AI in Private Equity - Daily Digest

TPG CEO confident firm can reach $50 billion fundraising goal this year

Crusoe IPO looms after last funding round valued the AI data center developer at $10 billion. Reports suggest firm's valuation may triple. The post Is This The Next CoreWeave Or Nebius Group? A Crusoe IPO Looms

Nvidia stock touched $227 a share Monday on news it's pouring $1.5 billion into this AI data center and energy player. The post Nvidia Reportedly Infuses Cash Into Potential AI Infrastructure IPO. Here's Why

Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data center footprint.

NVIDIA Leads $500 Billion Private Equity Investment in AI Infrastructure and Power Solutions

Heartflow stock broke out Friday, helped by an "outsized" guidance raise and second-quarter beat. The post This AI-Tied IPO Stock Just Broke Out On Its 'Outsized' Guidance Boost

Exponent has agreed to invest in OFS, an Ireland-based provider of specialist technical services for the global power generation industry. The post Court Square, Five Point bet on oil and gas; Exponent to invest in energy generation service...

AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.

Fortinet stock has gained nearly 100% in 2026 amid artificial intelligence-related acquisitions aimed at building cloud platform. The post Fortinet, IBD Stock Of The Day, Steps Up AI Acquisitions To Build Cloud Platform

PayPal stock dipped as analysts mulled how Stripe's OpenRouter purchase could impact a possible takeover of the payments firm. The post Stripe Purchase Of AI Firm OpenRouter Unlikely To Derail PayPal Deal

Opinion: Nvidia’s $500B private equity AI funding deal isn’t a good sign

SK Hynix is the IBD Stock Of The Day as the South Korean memory-chip maker continues to benefit from high demand from AI data centers. The post SK Hynix, IBD Stock Of The Day, Forming IPO Base But Actionable Now

Private equity's insurtech appetite has shifted from cloud to AI

Coforge launches private equity-focused unit to drive AI-led value creation

Navatar Introduces Governed AI Framework for Private Equity

Brookfield Asset Management Looks to AI to Fuel Growth

Value Partners, Insilico Medicine, Pudong jointly launch ‘AI+Life Sciences’ CVC fund

'SaaSpocalypse' Risk From AI Reaches Beyond Private Equity

Cloud is (still) king: Private equity investments in the AI data center era

Brazilian venture capital market births first Latin American AI ‘unicorn’

Leveraging AI to accelerate private equity value creation

OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.

Private equity’s AI gold rush comes at a cost

"We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said.

The funds will allow Wispr to increase its footprint as it ventures into new areas, such as meetings, with its newly released note-taker tool.

Garcia’s Take: Private Equity Leaders Dig Into AI

Tesla is working on a prototype for a flying version of its long-awaited new Roadster built using special SpaceX-designed thrusters. The post Tesla Reportedly Will Demo Flying Roadster

Retailers using tariff refunds to cut prices may help bring down inflation. The post Fed Rate Hike Odds Fall As Amazon Prime Day Effect Hits Retail Sales

Private equity calls the AI de-rating overdone

Ground control to private equity: has AI landed on the factory floor?