Monthly Archives: October 2026
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $244.1 Million as Ether Funds Logged an Eighth Straight Day of Outflows:
HedgeCo.Net — U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded net outflows of $244.1 million on Thursday, October 8, according to data from Farside Investors. The session followed… Continue reading
Robot Training Data Startup Mecka AI Raised a $60 Million Series B Led by Sequoia:
HedgeCo.Net — Mecka AI, a Toronto- and New York-based startup that collects human motion data to train robots, has raised a $60 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital. NVIDIA, Qua… Continue reading
AI Evaluation Platform Arena Raised a $200 Million Series B at a $3.1 Billion Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — Arena, the AI model evaluation platform that began as a UC Berkeley research project in 2023, has raised a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation. The roun… Continue reading
AEA Investors and BCI Acquired Air Filtration Platform Rensa Filtration From Audax Private Equity:
HedgeCo.Net — AEA Investors’ Middle Market Private Equity team and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) have acquired Rensa Filtration, a vertically integrated … Continue reading
Aphias Capital Closed Its Inaugural Private Equity Fund Above Its Hard Cap at Just Over $1.05 Billion:
HedgeCo.Net — Aphias Capital, a sector-focused lower-middle-market private equity firm, has held the final close of Aphias Capital Fund I with just over $1.05 billion in total capi… Continue reading
Spectrum Equity Closed Its Oversubscribed Fund XI at $2.5 Billion, the Largest in Its History:
HedgeCo.Net — Growth equity firm Spectrum Equity has closed Fund XI with $2.5 billion of commitments, raised in an oversubscribed, single close. The fund is the largest Spectrum ha… Continue reading
Hedge Funds Slipped an Estimated 0.7% in September as Macro and CTA Strategies Surged, HFR Said:
HedgeCo.Net — Hedge funds posted mixed results in September, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declining an estimated 0.7% as gains in Macro strategies were offset by los… Continue reading
Weston Family’s Wittington Agreed to Buy Boots From Sycamore Partners for $8.9 Billion:
HedgeCo.Net — Wittington Investments, the private holding company of Canada’s Weston family, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Boots from Sycamore Partners and the Pessi… Continue reading
Bitcoin ETFs Took In $118.8 Million as Ether Funds Posted a Sixth Straight Day of Outflows:
HedgeCo.Net — U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds returned to net inflows on Tuesday, taking in $118.8 million, while spot ether funds lost $201.9 million and Solana funds shed… Continue reading
Janus Henderson’s Shariah-Compliant MENA Private Credit Fund IV Reached $191 Million at Second Close:
HedgeCo.Net — Janus Henderson has secured $191 million of investor commitments at the second close of Janus Henderson MENA Private Credit Fund IV, a Shariah-compliant direct lendin… Continue reading
Type One Energy Raised a $200 Million Series B to Advance Its Tennessee Fusion Power Plant:
HedgeCo.Net — Type One Energy, a Knoxville, Tennessee-based fusion developer, has completed a $200 million Series B financing co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clutterbuck… Continue reading
Meridiam Closed a $4.5 Billion North America Core Fund Built Around 15 Mature Infrastructure Assets:
HedgeCo.Net — Meridiam has closed its North America Core Fund, a vehicle of approximately $4.5 billion holding a portfolio of 15 operational infrastructure assets, the Paris-headqu… Continue reading