Re:Build’s $2.1B raise, Kalshi’s $1B Series G, Cohere’s Series E, Anthropic’s Nasdaq S-1, DoorDash’s $17B Instacart deal and a $10B Disruptive fund: the week of 26 October–1 November 2026 in venture capital.
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Funding rounds, term sheets, market commentary and tools for founders raising venture capital — the running commentary around the Venture Capital hub.
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Venture Funding Rounds This Week: Tenstorrent Leads, Billion-Dollar Series A (19–25 October 2026)
Tenstorrent’s $1.5B Series E and Flapping Airplanes’ $1B Series A led the week of 19–25 October 2026, as Europe topped €1.5B, India slowed and Seaya, Inspired Capital and Vintage announced new funds.
Venture Funding Rounds This Week: Modal Leads a Thinner Week (12–18 October 2026)
Modal Labs’ $750M Series D led a thinner mega-round week of 12–18 October 2026, while Europe topped €1.8B, India raised about $236M and Sprints and Pear VC closed new funds.
Venture Deals: Reading the Term Sheet Before It Reads You
A Kurums Book Taste review of Venture Deals for founders about to negotiate with people who do this for a living.
Management Buyouts and Employee Ownership: Exiting Without Selling to an Outsider
The insider exit family explained for founders: who buys you out, how the debt gets paid, what trustees and lenders will accept as a price, and what reaches your account when the buyer is your own team.
Taking Your Startup Public: IPO, Direct Listing and SPAC as a Founder Exit
An IPO does not cash you out; it changes the currency you hold. This guide covers readiness, process, cost, the three listing formats and how founders actually sell after the bell rings.
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Acqui-hire Exits: Selling the Team When the Product Didn’t Win
When runway is short and the product has not won, the team is still worth something. This guide shows how an acqui-hire exit is priced, split, papered and taxed, and what the Inflection, Windsurf and FriendFeed deals teach founders.
Due Diligence and Legal Preparation for a Startup Exit: The Founder’s Checklist
Due diligence is where exits are repriced, delayed or killed. This checklist shows founders what buyers examine, how to run reverse diligence 12 months ahead, and how the definitive agreement allocates risk.
How to Value Your Startup for an Exit: Multiples, Comparables and What You Actually Keep
The valuation pillar of the Founder Exit Playbook: which methods buyers actually use, what multiples looked like in 2025–26, how the buyer will cut your number, and why a $100M headline can become $18M in your account.
Startup Exit Strategies: The Founder’s Map of Every Way Out (2026)
An exit is a decision you make years before the wire hits. This map lays out the eight routes, what the 2025–2026 market pays, and how to pick the one that fits your company.
Best Virtual Data Room Software in 2026: Fundraising and M&A Compared
Six virtual data rooms for startup fundraising and M&A diligence compared on published pricing, free trials, Q&A, access controls and deal fit.
Sir Stephen Tindall: How The Warehouse Founder Became a Venture Backer
Stephen Tindall built New Zealand’s biggest discount retailer, then spent thirty years turning its shares into start-ups and philanthropy.