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'I think resonated in a market where seed stage funds suddenly started opportunity funds and everybody seemed to have a growth fund,' Breakout managing partner Lindy Fishburne tells VCJ.

At this year's NEXUS, Megan Wenrich of the All Aboard Fund spoke of rapid deployment and GCM Grosvenor's Jonathan Hirschtritt described climate finance gaps that were opening up.

While almost half of respondents to a recent survey of high-net-worth women investors are in the earliest stages of engaging with private markets, 67% say they plan to invest $25k-$49k in venture funds this year.

As geopolitical tensions continue to rise, and opportunities to commit to GP strategies involving defense with it, investors are finding paths to investment with few ESG barriers, LPs said at NEXUS 2026.

Jonas Murphy, former director of government affairs for the NVCA, signed a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of stolen property, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.

Founded by Khosla Ventures veteran Sandhya Venkatachalam, the new seed-stage firm is backing AI companies that target the 'capacity crunch' to democratize access to critical services.

John McBride of Norton Rose Fulbright explains how he helped venture firm Decasonic seek patent protection for an agentic AI platform.

Michelle Volz, who was previously an investment partner for Andreessen Horowitz, raised her first fund in just 12 months.

Jeff Becker explains why Antler's US fund has more than doubled the size of its commitments, how AI is driving up start-up costs, and what it takes to be successful at the earliest stage of investing.

Cambridge Associates partner Tom Mitchell describes the LP experience amid a period of slow distributions and fast-moving news.