Linkin Park bets on hybrid theory that they can be tech start-up investors, too
by Andy Meek from Technology | The Guardian on (#J76M)
The enormously successful rock band has teamed up with Harvard Business School for Machine Shop Ventures, their newly formed investment firm
Aging rockers used to buy pubs in rural England or get interested in organic farming. Not Linkin Park. The band behind Hybrid Theory, 27m copies sold since its release in 2000, have their eyes on a tech-filled future.
Machine Shop Ventures, their newly formed investment firm, has begun acquiring stakes in companies like ride-sharing service Lyft, Blue Bottle Coffee and the hot shipping startup Shyp.
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