Members of our Venture Capital and Emerging Growth Companies team recently represented Greptile, on its $50 million Series B financing. Greptile is a San Francisco-based software company that develops artificial intelligence-powered code review and validation platforms for engineering teams. Prithvi Tanwar led the team that included Nicola DeVita, Cole Anthony and Aleks Fernández Caballero. Learn more about the transaction: https://lnkd.in/gKwqisEV

Scalare Expands National Ecosystem with Brisbane Workspace, New Investment in Auric and Equityroom Launch SYDNEY, AU, Oct 20, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Scalare Partners Holdings Limited (ASX: SCP) ("Scalare" or "the Company") is pleased to report on its activities and performance for the quarter ended 30 September 2026. The first quarter of FY27 marked the next stage of Scalare's plans to build Australia's most comprehensive founder support and investment ecosystem. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGuUYSeK #scalarepartners #finance #funds #equities Follow ACN Newswire for more updates

The question every founder is afraid to ask out loud: "Can I take some money off the table without sending a terrible signal?" I asked Vishnu Boorla, Head of Product at Qapitaa, and his framework is the cleanest I've heard. A founder secondary works when it's: 1. Small enough that nobody questions your commitment (typically 5–10% of your stake), which at Series A/B is only ~2.5–4% of the company's value. 2. Late enough that everyone can see real value has been created. It's not whether you sold. It's whether you sold too early, or too much. A founder who's been underpaid for years and comes back to work confident and focused is better for everyone on the cap table. Tomorrow we're doing the other side of the equity question: your team's. Four years after the grant, a lot of your best people are holding options that are fully vested or underwater and that's when they start taking recruiter calls. Tomorrow, October 7th at 12:30pm ET, I'm sitting down with Chris Hoffmann, ECA of Qapita for 30 minutes on grant refreshes. We'll discuss when to start, how to size one without blowing up your option pool, and what to do about underwater grants after a down round. Link to register in the comments! Thanks to Qapita for partnering with nextNYC for this series! #Founders #SecondarySales #EquityCompensation #VentureCapital #StartupFunding

Not every company needs Koinz Capital now. Some need to prepare for it first. Accessing an intellectual capital platform requires more than potential. It requires clarity around the company’s moment, openness to advisory, and the maturity to turn external perspective into better decisions. For High-Potential Companies, the point is not simply to seek more connections. It is to understand whether the business is ready to access people, contexts, and perspectives capable of contributing to its next stage of growth. At Koinz Capital, intellectual capital creates greater value when it meets companies prepared to grow with direction, discernment, and strategic vision. If your company is expanding and it makes sense to evaluate the next step, start a conversation with Koinz Capital. #koinzcapital #intellectualcapital #qualifiedaccess #strategicgrowth #founders #venturecapital #businessgrowth

From a technology perspective, Aimia's increased stake in Foxtons is noteworthy as it aligns with Foxtons' ongoing acquisition strategy. This could indicate a shift in market sentiment towards estate agencies. For investors, having robust systems to manage seller leads and conduct due diligence is essential in navigating these developments effectively. #PropertyTechnology #Foxtons #InvestmentStrategy https://lnkd.in/gwjbrh9B

🚨 BREAKING: Raxxos Technology Inc. has acquired a majority stake in Umbrella IT Services located in Burnaby, BC. We’ll be merging the brands together in the coming months. Umbrella’s founder Jake is staying on. He's done an amazing job building Umbrella from scratch into the thriving enterprise it is today. We’re not changing anything that makes either company great! We’re simply combining forces to serve all of Raxxos’s and Umbrella’s clients even better than before. And I’m not going anywhere either. Raxxos clients can expect the same great hands-on service they've always enjoyed. The combined company remains locally and privately owned, and we’re just going to keep doing the great work that’s made both companies so successful over the last couple decades. Big thanks to everyone involved. Let’s have a great Q4 and push strong into 2027!

𝗩𝗖𝘀, 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail share the do's and don'ts for building hit products. https://lnkd.in/d6vgrksE Posted By Chad de Wet

Intellectual capital only holds value when it appears in real movement. Throughout the month, we reinforced a central idea: Koinz Capital does not work from an abstract thesis about network, access, and growth. It works through the practical application of that thesis. In connections that gain context. In experience that meets real challenges. In meetups that reveal the density of the ecosystem. In portfolio companies that show decisions in motion. And in relationships that help founders grow with greater clarity. Because intellectual capital is not just about being surrounded by experienced people. It is about knowing how to turn experience, access, and trust into better-qualified decisions for high-potential companies. That is where the network proves its value. Explore the Koinz Capital ecosystem and understand how intellectual capital can become strategic contribution. #koinzcapital #intellectualcapital #qualifiedaccess #strategicgrowth #founders #venturecapital

Building in public — a small lesson from this week. 💭 Every founder I talk to says the same thing: "I wish I'd known what investors wanted before I started pitching." That gap — between what founders think investors want and what they actually want — is exactly what THELIV is built to close. The more people I speak to, the more I know we're solving the right problem. Onwards. 🚀 #THELIV #BuildInPublic #Founders

It's oh so different this time... building again. But not building alone, most importantly. The bigger picture, the value, the people, the connections, all feels like a different level of impact compared to my first company. A second time founder sees things that first founder didn't, nor ever could: The client that could of been The alliance you never thought of The trust in people and doing your due diligence I was just a baby, it felt like. Making something from nothing, especially the breath of an entire ecosystem. It was harder than I imagined. It was even harder to maintain. But it showed me I could. It was my proof. That's the most important piece. And now I'm doing it again. Another ecosystem. More founders. More stories. More impact. Glad to be partnering up alongside ya'll at Exeo Advisors (as we say it here in TX 🤠) Jo Stapleton, Jeffrey Turell, Cory Bruscia, Kenneth Erdelt - Business Exit Specialist What was the second company you built? How was it different? What did you take with you? #founderx2 #founderstory #buildingagain #storytime