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The SEC’s Sept. 30 vote produced formal proposals on interval funds and adviser performance fees. The accredited-investor exam remains a request for comment. Key deadlines: Dec. 4 and Dec. 7. For informational purposes only.
Q3'26 Power 20 top five: @Anthropic, @OpenAI, @Anduril, @Databricks, @Stripe. Same five as Q2, with OpenAI moving ahead of Anduril. Ten straight quarters in the top six for all five.
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On the @AccessIPOs podcast, host Craig Stephens and @Noelregrets, our Co-Founder and CEO, talked about a pet peeve with many pre-IPO marketplaces: limited transparency.
Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=1-WgABpF…
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Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund. Musk pledges a @SpaceX share to every U.S. child next year. @Tenstorrent raises $1.5B at $6.2B. @AugmentMarkets and/or its affiliates hold a position in @Anthropic.
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The Q3'26 Power 20 is out. Four new entrants, all AI: @FireworksAI_HQ, @Etched, @Baseten and @Higgsfield_AI. AI companies now hold 11 of the 20 places. Rankings as of Sept. 30, 2026.
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Noel Moldvai, our Co-Founder and CEO, explains why if you're trying to buy shares of a private company, you may get quoted 100 different prices.
“Sometimes there's a carry attached to that price.“
Craig Stephens from the @AccessIPOs podcast was joined by @noelregrets to talk about all things Augment, who Noel is, private markets, pricing and so much more.
At @Money2020 in Las Vegas this week? Come find Stephanie Huang, Augment’s Director of Strategic Partnerships.
She’s there to meet founders, investors, and partners across fintech and private markets.
Attending? Send her a message over on LinkedIn.
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The SEC's performance fee proposal would have a fund's board find in writing that a fee of up to 20% serves shareholders, including whether it covers realized or unrealized gains (SEC release). In private holdings, unrealized gains could be seen as marks. I'd read that finding first. cc: @augmentmarkets
Five years ago, @blair_IPO was in South Philly, door-dashing cheesesteaks way too regularly. Today he’s VP, Capital Markets at Augment and built the CRM and process that keeps us connected with our LPs.
His take: SPVs are never the problem. Bad GPs are the problem. Akshay on working with him: “I am lucky to work with him on a daily basis.” (Except apparently when it comes to golfing together, but that's a story for another time...)
We’re hiring: augment.market/jobs
Oct. 13: @character_ai filed for Chapter 11 and agreed to sell some assets to Disney for $20M (TechCrunch). The Information reported @AppliedInt is fielding offers near $30B. Offers are not a completed round. Informational only.
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Ali Ghodsi called 2026 "a terrible year to go public" and then @Databricks raised $5B at a $190B valuation and stayed private (per @business). The queue is full with @SpaceX, @Anthropic and @OpenAI, so waiting makes sense... but I don't get why employees should wait with it. cc: @AugmentMarkets
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In H1 2026 @Carta executed 71 tender offers = about $3B (3x year over year). The median tender excludes former employees, so someone who left holding vested shares often isn't in it. At @augmentmarkets we want more tenders (liquidity good) but we also want to understand who is actually eligible to sell into them.
Liquid Assets is a cocktail party bringing together people across the private markets space who are in town for the conference hosted by Augment and Mintz.
It's a chance to come as you are from the conference floor, in a more relaxed setting than the main event. Just drinks, light bites, and people worth talking to.
We're hosting, Come straight from the conference. We’ll take it from there. Registration required. Space is limited. Register here: luma.com/ib9vefhm
Today Only!
Wednesday, October 14, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
This event is 21+. Please bring a government-issued ID.
Augment and Mintz are hosting a cocktail party on the Wednesday evening of @TechCrunch Disrupt for people across the private markets space.
Cocktails and light bites. Limited capacity; registration subject to approval. 21+ with government-issued ID.
Cocktail attire not required. Come as you are from the conference floor.
Registration is by approval and space is limited. The form takes about a minute and asks for your company, title, LinkedIn, and a few questions including accredited investor status as defined by the SEC. We will confirm your spot by email.
Find out more:techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/te…
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The ~$50B @OpenAI annualized revenue excludes cloud-partner sales. The earlier ~$70B figure adjusted for them, per FT/Axios.
More: augment.market/pulse/openais…
@AugmentMarkets and/or its affiliates hold a position in Anthropic. Informational only. Not investment advice.
Five years ago, she made her first visit to Denver, the first step toward a dream of moving. Her take: Compliance isn’t just the “No” team. The best Compliance people find a creative way to a solution. Also non-negotiable: Peter Gabriel over Phil Collins, and a park walk with her dog to reset.
We’re hiring: augment.market/jobs