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Gym Owner And Peloton Rival Equinox In Talks With Chamath"s Social Capital For SPAC Deal: Report

One of the most popular names in the SPAC world is Chamath Palihapitiya. After months of not announcing a deal or financing the PIPE on an announced deal, Palihapitiya’s name has popped up on a rumor Tuesday night. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 4th, 2021

After raising $3.7 billion for 5 SPACs in 2020, investor Chamath Palihapitiya has reportedly confidentially filed for 7 more with the SEC

Chamath Palihapitiya's enthusiasm for SPACs may run even deeper than his Wall Street disciples and social media foll.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 6th, 2021

Chamath Palihapitiya"s Social Capital SPAC Soars 48% On News Of $6BN SoFi Deal

Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital SPAC Soars 48% On News Of $6BN SoFi Deal In the span of a year, Chamath Palihapitiya has.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 7th, 2021

After a remarkable year, Social Capital"s Chamath Palihapitiya jokes about buying the Hamptons and Mars

With the year that the colorful investor has had, one could almost believe his jokes could come true......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 31st, 2020

Chamath Palihapitiya"s IPOD, IPOE, IPOF SPACs: What Investors Should Know

Chamath Palihapitiya has been one of the most well-known names in the SPAC market in 2020. Palihapitiya has announced deals for his first three SPACs — IPOA, IPOB and IPOC — and also been a financer of several SPACs via PIPEs. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaDec 22nd, 2020

Podcast links: the business of art

Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the... VentureTed Seides talk with Chamath Palihapitiya who is the founder and CEO of Social Capital. (capitalallocators.....»»

Category: blogSource: abnormalreturnsDec 13th, 2020

Social Capital chief’s latest blank check IPO is another target-topper, raises $360M

Chamath Palihapitiya and Social Capital Hedosophia raised more than expected with their second "blank check" IPO in two weeks, raising $360 million. The Palo Alto-based group sold 36 million shares of Social Capital Hedosophia II in its public offering,.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 28th, 2020

Another ‘blank check’ IPO from Social Capital’s chief expected this week

Chamath Palihapitiya and Social Capital Hedosophia are back this week with their second "blank check" IPO in two weeks. The Palo Alto-based group is expected to price Social Capital Hedosophia II on Monday and start trading its stock on the New York S.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 27th, 2020

Key Words: S&P 500 companies spent $7 trillion on buybacks and dividends and ‘been rewarded’ by coronavirus bailouts, says Social Capital CEO

Chamath Palihapitiya, chie.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 22nd, 2020

Key Words: Fed should pay every American more, let hedge funds and billionaires ‘get wiped out,’ says Social Capital CEO

Is the Fed’s massive coronavirus stimulus package helping the ultra-rich at the expense of ordinary American workers? That’s what Chamath Palihapitiya, chief executive of venture capital firm Social Capital, argued Thursday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 11th, 2020

"They don"t get to summer in the Hamptons? Who cares?": CEO says US should let companies owned by billionaires get "wiped out" during the coronavirus crisis

Brendan McDermid/Reuters Chamath Palihapitiya, the CEO of the investment company Social Capital, told CNBC the US should refuse to bail out companies .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 10th, 2020

Valley VC who took Virgin Galactic public files plans for a repeat

If at first you succeed, why not try, try again, could be Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitya's new slogan. The former Facebook executive and founder of Palo Alto startup investor Social Capital on Friday filed plans to raise over $1.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 29th, 2020

With Virgin Galactic deal, a former Facebook star is back in the spotlight

Chamath Palihapitiya vowed to reinvent the way technology start-ups go public two years ago when he listed Social Capital Hedosophia, a shell company that raised .....»»

Category: topSource: latimesJul 16th, 2019

Hedge Fund Managers Discuss Their Best Idea At Sohn – Interviews

Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya speaks with CNBC’s Kelly Evans at the Sohn Conference about Box being his best investment idea for the year, as well as the growth of big data and consumers’ privacy rig.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkApr 25th, 2018

Box "s stock on track for biggest daily gain since 2015 IPO after Palihapitiya call

Shares of Box Inc. jumped the most since making its debut as a publicly traded company after Social Capital's Chamath Palihapitiya made a bullish call on the company. Palihapitiya, spea.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 23rd, 2018

What Apple, Warren Buffett and Facebook critics get wrong, according to Social Capital founder

Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of the venture firm Social Capital and part owner of the Golden State Warriors, is known for making bold pronouncements and he made some more of those in a round of TV interviews on Tuesday. During stops at Bloomberg, C.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 9th, 2018

Three Partners Leave Venture Firm Social Capital Amid Strategy Changes

Chamath Palihapitiya's venture firm says it will double down on its data-driven investment approach. What's going on at venture firm Social Capital is less of a shake-up and more of an upheaval. We first learned .....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJun 19th, 2018

Ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya"s VC firm just lost 3 partners in 2 weeks, and it signals more changes to come

TechCrunch / Flickr Social Capital is bleeding top investment partners. The venture firm, run by legendary investor Chamath Palihapitiya, has lost three partners  — Tony Bates, Marc Mezvinsky, and Arjun Sethi — in two weeks. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJun 19th, 2018

The VCs who defected from ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya"s firm have made their first investment as Tribe Capital

Tribe Capital, the new venture firm founded by partners who quit Social Capital en masse, is co-leading a $22.7 million investment into a hot crypt.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 16th, 2018

‘I Will Not Be a Part of the Charade Anymore.’ Why a Facebook Millionaire and Tech Investor Is Getting Out of the Startup ‘Ponzi Scheme’

"At some point the whole grow, grow, grow at all costs runs out of juice," says Chamath Palihapitiya. Investor Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of Social Capital, called the .....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneOct 11th, 2018