Pre-IPO

Private markets have evolved from a niche investment strategy into a core component of institutional portfolios. Once dominated by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and university endowments, private equity, venture capital, private credit, infrastructure, and other alternative investments are now …

For decades, the public markets were where investors found the world’s fastest-growing companies. An IPO was often the beginning of a company’s growth story, giving public investors access to years of future expansion. Today, that model has changed. Many of …

Not long ago, most investors gained exposure to high-growth companies through public markets. Businesses like Amazon, Google, and Salesforce became publicly traded relatively early in their development, allowing investors to participate in years of growth after their IPOs. Today, the …

The Post-SpaceX IPO Landscape The SpaceX IPO SpaceX went public on June 12, 2026 on the Nasdaq (SPCX) at $135 per share, raising $75 billion  the largest IPO in history at 3.4x the prior Alibaba record  and valuing the company …

Defense technology entered 2026 with continued momentum, reinforcing its position as one of the most resilient and capital-intensive sectors in venture and growth investing. Preliminary data shows venture investment in defense tech reached approximately $17.8 billion in Q1 2026, just …

Key Takeaways Overview Anthropic is one of the most prominent companies in the generative AI sector. The company develops large language models designed with a focus on safety, alignment, and enterprise usability. Its Claude models compete directly with other leading …

Key Takeaways Overview SpaceX is a private aerospace and space infrastructure company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. The company has transformed the economics of space travel through reusable rocket technology and has become a critical partner to NASA and …

The 2026 IPO market entered the year with strong momentum. A backlog of issuers, improving equity markets, and expectations for multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts created the foundation for what many believed could be a record-breaking year, particularly with high-profile …

According to Caplight, the 2025 market cycle marked a turning point for late-stage private technology companies. Performance, liquidity, and capital formation all improved materially, with private markets outperforming public benchmarks by a wide margin. This shift reflects more than cyclical …

Private market exits surged in 2025, converting approximately $15.7 billion of invested capital into more than $154 billion in exit value. The scale of liquidity realized across late-stage private companies reinforced a structural shift already underway: value creation is increasingly happening before companies reach the public markets.  …

As IPO activity remains muted, investor demand for private company shares has accelerated sharply. Capital is increasingly flowing into late-stage private markets as investors search for the next breakout success story, often comparing today’s most sought-after unicorns to Nvidia’s historic public-market run.  …

Popular gaming and online community platform Discord has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to reporting by Bloomberg. The move marks a significant step toward the public markets for one of the most influential consumer technology platforms …