52 posts and columns on Allen & Co.
Machinima Wants a Mega-Round. Who Wants to Invest in a YouTube Giant?
It’s one of the biggest players on the world’s biggest video site. How much is that worth?How Many Techies Does It Take to Reelect a President? T4O Launches “Innovator Series” Videos for Obama.
Technology4Obama puts its mouth where its mouth is.Voices
News Corp. Partners With Bank to Aid in Sale of IGN Entertainment Sites
News Corp. is working with investment bank Allen & Co. on an auction to sell its network of videogame and entertainment Web sites, known as IGN Entertainment, after the company’s initial sale efforts failed to produce a deal, according to people involved on both sides of the negotiations.Indeed Investment Nets New York Times $100 Million Profit
Add in the $300 million from the About.com sale, and the paper is having a very good week.Workday Files for a $400 Million IPO
As expected, the fast-growing cloud software company has filed for a public offering.News Byte
Washington Post Invests in Education Tech Site
EdSurge, a site that covers the boom in education technology, has raised a $400,000 seed round led by the Washington Post Co. and NewSchools Venture Fund, along with angels like Allen & Co.’s Nancy Peretsman and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Judy Estrin. Founded in February 2011, EdSurge is run by Elizabeth Corcoran, a veteran technology reporter who worked at Forbes and the Post.Voices