Four categories every week: global impact investing, global venture capital, Taiwan VC and family offices, each with a link to the source.
Week of Sep 28, 2026
Asian asset owners including Temasek and the Tsao Family Office say regional climate investing is pressing ahead; the Asia Ocean Fund targets $75M across 30 Asia-Pacific deals.
Read source ↗At 2X Global's Montreal summit (270 participants from 44 countries), investors pushed to extend gender-lens strategies into public equities and debt, targeting $20B in new capital by 2027; FinDev Canada committed C$30M.
Read source ↗Bouri, who led the GIIN for 17 years, steps down after the October Amsterdam forum; the market grew from about $500B (2019) to $1.5T, yet he says systemic progress remains insufficient.
Read source ↗McKnight Foundation mapped 110+ community-owned climate projects across seven Midwest states (about $450M in total cost) and helped launch the $150M Power & Place fund to close the gap, even as climate-specialist VC fundraising slows.
Read source ↗The raise splits into $1.75B for seed/early stage and $4B for growth, targeting AI-native companies from infrastructure and models to apps and agents.
Read source ↗Island ($6.4B valuation) and Cyera each raised $400M, while Snorkel AI raised $350M at $3.2B; security, AI and health dominated the week's megadeals.
Read source ↗At least 114 Series A rounds of $100M+ have closed globally in 2026, totaling roughly $33B and on pace for a record; over 70% went to AI startups.
Read source ↗Instant-booking platform FunNow closed a ~NT$318M Series C from Hotai Motor, integrating with Hotai's chicTrip travel platform to expand into Japan and invest in AI; it entered IPO counseling in July.
Read source ↗Co-run by Standard Chartered, the Lih Jen Foundation and Impact Hub Taipei, the award's top three were an elder meal-delivery platform, a service-dog team and an AI fit-tech brand; nearly 120 women-led teams have been trained since 2023.
Read source ↗Founded by New York-based Taiwanese entrepreneur Huang Sheng-an, LANDED runs a three-phase program (validation, revenue, fundraising) and has backed nine startups since 2025, including YC S26 insurtech Qlo.
Read source ↗Citi's 2026 survey found 79% of APAC family offices invest directly and 80% name AI a primary sector focus, both the highest globally; 26% report YTD returns above 15%.
Read source ↗Only 31% of family offices pick a jurisdiction mainly for proximity to assets, with political and economic stability at 23% each; most now add jurisdictions rather than relocate, with Singapore and Hong Kong as key hubs.
Read source ↗Carlyle named David Seeberan global head of its family office group and ex-BlackRock Victoria Matthews to lead Europe and Asia, supporting its goal of raising $200B+ from private wealth by 2028.
Read source ↗Updated every Monday. Summaries capture the key points; please refer to the original sources for full details and figures.