MediaMath founder Joe Zawadzki’s ‘Project Phoenix’ looks to raise at least $10 million to help buy back the bankrupt adtech company
MediaMath Founder Joe Zawadzki is formalizing a bid to buy back the bankrupt adtech company. “Project Phoenix” is seeking to raise at least $10 million in a SAFE financing. Project Phoenix is being operated by team members of Zawadzki’s VC fund AperiamVentures. According to people familiar with the situation, MediaMath founder and former CEO Joe…
Amazon is quietly building a publisher-focused ad product team to grow its $37 billion ad business
Amazon is hiring for a new publisher-focused advertising team called “PubTech.” It is building a tech platform that could compete with Google, Magnite, and Pubmatic. The tech will help publishers sell ads on Amazon, according to job postings. Amazon is hiring to create new ad products for publishers. Amazon has 11 job openings for a new…
As Gen Z gains major spending power, brands like Sephora and The Knot are rethinking their marketing strategies beyond millennials
The oldest members of Gen Z are gaining their financial independence. Big brands are taking big strides to gain their loyalty. Gen Z is less cynical than millennials when they engage with brands. Generation Z’s older members, those born between 1997 and 2012, are gaining financial independence and reaching milestones such as marriage and the…
Bonds offer risk-free returns of over 5% for the first time in two decades. Here’s how to capitalize on the easy money without tying up your cash for years at a time.
Short-term interest rates are the highest they’ve been since the early 2000s. With rates likely near a peak, now is a good time to invest in Treasurys, says a financial advisor. A strategy that allows for flexibility and hedged risk is bond laddering. Investors can now cash in on some meaningful returns in government bonds…
Man arrested in connection with Mountain View park fire
VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAIN – On Tuesday, police arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of setting fire to a dumpster at Cuesta Park in Mountain View. The fire was reported around 9:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Mountain View Police Department. At the time, there were still families and small children in…
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in danger of closing, company says
Directors have announced that TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, a Tony Award-winning stage company that has been a cornerstone of the Bay Area theater scene for decades, is facing a severe post-COVID financial squeeze and may not survive the year. The company, which earlier this year postponed a world premiere musical, “Alice Bliss,” scheduled to Arun July…
Shohei Ohtani bests SF Giants in rubber match loss
The San Francisco Giants’ final game in Anaheim was possibly their most difficult. They’d be facing Shohei Ohtani, the likely American League MVP, not just as a designated hitter, but also as the starting pitcher. Ohtani was not the Giants’ destroyer in a 4-1 loss at Angel Stadium on Wednesday night. They were defeated by…
SF Giants place trade acquisition on injured list, recall Heliot Ramos
The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder AJ Pollock on the injured list before Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels due to a left oblique strain. As the corresponding roster move, outfielder Heliot Ramos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to replace Pollock on the active roster. Pollock, 35, left Tuesday’s 7-5 loss to the Angels…
Felony charges filed in Antioch sideshow crash that injured two
OAKLAND, Calif. — Authorities said an Antioch man was charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor after allegedly crashing into two people during a recent sideshow. According to court records, the suspect, 21, is being held in lieu of $191,000 bail. He faces two felony reckless driving counts, a felony hit-and-run charge, and a misdemeanor…
