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3 weeks agoNo Other Land Is Finally Coming to Streaming in the U.S.
This film shows the reality of Israeli occupation and oppression against Palestinians - but that truth apparently didn't fit the narrative that big U.S. streamers wanted to promote. We talked to MUBI for months, and initially thought our film had found its home, but in the end we learned that they were accepting a huge investment from Sequoia Capital.
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fromTechCrunch
2 months agoKlarna's IPO pops, raising $1.4B, with Sequoia as the biggest winner | TechCrunch
It's been a long road for the 20-year-old fintech Klarna to make it to an IPO. But on Wednesday, the company successfully landed on the New York Stock Exchange, having raised $1.4 billion, largely for its existing investors, rather than itself. The fintech giant sold shares at $40, above its announced range of $35 to $37, and came out of the gate with a $15 billion valuation. Shares popped, opening at $52, though quickly settling down to around $46 mid-day.
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Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoJim Jarmusch disappointed' by distributor Mubi's ties to Israeli military
Mubi accepted investment linked to Israeli military-associated firm, prompting filmmaker Jim Jarmusch to express disappointment and concern about the streamer’s investor connections.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months agoIconic Silicon Valley VC firm urged to fire partner over racist' social media post about Muslim politician Mamdani
Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, suggested that New York legislator Zohran Mamdani's culture is based on deceit and promotes lying to advance an Islamist agenda.
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