MrBeast is raising $150 million, valuing his business at $1.5 billion. Speaker A and B compare his media empire to Disney, using Snow White's release year as a cultural reference point for how legacy entertainment brands scale.
Axios reported a few days ago that MrBeast is raising $150 million for his business, $1.5 billion valuation. And this is across his whole business. I don't think about Disney and Jimmy all that differently.
I mean, I think the Disney analogy is very apt. Do you know what year Snow White was made in?
I'm going to guess 1940.
1947. 1937. My daughter can name all the dwarves. So can most people. Media has a crazy— I mean, it's the original software business. I probably wouldn't invest because it's not my profile of an investment. But if I was a private equity guy, I would definitely invest. invest. Like, if I was using a fund and had that kind of return profile, I would definitely invest.
SF startup Eve just raised $103 million led by Spark Capital with backing from a16z and Lightspeed.
