investments

• Babish enters next phase of culinary universe with multimillion-dollar investment
• The D’Amelios to develop creator tools, newsletter with Facetune maker Lightricks

  
• Sony Invests $250 Million In Epic Games, Reportedly Valuing The ‘Fortnite’ Publisher At $17.9 Billion

  Tech conglomerate Sony has acquired a $250 million, minority state in Epic Games -- the hit publisher behind Fortnite. The investment brings Epic’s total funds raised to $1.8 billion. Venturebeat reports that Sony has taken a 1.4% stake in Epic, valuing the publisher at a staggering $17.86 billion. 

  
• Shay Butler’s Latest Project? Proprietorship Of An Idaho-Based Alpine Ski Resort

  Butler says his motivation for buying the property wasn’t to make a profit, but to be a part of the resort where he’d learned to ski as a kid.

  
• It’s Official: NBCUniversal Invests $200 Million In Vox Media
• #SMWLA Preview: Lessons From A Top Online Media Investor
• Alloy Digital Secures $30 Million Investment Round
• Maker Studios Set to Raise $40 Million Round, Led by Time Warner