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October 2026New PE and VC Funds in October 2026
Private Equity List recorded 74 new private equity and venture capital funds. Fewer than in September, but bigger: the typical fund was $300M, and Advent International's $27B GPE XI was the largest.
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November 2026Preqin Pricing 2026: What Preqin Costs and 7 Cheaper Alternatives
Preqin does not publish prices. The median buyer pays $49,334 a year, and US government contracts run from $16,500 to $180,405. What drives the cost, how the trial works and seven cheaper options.
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November 2026New PE/VC funds: week of 26 October – 1 November 2026
14 new PE and VC funds were announced, with $40.2B in headline sizes. Advent and Disruptive made up 92% of it. US managers launched 6 of the funds, and AI led the sectors.
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October 2026PitchBook and Crunchbase API Pricing 2026: Costs, MCP and Alternatives
PitchBook and Crunchbase sell API access by quote. What their APIs, Preqin, Dealroom, Tracxn and Private Equity List cost, how many requests you get and which connect to Claude and ChatGPT.
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October 2026LP Database 2026: How to Find Limited Partners for Your Fund
Private Equity List profiles 514 limited partners that back private equity and venture funds: 295 fund-of-funds managers and 228 family offices. Who they are, where they sit and how to find LPs for your fund.
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October 2026Cap Table Template 2026: Free Example for Excel and Google Sheets
A ready-to-use cap table template with a worked example: two founders, a SAFE, a seed round and a Series A with an option pool top-up. Export it as CSV for Excel or Google Sheets.
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October 2026Equity Dilution Calculator for Startups: Seed, Series A, Option Pool and SAFEs
Work out how much of the company founders keep after a round: pre-money valuation, amount raised, option pool top-up and SAFE conversion. Typical rounds sold 18–19% at seed and Series A in 2025.
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October 2026PitchBook Pricing 2026: How Much PitchBook Costs and Cheaper Options
PitchBook does not publish prices. Buyers report about $12,000 a year for one seat and a median contract near $31,750. What drives the cost, how the trial works and what costs less.
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October 2026Top Seed and Pre-Seed Investors 2026: 13 Firms Founders Pitch First
Y Combinator, Pear VC, Afore, Seedcamp, Antler and eight more seed and pre-seed investors: what each writes and asks for, and the seed funds raised in 2026 by region.
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October 2026Cost of Equity Calculator and Formula: CAPM, Dividend Growth Model and Beta
Work out the cost of equity with CAPM or the dividend growth model, re-lever beta for a private company, and check today's inputs: a 4.98% Treasury yield and Kroll's 5.0% equity risk premium.
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October 2026Top Family Offices in the World 2026: The Largest Names and Who Invests by Region
Private Equity List lists 228 family offices that invest in private companies, 55 in the US and 98 in continental Europe. The largest names, how single- and multi-family offices differ, and who invests in each region.
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October 2026Private Equity Buyers: How to Find a Buyer for Your Business in 2026
64 private equity firms announced new buyout and growth funds in 2026, about $151B in total. Who buys businesses, what a sale to private equity pays and which buyer fits your company.
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October 2026Private Equity Lenders 2026: 60 Unitranche and Middle Market Lenders
Private Equity List lists 60 lenders that finance private equity deals, 40 of them in the US. Who they are, what unitranche debt costs and which lenders launched new funds.
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October 2026Independent Sponsors 2026: 38 Capital Partners and Typical Deal Terms
Private Equity List lists 38 capital partners for independent sponsors, 7 of which name them in their profiles. Who funds these deals, and the fees and carry sponsors earn in the US and Europe.
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October 2026Venture Debt Lenders and Funds 2026: 37 Firms That Lend to Startups
Private Equity List lists 37 venture debt and revenue-based financing lenders, 14 in the US and 14 in Europe. Who lends at which stage, the new venture debt funds of 2026 and how to reach the teams.
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October 2026Mezzanine Lenders and Funds 2026: 59 Firms That Provide Mezzanine Debt
Private Equity List lists 59 firms that provide mezzanine debt, 25 in the US and 20 in Europe. Who they are, the largest mezzanine funds and how to reach their teams.
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October 2026New PE/VC funds: week of 19–25 October 2026
17 new PE and VC funds were announced, with $20.6B in headline sizes. Blackstone and Pantheon made up 71% of it. US managers launched 9 of the funds, and late stage led the stages with 10.
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October 2026New PE/VC funds: week of 12–18 October 2026
12 new PE and VC funds were announced, with $3.8B in headline sizes. Consonance and Sprints Capital made up 57% of it. US managers launched 7 of the funds, and AI led the sectors.
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October 2026Private Credit Funds and Firms 2026: Who Raised and Who Lends
Private Equity List tracks 227 private credit firms, 132 of them in the US and 55 in Europe. The biggest credit funds of 2026, the firms to know and how to find a lender for a deal.
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October 2026New PE/VC funds: week of 28 September – 4 October 2026
18 new PE and VC funds were announced, with $8.7B in headline sizes. Ares and Oaktree made up 71% of it. US managers launched 10 of the funds, and AI led the sectors.
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October 2026New PE and VC Funds in September 2026
Private Equity List recorded 87 new private equity and venture capital funds. Most were small venture funds, while 14 funds of $1B or more took 86% of the money. Almost half focus on AI.
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October 2026New PE/VC funds: week of 21–27 September 2026
19 new PE and VC funds were announced, with $11.0B in headline sizes. Bessemer and Siguler Guff made up 80% of it. Europe launched the most funds, and AI led the sectors.
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October 2026Investor Outreach Email Templates for Founders and Fund Managers
Copy-ready emails for founders, advisors and first-time fund managers: cold emails to VCs and PE firms, intro requests, follow-ups, LP outreach and investor updates, with a guide to personalising each one.
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October 2026Investor Databases Compared (2026): 10 Platforms for Finding PE and VC Investors
An honest comparison of 10 investor databases for founders, advisors and fund managers: what each costs, how long the contract runs, and which ones give you investment team contacts.
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