Sonam Kapoor Ahuja invests in a blockchain-based game

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja said she has invested in the blockchain-based game MechaFightClub (MFC), on social media last week.

The company that developed the game said Kapoor Ahuja’s expertise, audience and experience will help it bring MFC to India and the Indian diaspora, as well as work towards establishing MFC as the first P2E experience in the UK and parts of North America.

“I grew up playing video games and love everything about them. The art, storytelling and creativity that goes into developing an exciting game today that also stands the test of time is something that has always intrigued me,” she said on Twitter.

“All of this drew me to MFC, and what is even more innovative is how MFC is bringing the video game industry into the next chapter of Web3.”

The play-to-earn game is launched by Irreverent Labs, a developer of artificially intelligent entertainment products. Players can buy and sell mechanical cocks in the game, which is inspired by the controversial street sport of cockfighting. Non-fungible tokens are used to verify that each chicken is unique.

The investment was part of a recent Series A funding round that was joined by venture firms a16z and Solana Ventures, as well as Michael Ovitz, founder of talent management firm Creative Artists Agency.

Sonam is one of the biggest movie stars on earth, reaching over a billion people watching blockbuster movies like Sanju [at the time of its release, the eighth-most successful box-office release in Bollywood history] And Prem Ratan Dan Payo [the sixth-most successful release in Bollywood history]Unconfirmed Labs said.

Kapoor Ahuja, 36, has a net worth of $13 million, according to estimates from Indian media sites. She and her husband, Anand Ahuja, own VegNonVeg, a multi-brand sports shoe store with outlets in Mumbai and Delhi.

The star owns her own fashion brand, Rheson, which she launched in 2017 with her sister, Rhea.

Ahuja, a leading apparel and fashion entrepreneur, also owns the clothing label Bhani.

The couple is said to share a house in London and own a bungalow in Delhi.

Robert Downey Jr

Actor Robert Downey Jr’s FootPrint Coalition Ventures has invested in Motif FoodWorks, a Boston-based food technology company that also has a line of plant-based foods.

The two companies will work to develop new plant-based food formats with the goal of going beyond products that seek to replicate the taste of meat.

“If plant-based foods are going to make a real impact on sustainability, we need an approach that is both delicious and nutritious today, but also reimagining the future of plant-based foods tomorrow,” Downey Jr. said.

In the United States alone, retail sales of plant-based foods grew three times faster than total food sales, reaching $7.4 billion last year, according to data from market intelligence firm Spins.

The FootPrint Alliance is investing in robotics and nanotechnology to help clean up the planet. It lists 16 investments on its website, including nuclear power company Commonwealth Fusion Systems, nsect protein producer, and bamboo toilet paper manufacturer CloudPaper.

Downey Jr. has an estimated net worth of $300 million, due in large part to his work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While he won only $500,000 for the first time Iron Man The movie, earned up to $80 million for his role in it Avengers: Age of Ultron. fortune-tracking website Celebrity Net Worth puts his income from playing Iron Man in various Marvel movies at $345.5 million.

Aside from investments in the FootPrint Coalition, Downey Jr., 57, is believed to own at least three homes in California.

home country

Progressive rock band Pink Floyd is reported to be in talks to sell their recorded music catalog in what could be the largest single-chapter catalog sale worth an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars, according to Bloomberg.

Among the companies vying for ownership of classic rock group Warner Music Group and KKR-backed BMG.

Bids exceeded the estimated $500 million Sony Music paid for the entire Bruce Springsteen catalog in December, and financial times mentioned.

The band has not commented publicly on the potential sale.

Warner gained control of the catalog when it bought the Parlophone Label Group from Universal Music Group in 2013. It paid £487 million (about $765 million at the time).

It’s unclear how current and former band members – or the deceased’s estate – will benefit from the sale.

Pink Floyd was formed in 1965 by Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright. David Gilmore joined in 1967. Barrett left the band the following year. He passed away in 2006 and Wright in 2008.

Waters and drummer Mason are touring this year as separate artists.

The music rights market appears to be in decline, but Pink Floyd’s strong business must be resilient.

The band has sold more than 250 million records, including charts and labels. It was published in 1973. The dark side of the moon50 million copies have been sold and is the second biggest selling album of all time after Michael Jackson’s album Thriller.

Collectively, the band members have an estimated net worth of $800 million, primarily through income from music and touring sales.

Waters is estimated to be the richest, with a net worth of $310 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He’s a big draw on the Tour circuit, with his Wall Live Tour 2010-2013, grossed $460 million over 220 shows, with 4.1 million tickets sold.

Along with pop star Shakira, he bought a $16 million island in the Bahamas to create an artists’ retreat.

Gilmore and Mason have an estimated net worth of $180 million. Wright’s net worth is $70 million and Pete Barrett’s net worth is $5 million.

Mohamed Oz

Renowned heart surgeon Mehmet Oz estimated his assets at between $104 million and $422 million. That number could make him one of the richest US senators if he wins the heavily contested Pennsylvania Senate primary.

Figures posted by Philadelphia Inquirer. The wide range is because the US Senate requires each asset to be valued within a certain dollar bracket. Dr. Oz’s assets include homes, stocks and life insurance.

Great source of income Dr. Oz Showis the long-running group television program co-produced by Oz Media, Oprah Winfrey, Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television.

He made $10 million in earnings in 2021. Almost all of it was a salary from his TV show and income from his media company. He ended the show this year to focus on his nomination to the Senate.

Oz owns at least $11.5 million of nonpublic stock in Asplundh, his wife’s family pruning business, as well as at least $6 million of nonpublic stock in the Wawa retail chain and at least $5 million in nonpublic stock Public stock in the travel agency Five Star Travel.

In addition, he has tens of millions of dollars in stock, including stocks such as Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft.

The filing recorded a house in Palm Beach, Florida, worth between $5 million and $25 million, two homes worth more than $1 million each in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, overlooking Manhattan, as well as a third property of the same value. In the suburbs of Philadelphia.

He also has real estate interests in New York City and Boston and a ranch in Florida. Cattle goose estimated between $250,000 and $500,000.

Oz, 61, holds dual Turkish and American citizenship. In March, he said he would renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected.

Updated: May 23, 2022, 8:33 am