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T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile in $1.35 billion deal
T-Mobile is acquiring Mint Mobile, the budget-friendly wireless provider partially owned by Ryan Reynolds, in a deal valued at up to $1.35 billion, the company announced on Wednesday. The move indicat
Disney+ US goes R-rated with ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Deadpool 2’ and ‘Logan’
Disney+ strays farther from its family-friendly image with the addition of “Deadpool,” “Deadpool 2” and “Logan” arriving to the streaming service today, July 22. Alongside Disney’s a
Remote work and cloud adoption lands 1Password with $620M Series C, now valued at $6.8B
Password management platform 1Password has closed a massive $620 million Series C funding round that raises the company’s valuation to $6.8 billion. The investment was led by Iconiq Growth, with par
Nintendo announced that Chris Pratt will play Mario on the big screen
It’s a me, Burt Macklin! Chris Pratt is voice acting as Mario in a feature film that Nintendo is working on with Illumination, the studio that made “Despicable Me.” Also, they didn&
How Ryan Reynolds has mastered authentic marketing
Most people know Ryan Reynolds from his movies, but the actor has his hands in a number of entrepreneurial ventures. He owns a majority stake in Mint Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator, which h
Ryan Reynolds is coming to Disrupt
Ryan Reynolds is America’s sweetheart, despite being both Canadian and somewhat irreverent. The actor, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur has been nominated for a Golden Globe and Grammy fo
Wealthsimple raises $610M at a $4B valuation
Canadian fintech giant Wealthsimple has raised a new round of $750 million CAD (~$610 million) at a post-money valuation of $5 billion CAD (~$4 billion). The round was led by Meritech and Greylock, an
How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the joke
In the past decade, celebrity interest and investment in tech companies has significantly increased. But not all celebrity investments are created equally. Some investors, like Ashton Kutcher, have pr
Rick Moranis breaks acting hiatus for 30 seconds to launch Mint’s $30 a month unlimited plan
If you know one thing about Mint Mobile, it’s probably the fact that it’s owned by Pizza Place guy turned Pikachu voice, Ryan Reynolds. The actor’s been building a nice investment portfolio for
Playbook, a creator platform focused on fitness, raises $3 million in seed
Playbook, aiming to be the Patreon of fitness content, announced the close of a $3 million seed round from several notable angels today. The investor roster includes Giphy founder Alex Chung, StyleSea
In wake of Sprint/T-Mobile deal, Ryan Reynolds has an announcement
In other news, Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds has invested an undisclosed amount in a company selling prepaid phone plans called Mint Mobile. It all sounds like a weird sponsored Instagram post, but a s