Venture capital investment rises in L.A., and not just for AI startups

Chart of venture capital investments raised for LA area businesses in the first quarter of each year. 2025 saw $3.1 billion, up from Q1 2024 ($2.7 billion) but down from the recent high of $6.7 billion in 2021

Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth company that’s been around for more than two decades. The company, DDN, helps […]

Adam Richman From ‘Man Vs. Food’ Explains Why Pennsylvania Is The Snack Food Capital Of The World (Interview)

Adam Richman and Brandon Wenerd, Mostly Occasiaonlly Show

via Mostly Occasionally Show I love food. I love talking about food. But nothing gets me more fired up than repping my home turf in Central Pennsylvania—especially its epic snack-food legacy. This is a region […]

Discover the Future of Entrepreneurship with Comcast’s “Culture Capital”

Culture Capital Host, Felecia Hatcher

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the need for fresh perspectives and innovative ideas has never been greater. Comcast’s groundbreaking new docuseries, “Culture Capital,” takes viewers on a compelling journey into the lives of ten […]

iHeartRadio Music Festival 2024 tickets updates — Capital One presale kicks off for two-day event – see full lineup

iHeartRadio Music Festival 2024 tickets updates — Capital One presale kicks off for two-day event - see full lineup

THE iHeart Radio Music Festival is returning with a star-studded lineup this year. Capital One cardholders can now enter the ticket presale for the two-day event in Las Vegas on September 20 and 21. The […]

Capital Breakfast & Greggs team up to introduce a brand-new, limited edition bacon roll dubbed: “The Jordan”

Capital Breakfast

In honour of beloved British DJ and television presenter Jordan North, leading high street bakery Greggs have teamed up with Capital Breakfast to launch a brand-new breakfast roll dubbed “The Jordan”, which will be available for […]

Hipgnosis Songs Capital Snags a Portion of David Foster’s Songwriting IP

Hipgnosis Songs Capital

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / CC by 2.0 Hipgnosis Songs Capital snags a portion of David Foster’s songwriting IP: 100% of his writer’s share of performance income for all 500+ of his songs. Celebrated songwriter […]

Spirit Music Parent Lyric Capital Unveils $800MM Catalog Fund

Spirit Music Group Loses its CEO as Two Executives Successfully Complete Recapitalization

Spirit Music Group owner Lyric Capital has officially announced the close of its second music royalty fund, which higher-ups say is equipped with roughly $800 million to inject into catalogs. New York City-headquartered Lyric Capital, […]

ValueAct Capital Takes Strong Spotify Position Following Layoffs

Spotify's pirate movies

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin ValueAct Capital Management has officially invested in Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) as the Stockholm-based company looks to rein in costs and achieve profitability. 23-year-old ValueAct Capital’s CEO, Mason Morfit, unveiled his firm’s […]

Shamrock Capital Confirms $600MM Entertainment Fund Raise

Shamrock Capital Confirms $600MM Entertainment Fund Raise

Shamrock Capital Advisors has raised “over $600 million in commitments” for its Content Fund III, which, as its name suggests, is expected to scoop up “a diverse and global portfolio of content and media rights.” […]

Events.com Secures $100M Capital Commitment From Global Emerging Markets

Events.com secures capital commitment from global emerging markets

Photo Credit: Mackenzie Marco Events.com secures a $100 million capital commitment from Global Emerging Markets. Events.com has announced that it has secured a capital commitment of $100 million in the form of a Share Subscription Facility (SSF) […]

Iggy Azalea Confirms ‘Eight-Figure’ Catalog Sale to Domain Capital

Halsey, Iggy Azalea, Pink, Britney Spears + 3,500 Others Speak Out Against Grammys President Neil Portnow

Earlier this month, Domain Capital announced that it had obtained $700 million in “equity commitments” for an entertainment fund. Now, the company has purchased Iggy Azalea’s catalog “for an eight-figure sum,” according to the 32-year-old artist. […]

Domain Capital Officially Launches $700MM Entertainment Fund

Domain Capital Officially Launches $700MM Entertainment Fund

Atlanta, Georgia. Photo Credit: Brad Huchteman Back in May, Sony Music Publishing (SMP) signed songwriter Ashley Gorley to a global deal “in partnership with” Atlanta-based investment firm Domain Capital Group. Now, Domain says it’s pulled […]