![]() it’s been 243 days since she was wrongfully incarcerated in Russia. “We want to continue to let her name be known and we pray. ![]() Brittney Griner’s birthday is today, she’s 32,” Curry told the crowd on opening night before the defending champions hosted LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. ![]() “We want to continue to use our platform and the opportunity to shout out a very special member of the basketball community. Though Zynga and Facebook are among the best-known examples, other venture capital firms have been making similar deals.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison. Today, though, companies are increasingly figuring out how to offer shareholders liquidity much earlier by letting them sell shares when the company is still private. In the past, company shareholders cashed out when the company was sold, either to a bigger company or to the public. agreed to buy preferred shares at a high valuation, while also buying, at a lower valuation, the employee-owned common stock that traditional Silicon Valley investors typically shun. first came to people’s attention in the United States in May, with its unusual investment in Facebook. ![]() It also does not require a seat on the company’s board.ĭ.S.T. ![]() operates more like a holding company and invests its own capital. Traditional venture capital firms invest money from limited partners, like university endowments, which expect a return on their capital every few years. Part of D.S.T.’s appeal to start-ups is that it has shown unusual patience in waiting for a return on its investment. Zynga is a fast-growing San Francisco company whose online games include FarmVille, above, Café World and Mafia Wars. ![]()
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