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Kim Kardashian Takes PE
PRIVATE EQUITY Kim K Takes PE Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner have launched a private equity firm with Jay Sammons, a 16-year veteran of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest PE mega-funds They haven’t announced a fund size yet and are actively raising but we can assume Skky Partners will invest in consumer…
Read MoreRoblox and Forever Games
THIS WEEK IN VC Roblox: The Next Great Social Network? Roblox, released in 2006, has 43M daily active users, making it one of just a few ‘forever games’ Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki is looking to expand into a full-fledged social network with a new advertising play and more complex user generated content. The game has hosted…
Read MoreCanva’s Platform Ambitions
DESIGN Canva’s Platform Ambitions Canva announces Visual Worksuite, a new set of tools expanding into Docs, Websites, Video, Slides, and Physical Products After Adobe’s $20B acquisition of Figma, Canva is the largest independent design platform The scope of Visual Worksuite is ambitious and sets Canva up to compete with google Microsoft, Google Docs, WordPress, Squarespace,…
Read MoreVirtual Influencers?
Good morning! Today we’re wondering why VCs keep bankrolling virtual entertainers. Plus, OpenStore raises another $32M from Lux and do you know the highest-grossing IP franchise of all time? Virtual Influencers? Digital influencers — virtual avatars made by startups — have racked up tens on millions of followers on social media, signed record deals, and landed ad…
Read More7 VC Firms You Should Know
Good afternoon! I hope you’re having a fantastic weekend. I’ve been hearing from readers that what they’d love from Just Raised is a fast, one page breakdown on all things venture capital. A VC & Startups Cheatsheet. Today’s newsletter is a preview. Seven VC firms you should absolutely know. Subscribe Here DEEP…
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