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Welcome to our monthly roundup, where we highlight recent thinking from across the firm, portfolio momentum, and the structural shifts shaping the evolving global economy.
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Galvanize Raises $370 Million for Strategy Focused on Profitably Decarbonizing Commercial Real Estate
We are pleased to announce the final close of Galvanize Real Estate Fund I. With $370 million in commitments from a globally diverse set of institutional investors, banks, their clients and other family offices, the strategy is pioneering the application of decarbonization as a core driver of value creation.
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Frances Schwartzkopff spoke with Joseph Sumberg, Head of Galvanize Real Estate, about GRE’s profitable decarbonization strategy and how it aims to create value during a time of increasing energy prices and volatility.
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Disclaimer: Galvanize Real Estate has reached $1 billion in investment capacity, inclusive of $370 million in capital committed to Galvanize Real Estate Fund I, co-investment, and allowable leverage.
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What Kind of Private Credit Do You Own?
In the Age of AI, Own What Can’t Be Deleted
As private credit moves from quiet compounding to front-page scrutiny, we believe investors face two converging forces: liquidity concerns and AI-driven disruption. This piece examines how underwriting assumptions, collateral structure, and exposure to recurring software revenue may evolve in a rapidly changing economy — and why asset-backed infrastructure may prove more durable in the age of AI.
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Secretary Kerry in Semafor: “The US nuclear push requires more urgent execution at scale”
The US is entering a new chapter in nuclear energy, driven by a simple reality, Co-Chair Secretary John Kerry argues in a new Semafor column: The shifting fundamentals of power demand have made it a necessity.
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Onstage at The Economist’s Energy Transition Summit
Global Equities CIO Seth Kirkham took the stage at The Economist’s Energy Transition Summit last week in London, where he discussed the strategy’s view that the emerging energy order represents a capital cycle shift, with renewables reshaping trade flows, geopolitical leverage, and where durable value can be earned across public markets.
What does energy innovation look like in 2026?
Kacy Gerst, Head of Science, Technology, and Impact, spoke at Dominion Energy’s Energy Tech summit where she discussed promising emerging technologies and lessons from her previous roles at DARPA and ARPA-E.
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Venture & Growth Portfolio News
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Across our venture and growth portfolio, companies are scaling technologies and systems that support electrification, data-driven decision making, and resilient infrastructure:
- Crusoe launched Command Center, a unified operations platform designed to increase the resilience of the entire AI stack by providing a high-fidelity data foundation for massive AI workloads.
- Fervo Energy drilled its hottest well to date at a new giga-scale geothermal project site.
- Octopus Energy invested $1bn in cutting-edge Californian clean tech, including carbon removal, heat batteries, and solar-plus-storage to boost UK growth.
- Quilt partnered with Southern Home Services to accelerate heat pump adoption across nine major markets.
- X-energy subsidiary, TRISO-X, received a Special Nuclear Material License from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to commercially manufacture fuel using high-assay low-enriched uranium (“HALEU”) at its first two commercial facilities.
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What would you like to see more of in future editions — deeper thematic insight, portfolio spotlights, or market analysis?
Share your ideas here, and thank you for reading.
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