Twitter cofounder raises money from Jack Dorsey, Bono, Al Gore for mysterious startup Jelly

May 16, 2013 10:58 AM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

In a blog post today, Biz Stone announced closing a funding round led by Spark Capital with participation from SV Angel. An elite group of individual investors also contributed, including Jack Dorsey, Bono, Reid Hoffman, Steven Johnson, Evan Williams, Al Gore, Greg Yaitanes, and Roya Mahboob.

How three Dubliners created F.ounders, a ‘Davos for geeks’

October 25, 2012 8:00 AM Ciara Byrne
Ciara Byrne

Editor's Pick How did F.ounder's organizers -- a self-described failed entrepreneur, freelance journalist and unemployed asset manager -- with no background in technology, convince some of the world's top entrepreneurs to come to an unknown event at the far edge of Europe?

U2′s Bono and The Edge revealed as investors in Dropbox

April 2, 2012 11:41 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Cloud storage powerhouse Dropbox revealed today that half of the mega-popular rock band U2, Bono and The Edge, are investors in the company, according to a Dropbox tweet this morning.

Dropbox closed a jaw-dropping $250 million round this past October, …