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EXCLUSIVE: Marshall Sandman's Journey From Goldman Sachs To Animal Capital Venture Fund - Teaming With Celebrities To Revive Woolly Mammoth
Friday, October 20, 2023 - 11:53am | 863After several years of working at Goldman Sachs, fresh out of Cornell University, Marshall Sandman knew he wanted to do something else. Through cold emails, Sandman was able to gain the attention of Ashton Kutcher and launch his own venture fund. The Early Days: Sandman got a job at Goldman Sachs...
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Animal Capital, WonderFi Partnering To Drive Crypto And DeFi Adoption By Minorities And Gen Z
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 12:46pm | 552With a goal of bringing DeFi technology to the masses, WonderFi has teamed up with Animal Capital to launch Money Goals. Context: In September, Benzinga spoke with WonderFi regarding the firm’s intent to make finance open to all through a curated app experience, so people can...
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Animal Capital, Alongside Partner Josh Richards, Spurs Thomas Tull's Colossal Stake
Monday, September 13, 2021 - 2:17pm | 489Animal Capital, the first Generation Z-focused venture capital fund, alongside partners Josh Richards and Marshall Sandman, among others, spurred billionaire Thomas Tull to lead a seed round in Colossal, a bioscience and genetics company co-founded by the world-renowned geneticist and serial...
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TikTok Superstar Griffin Johnson Explains His Vision To Innovate And Inspire
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 2:39pm | 1461Influencer marketing, which is on track to become a $15 billion industry by 2022, is a unique way for creators to monetize their content and outreach. The problem with this industry is both the supply and demand dynamics, as well as an unfulfilling culture, according to some. More and more,...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For April 4, 2021
Sunday, April 4, 2021 - 9:01am | 1938Fintech Spotlight: Brazilian Fintech Guru Looks To Launch Commission-Free Trading In an effort to provide Brazilians better technology and infrastructure to access markets, Guru launched a free solution last year for accessing stock market news, company financials, stock quotes and more. “I...
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Social Influencers, Business Execs Launch Gen Z Venture Fund Called Animal Capital
Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 2:11pm | 533Social media influencers and entrepreneurs Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson and Noah Beck, in partnership with Marshall Sandman and Michael Gruen, launched Animal Capital. What Happened: As society transitions from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, into the so-called "Roaring Twenties,...