Where to Look at Startup Investment in 2026: Defense, Energy, AI—Plus Risks & Big Predictions

Описание: Kick off 2026 with Brian Belley, Scott Kitun, and Teddy Lyons as we break down the strongest online private markets year since 2021—and map what’s next. We cover Reg A’s surge, platforms shifting to broker-dealers, secondaries, tokenization, SEC leadership changes, and how AI will reshape product and cost structures. Plus: sectors to watch (defense, energy) and where risk may surface (B2B SaaS churn, infra overbuild).

Chapters
00:00 Intro & 2026 kickoff
01:17 2025 recap: funding near ~$902M; Reg A momentum
03:41 New: Kingscrowd Pro + our StartEngine raise
05:59 Theme 1—Infrastructure & access (BD shifts, solicitation, scale)
08:04 Theme 2—Tokenization, secondaries, and the public/private blur
11:58 VC-backed CF rounds & quality trendlines
13:50 SEC/commission changes & policy tailwinds
16:05 Platforms’ revenue mix: secondaries & private markets focus
18:30 AI in 2026: breakthroughs, modeling, and cost curves
22:40 Risks: B2B SaaS churn, infra “clean-up,” IPO mechanics
27:12 Sector watch: defense & energy; capital efficiency
30:03 What it means for founders & investors in 2026
33:40 Wrap + where to follow our 2025 Funding Report

👉 Explore Kingscrowd Pro: [pro.kingscrowd.com]
👉 Our Reg CF raise on StartEngine: [startengine.com/offering/kingscrowd]
👉 Get the 2025 Funding Recap (next week): [newsletter.kingscrowd.com


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