Dan Ives Launches A $200 Million AI Fund, Opening Private Companies To Public Investors
Dan Ives launched a $200M publicly traded fund, Ives Ultra AI Opportunities Inc. (IVAI), to invest in private AI companies. The fund priced its IPO at $10 per share, selling 20M shares. It will focus on late-stage private AI firms, with some exposure to public ones. IVAI will trade on the NYSE under ticker IVAI, with shares expected to begin trading on Sept. 30. The fund aims to provide public investors access to private AI businesses, with an annual expense ratio of 3.10%.

