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Kobe Bryant Launching $100M Venture-Capital Fund With Investor Pal

Newly retired NBA player Kobe Bryant is moving from scoring baskets to scoring deals with his new career title: venture capitalist. [More]

Report Says Zappos Was Forced To Sell To Amazon

Report Says Zappos Was Forced To Sell To Amazon

According to the San Francisco Business Times a report by PrivateEquityHub citing “two sources close to the company” claims that Zappos wanted to remain independent, but was forced to sell to Amazon by venture capitalists who had invested in the company.