map of private capital.
Capital Markets
The AI super-cycle arrives: global funding rebounds to $425B
Capital deployment turns sharply concentrated as foundation-model mega-rounds dominate the year, marking a decisive break from the venture winter.
Capital Markets
Signature and First Republic fall as SVB contagion sweeps regional banks
Two more lenders collapse within weeks, with First Republic becoming the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history before JPMorgan absorbs it.
Capital Markets
Silicon Valley Bank fails in the largest bank collapse since 2008
A $1.8B bond loss, a social-media bank run, and $42B in attempted withdrawals in a single day end the venture ecosystem's central financial institution.
Capital Markets
FTX collapses into bankruptcy, wiping out a $32B crypto empire in days
A liquidity crisis triggered by a leaked balance sheet and a rival's public sell-off ends with the exchange insolvent and its founder facing fraud charges.
Capital Markets
Klarna's valuation is cut 85% to $6.7B, the down round that defined 2022
Europe's buy-now-pay-later giant raises fresh capital at a fraction of its peak — a brutal public marker for the entire late-stage market.
Capital Markets
Global venture funding smashes records at $643B as ZIRP mania peaks
A year of frictionless capital minted 586 new unicorns and pushed the private board past $3.8 trillion — the top of the cycle, in hindsight.