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May 17, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is draining global stockpiles at record pace. Trump used Taiwan as a bargaining chip with China. Defense tech raised $6.5B in one week. SpaceX's $2T IPO is coming. Sunday's geopolitics → private markets breakdown.
May 16, 2026
GridCARE compresses power timelines from 10 years to months. Isomorphic Labs raised $2.1B for AI drug discovery. CREATE Medicines got $122M to cure cancer with one injection. Saturday's top 3 raises.
May 15, 2026
The biggest private fintech on earth — one that processed $1.9 trillion in payments last year — is still not public. And this week, our partners at Republic launched an SPV letting accredited investors get in before it is.
May 14, 2026
Parag Agrawal went from $740M to $2B in 5 months. A 3 year old cybersecurity startup raised $125M at $725M. Elliptic (crypto compliance) hit $1.4B valuation. Defense drones got $82M. And AI is now powering real world military systems. This week: private markets proved nothing is impossible.
May 12, 2026
Revenue hit $30B ARR (3.3x in 3 months). A 4-month-old AI lab raised $500M at $4B. Ramp went from $16B to $40B in 10 months. Kraken paid $600M for stablecoin infrastructure. This week: private markets went nuclear.
May 10, 2026
Biggest single-day gain in Samsung's history. Apple posted $111B quarter. AMD exploded 19%. Bitcoin miner signed $9.8B AI lease. China backed DeepSeek at $50B. This week: AI became infrastructure, not software.
