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Illuminate Financial Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Exit

Gladia, an AI transcription and audio intelligence company backed by Illuminate Financial since Series A, was acquired by OVHcloud.

Gladia

Gladia Illuminate Financial

illuminatefinancial.comAUG 5, 2026

AUG 5, 2026

Investment

Illuminate Financial participated in Straiker's $64M Series A led by Marathon Management Partners alongside Citi Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Workday Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners. Straiker provides runtime security for AI agents.

Straiker

Straiker Illuminate Financial

illuminatefinancial.comJUN 29, 2026

JUN 29, 2026

Essay

Illuminate Financial published a detailed thesis essay arguing that while AI will reshape financial services, most venture returns at the application layer will be limited due to commoditizing model capabilities and adoption barriers.

Illuminate Financial

Illuminate FinancialIlluminate Financial

illuminatefinancial.comMAY 26, 2026

MAY 26, 2026

Essay

Published a thesis arguing that AI value in financial services will concentrate in durable horizontal platforms and deeply integrated, proprietary-data workflows.

The AI Gold Rush in Financial Services and Why Most Won't Strike It Rich

Illuminate Financial

illuminatefinancial.comMAY 26, 2026

MAY 26, 2026

Investment

Participated in Bunch's $35M Series B led by Portage Ventures.

Bunch

Bunch Illuminate Financial

illuminatefinancial.comMAY 19, 2026

bunch.capital

illuminatefinancial.com

MAY 19, 2026

New Fund

Illuminate Financial closed its fourth fund at $135M, targeting Series B+ Enterprise AI and Fintech companies. LPs include BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Börse, HSBC, Jefferies, RBC, S&P Global, and TD Securities.

Illuminate Financial

Illuminate FinancialIlluminate Financial

norfolkdailynews.comAPR 29, 2026

APR 29, 2026

New Fund

Closed a $135M fourth fund targeting Series B+ Enterprise AI and Fintech companies for financial services.

Early Growth Fund

Illuminate Financial

illuminatefinancial.comAPR 29, 2026

APR 29, 2026

Essay

Published thesis on the critical infrastructure needed for compliance automation in regulated industries.

The Operating System for Regulated Customer Ops

Illuminate Financial

medium.comMAR 25, 2026

MAR 25, 2026

3 investments· FEB 2026 – MAR 2026Show all

Investment

Participated in Notch's $30M Series A for regulated customer operations infrastructure.

Notch

Notch Illuminate Financial

medium.comMAR 25, 2026

MAR 25, 2026

Investment

Led Series B investment in Crossover Markets.

Crossover Markets

Crossover Markets Illuminate Financial

crossovermarkets.comMAR 4, 2026

MAR 4, 2026

Investment

Co-led Waffo's $30M Series A for global payments fintech infrastructure.

Waffo

Waffo Illuminate Financial

fintech.globalFEB 12, 2026

FEB 12, 2026

Essay

Published investment thesis on Large Tabular Models and the enterprise data revolution.

Unlocking the GPT Moment for Structured Data

Illuminate Financial

medium.comFEB 5, 2026

FEB 5, 2026

Investment

Participated in Fundamental's $255M Series A round to back a Large Tabular Model foundation for enterprise structured data analysis.

Fundamental

Fundamental Illuminate Financial

medium.comFEB 5, 2026

FEB 5, 2026

Investment

Led investment in Turnstile, a system of record platform for modern revenue teams.

Turnstile

Turnstile Illuminate Financial

illuminatefinancial.comFEB 2026

FEB 2026

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