Good News Notes: “Music legend and entrepreneur Jay-Z is now an investor in plant-based chicken company SIMULATE, which closed a $50 million funding round earlier this month. Led by SEVEN SEVEN SIX, an investment fund created by Twitter founder Alexis Ohanian, the investment round, a SIMULATE spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg, included participation from Marcy Venture Partners…
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Mathew Knowles Wants to Save Lives After Surviving Breast Cancer
Good News Notes: “The first time Mathew Knowles spotted a pinprick-size red dot on his shirt, in July 2019, he didn’t think much of it. Nor the next day, when the music producer and father to superstars Beyoncé and Solange found another spot on his shirt. When it happened a third time, though, Knowles, 68, brought it up to…
Global Citizen’s Trillion-Dollar Ticket: How the Music-Friendly Org Plans to End Extreme Poverty
Good News Notes: Global Citizen, a nonprofit organization uses fan engagement and star power to pressure governments and business to institute change. After 10 years, Global Citizen has raised over $40 billion across the world. While many of the participating stars use their time on stage to speak to the power brokers of the world,…