Private Markets: Joulent’s $1.75B round leads week of private company raises

Private company dealmaking stayed active this week, led by Joulent's $1.75B strategic investment from National Grid and a slate of sizable raises across energy infrastructure, enterprise software, AI development, geothermal power, and sports media. This week's private company news: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising outside capital for the first time, in a round valuing the rocket company at $130B, sources told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin. Some of the biggest capital raises by private companies this week include: Joulent – The technology-driven energy company developing multi-gigawatt power infrastructure to meet the accelerating demands of American industry and innovation said that National Grid has agreed to a $1.75B strategic minority investment in the company. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include NextEra (NEE), Constellation Energy (CEG), and GE Vernova (GEV). LeapXpert – The Governed Communication Intelligence company announced a $180M growth investment led by Riverwood Capital. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Microsoft (MSFT), Proofpoint (PFPT), and Commvault (CVLT). 8090 – The AI-native software factory founded by.