Investor and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has made and lost billions making bold bets on the market. Now he's closing in on a 10% stake in Universal Music Group.
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Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, announces Steph Curry’s investment
Step, the digital banking service aimed at teens and endorsed by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, announced this morning the close of a $100 million round of Series C funding after growing to over 1.5 million users just six months after launch. The new round, led by General Catalyst, comes shortly after Step’s $50 million Series B, announced at the end of last year after the startup hit half a million users in only two months post-launch.
The new round also includes participation from Step’s existing investors, Coatue, Stripe, Charli D’Amelio, The Chainsmokers, Will Smith and Jeffrey Katzenberg, and brings on newcomer Franklin Templeton, signaling a plan to move into investments is on the horizon. It also includes actor and musician Jared Leto. Step is also formally announcing NBA All-Star Stephen Curry as an investor, which had not previously been disclosed, as well as former Square executive
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The Biden Administration selected
A. Bradley Mims, who had been president of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, to serve as
FAA deputy administrator. Mims has a 40-year background in transportation, serving at the FAA and the Department of Transportation during the Clinton Administration and holding roles with the Mid-Atlantic Laborers’ Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Booz/Allen/Hamilton.
The
FAA appointed
Dr. Susan Northrup as the federal air surgeon. A private pilot and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, she previously has served as acting deputy federal air surgeon and senior regional flight surgeon and also has held leadership roles on the American Board of Preventive Medicine, the U.S. delegation to NATO’s aeromedical working group, the American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists, and the Civil Aviation Medical Association.