Private Equity & Venture Capital Industry Perspectives & Trends 2018 Executive Breakfast

This recent Nature article by Bernatz et al. particularly piqued my interest because years ago I did scientific research on thymic…

In the first quarter of 2026, Venture Capital (VC) funding in Latin America was less about broad-based momentum and more about the concentration of capital, stage, and even geography. According to a recent Crunchbase article examining data from Q1 of this year, Latin American startups raised a total of $1.03 billion for the quarter, a jump of 12% YoY and a decrease of 6% from Q4 2025.

Three of us spent last week in Beverly Hills for the Milken Institute Global Conference. The official sessions ran May 3 through 6 across the Beverly Hilton and the Waldorf, under the banner “Leading in a New Era.” As always, the more useful conversations happened in the side rooms, the hotel suite meetings, and the Tuesday night party we sponsored. A few things we are bringing back to clients.