TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Some national investment banks have also announced that they’ll invest money directly in large late-stage funds. At least 16 countries have agreed to sign the pledge — Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Poland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Spain.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The fact that they’re asking for payment, it’s just a way to guarantee that they’re getting money in their pockets rather than supporting the creative side of doing the work for them, really,” says Lauren Clitheroe, a photographer who made a YouTube video about what happened. But she figured $50 wasn’t too much to gamble to make over $500.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Existing backers Edison Partners, Soros Fund Management, Greenspring Associates, Raine Ventures, Greycroft and Expansion Capital also put money in the round, which brings Yieldstreet’s total raised to $278.5 Outside of its New York City headquarters, Yieldstreet also has offices in Brazil, Greece and Malta.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Lightyear is one of several burgeoning stock trading companies to emerge on the scene, promising an easy inroad for the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies, from Apple and Alibaba, to Spotify and Tesla. Trading stocks.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

GoTo Global, an Israeli mobility company that offers shared micromobility and car sharing services in Spain, Israel, Malta and Germany, is going public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange through a merger with shell company Nera Tech Media. Adam Neumann is back in the shared economy business with an investment in GoTo Global.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Companies can do more than just make money, they can serve others,” says Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff. Stockholm saw a 22% reduction in traffic congestion and a $92M annual gain in revenue; Bolzano realized a 30% savings in services for its aging population; Malta reduced water consumption 15% and energy use 25%.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

Even for one of the richest men in the world, $44 billion is a lot of money to cough up to buy a middling social platform. I don’t care about the economics at all.” Despite his fervent declarations about expanding “the scope and scale of consciousness” through public discourse, the billionaire got cold feet.

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