THE REPORT
WEEK OF SEP 19, 2026
Week of September 13-19, 2026
$8.03B+ in disclosed capital | 8 primary transactions + 1 transaction with impact + 5 M&A items + 3 market context items | An insurance broker goes private for $7.7 billion to escape quarterly earnings while it rebuilds around AI, and a company founded by Anthropic's first product hire raises $40…
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EPISODE 171
Michael Nadel, Global Head of Insurance at Simon-Kucher
Partner and Global Head of Insurance, Simon-Kucher · SEP 16
Nine Months After the SaaSpocalypse: What Michael Nadel Actually Learned
EP 170 — Rick Zullo — Founder & Managing Partner, Equal VenturesSEP 8
The Elbow Chart: How Rick Zullo Actually Decides What Makes an Insurance Startup Investable
EP 169 — Nicole Peck & Patti Harman — President & Head of Content, ITC VegasAUG 31
What Happens Behind the Badge: Inside ITC Vegas 2026
EP 168 — Noam Inbar — General Partner, Viola FinTechAUG 18
Capital, Underwriting, Distribution, Trust: A VC's Framework for Where Insurance Value Actually Lives
EP 167 — Jeppe Nørregaard — Founder & CEO, InRealityAUG 11
Stop Trying to Detect Fakes. Prove What's Real Instead.
EP 166 — Paul Templar — Co-Founder & CEO, VIPR SolutionsAUG 4
The Data Problem Nobody Has Fully Solved: Inside Delegated Authority with Paul Templar
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