Blackstone rolls out entertainment empire strategy with Candle Media
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media is making acquisitions left and right.
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Rothy’s slips on a billion dollar valuation
Sustainable apparel and footwear brand Rothy’s scored a massive investment.
Andreessen Horowitz joins the PleasrDAO
Top VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has invested in a decentralized autonomous community (DAO) called PleasrDAO.
Alexis Ohanian invests in a Solana-backed social media ecosystem
Reddit co-founder and Seven Seven Six principal Alexis Ohanian and the Solana Foundation are putting up $100 million to fund social platforms for the Solana blockchain.
Should VCs invest in people?
Major venture capital firm Slow Ventures has started investing in individual people that the firm believes could one day be “superstars.”
Andreessen Horowitz could open itself up to investment with IPO
The Information believes that top VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) could IPO in the near future, as all its ducks are in a row to make a splash in a public debut.
LeBron’s SpringHill Company assembles investment team
LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Company has tapped a diverse roster of investors to take a minority stake in the growing entertainment powerhouse, valuing the company at an expected $725 million.
Rally collects $15 million in investment
Rally is moving into entertainment to spread the word about “Investibles"— the merging of investors and collectibles.
Patreon invests in its own original content
Patreon is diving into content creation.
Warby Parker tries on an IPO
Warby Parker scored big in its public offering, netting a valuation of over $6 billion.