About this episode

Snap alumni launch a new fund while Mach Industries achieves a significant valuation and continues its development of autonomous vehicles.

A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media. Also, in a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• venture capital
• social media
• autonomous vehicles
• startups
• technology

Keywords

• Snap
• Ghost Angels
• Ethan Thornton
• Mach Industries
• autonomous vehicles
• venture capital
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Snap, Ghost Angels, Mach Industries

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