Jay Z Launching A Venture Capital Fund

[SuperNintendo Chalmers]

What are you nikkas arguing about now?



The business moves and pockets of other men?

 

[Nemesis]

damn .... people just hate to see a black win or step out of his comfort zone

 

[Ms. Elaine]

dawg, Lyft might be 1. But Nas has had a lot of his companies he invested in get acquired. He just need a team to publicize his moves like Jay does.

Lets just take Whistle which was acquired for 117 million.

Iams, Pedigree pet food company acquires dog fitness tracking startup Whistle

There's that word again.

 

[L. Deezy]

There's that word again.

I was saying Nas dont need it like some others rely on it.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

i think this gonna be what taks jay to milti billion status eventually

 

[Ms. Elaine]

I was saying Nas dont need it like some others rely on it.

I was shading Jay not Nas.

 

[rastafarwrite81]

nikkas in here actually advocating for embezzling money. Jay z cannot touch that $200 million that Tidal received from Sprint.

 

[Ms. Elaine]

i think this gonna be what taks jay to milti billion status eventually

He'd have a get that billi first. 100M$ even.

 

[rastafarwrite81]

Now, the company could choose to buy back shares from those artists, but that is something that would have to voted on by the board

 

[L. Deezy]

Casper valued at 500 million

Casper mattress raising huge venture round (Exclusive)

Exclusive: Mattress startup Casper raising big new funding round
Erin Griffith,Dan Primack

Casper Sleep, a New York-based mattress startup, is finalizing a large new round of funding that would value the company at more than $500 million, Fortune has learned from multiple sources.

Institutional Venture Partners recently agreed to lead the Series B round, which is structured as a $55 million raise at a $500 million pre-money valuation. Casper CEO Philip Krim declined to comment on fundraising matters.

Sources say that Casper, which manufactures mattresses and sells them online, is on track to do $75 million in revenue this year, although, internally, the company anticipates that the final figure could climb to $100 million. It’s extraordinary growth for a company that only launched in April 2014. In its first full year of business, Casper did $30 million in sales.

Casper previously raised $15 million in venture funding from New Enterprise Associates (which led the Series A round), Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Vaizra Investments, Queensbridge Venture Partners, Correlation Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Cendana Capital, Slow Ventures,Silas Capital, Cendana Capital, Consigliere Brand Capital and Ashton Kutcher's A-Grade Investments.

Fortune profiled Casper and Krim last fall, noting the company’s ambitions of shaking up the staid mattress industry’s debt-laden duopoly. Casper isn’t the startup world's only mattress maker – there's a San Francisco rival called Tuft and Needle that claims it is "the Warby Parker of Mattresses.” But once the ink dries on Casper’s Series B term sheet, there will be no question which mattress startup is the richest.


Y'all not gon shyt on Nas today

 

[Ms. Elaine]

Casper valued at 500 million

Casper mattress raising huge venture round (Exclusive)

Exclusive: Mattress startup Casper raising big new funding round
Erin Griffith,Dan Primack

Casper Sleep, a New York-based mattress startup, is finalizing a large new round of funding that would value the company at more than $500 million, Fortune has learned from multiple sources.

Institutional Venture Partners recently agreed to lead the Series B round, which is structured as a $55 million raise at a $500 million pre-money valuation. Casper CEO Philip Krim declined to comment on fundraising matters.

Sources say that Casper, which manufactures mattresses and sells them online, is on track to do $75 million in revenue this year, although, internally, the company anticipates that the final figure could climb to $100 million. It’s extraordinary growth for a company that only launched in April 2014. In its first full year of business, Casper did $30 million in sales.

Casper previously raised $15 million in venture funding from New Enterprise Associates (which led the Series A round), Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Vaizra Investments, Queensbridge Venture Partners, Correlation Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Cendana Capital, Slow Ventures,Silas Capital, Cendana Capital, Consigliere Brand Capital and Ashton Kutcher's A-Grade Investments.

Fortune profiled Casper and Krim last fall, noting the company’s ambitions of shaking up the staid mattress industry’s debt-laden duopoly. Casper isn’t the startup world's only mattress maker – there's a San Francisco rival called Tuft and Needle that claims it is "the Warby Parker of Mattresses.” But once the ink dries on Casper’s Series B term sheet, there will be no question which mattress startup is the richest.


Y'all not gon shyt on Nas today

Nas, invested in this too.


I have one!

 

[NoChillJones]

What are you nikkas arguing about now?



The business moves and pockets of other men?

In short........fukk Jay Z who does he think he is.......

 

[KillerB88]

You actually believed those duck tales.


Hey, I'm an only child too! Big ups!

I didn't-- but pointing it out would only have opened up a whole new can of worms.

 

[L. Deezy]

Lyft is not Nas most substantial investment. Dropbox is valued close to 10billion. What VC was Jay involved with?

I forgot Dropbox.. my gawd!

 

[KillerB88]

Jay's focus has always been on helping other blacks.
Just as much as a Nas since you seem to be holding him up as a contrast to Jay.

I haven't mentioned Nas once.

Jay-Z says you don't support black, but just take a look at his staff at Tidal – Financial Juneteenth