The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

We never stole any funds,” a representative for the project told The Verge. DeFi100 was a very small project, and we were not holding any investors’ funds, so there are no questions of scamming people or running away with their funds.”. The project owners say a rug pull would be impossible since they never held investor funds.)

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

He soon set up his own investment fund, Challenjers Capital , convinced that the next big tech opportunity in China was in tech’s application to everyday consumer products. Albus Yu, principal at China Growth Capital, told me that his fund had stopped making investments in independent consumer-facing platforms or marketplaces for a while.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

It’s a subjective and culturally influenced unconscious and involuntary response. Verbal fads and memes come andgo in the blink of an eye. You can test: Color: It invokes feelings, which in turn sets the emotional mood for acceptance or rejection by the viewer. ” More about testing images on Facebook, see this useful article.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Nikki Varanasi, Staax’s founder and CEO, was managing an $800 million fund-of-funds at McKinsey when she began to take notice of the lack of resources available to aspiring investors who wanted to get comfortable with the process.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Long term, the company’s goal is to help people – mostly Gen Zers – build responsible and recurring investing habits “by encouraging participation in diversified portfolios with a mixture of themes, or funds, that feel personally aligned with the interests and experiences that individuals are passionate about.”.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It’s kind of like Yelp or Glassdoor for influencers. But she was also a freelance model and influencer, and she’s used that network to build FYPM’s user base. The company is still just two people, Lindsey and her co-founder Isha Mehra, but they just secured their first pre-seed venture funding and they’re looking to hire and grow.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

Disaster Girl Meme ” (sold for $500k). Are there artists or other influencers who might be interested in partnering with your organization to support you through NFTs? Her clients include the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the American Museum of Natural History, and the American Red Cross. . How do NFTs work?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

In 2008, I helped start the Frozen Pea Fund against breast cancer. Know when to respond and when not -- pay attention to people's tone and influence. Follow, participate, and create hashtags and memes. I talked about the importance of finding influencers at the first step and shared a few tips and tools. Be proactive.

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Neon CRM

MARCH 5, 2025

Theyre sending their friends memes on social media, sending emails they hope will find you well, and yestheyre interacting with their favorite nonprofits, too. When you can cut down on what fundraising costs your organization, more of those funds can go directly to your cause. In fact, the average internet user will spend 6.5

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

from pitching your cause to donors and funding agencies, to delivering services to members and clients; and from seeking public support and the ear of decision-makers, to collaborating with other organizations in projects of common interest. And who may be able to influence those actors in their decision-making? Google Analytics.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

In a pair of tweets , Vera Jourova, the EU’s values and transparency VP, warned of “yet another negative sign” by Twitter — accusing the platform under Musk of “not making digital information space any safer and free from the Kremlin #disinformation & malicious influence”.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

There’s also the related Bufficorn Ventures, which is a community venture fund that supports what gets built at the conference. The online world of crypto is often dominated by influencers and investors because they have the most incentive to be loud. People are urged to BUIDL, pronounced “biddle,” a play on Bitcoin’s HODL meme.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

He preluded that with the launch of a new $TRUMP meme coin, likely making millions in the process. The thing to do, then, is to calmly and carefully consider the most critical factors that influence Bitcoin before making any investment decisions. How are meme coins impacting Bitcoin? SEC said that meme coins aren't securities.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The hearing featured: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev , whose commission-free brokerage platform made WallStreetBets’ GameStop short squeeze possible — well, until it didn’t , and the app froze all meme trading for hours, angering both the meme traders, lawmakers, and regulators, creating the conditions for our hearing today!

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Many are funded and operated by government officials, political candidates, PACs, and political party operatives. Black influencers are underpaid, at times making 10 times less than their white counterparts. An Instagram account called Influencer Pay Gap is exposing the pay disparities and pushing for change in the industry.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an announcement that highlights Trump’s growing attempts to use volatile cryptocurrency prices as a barometer of his public support. ” Dave Portnoy, an influencer and crypto enthusiast, said on social media last week.

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Recode by Vox

APRIL 18, 2025

But Trump has simultaneously sabotaged Americas economic growth, scientific prowess, and geopolitical influence. The tech right hoped Trumps election would clear the way for a wave of mergers, enabling venture-funded startups to cash out by selling their businesses to Big Tech firms.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

Isn’t it your opportunity to differentiate your $1,300 phones and fund Apple TV+ from the revenues of an unrelated product that allows you to offer a media product at well below cost? Later, the company plowed funds into a local Seattle election to try to defeat those politicians who supported the payroll tax. Kim Lyons / The Verge ).

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 17, 2025

The companys stock price surged 56.44% in a single session after it was revealed that billionaire investor Bill Ackmans hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, took a sizable stake in the rental car company. HTZ shares surged 56.44% yesterday Yesterday, Hertz had one of its best single-gain days in a long time.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

Facebook has spent more than two years developing the board, funded it with $130 million, and it still isn’t operating quite yet. Trending up : Amazon launched a $2 billion fund to advance technologies that will cut down greenhouse gases. The fund will help Amazon reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040.

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2020

The Lincoln Project, a political action committee started by former anti- Trump Republicans, has been stealing memes, and the online left isn’t happy about it. TikTok launched a creator ambassador program in 2019 to help a small group of influencers grow their followings on the app. Makena Kelly / The Verge ). And finally.

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