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Some of the world’s most influential business leaders want to repair the deep divisions in America by investing in entrepreneurship outside of traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley and Seattle.
That’s the goal of Rise of the Rest, an organization created by AOL co-founder Steve Case and J.D. Vance, author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” to “revolutionize” the U.S. economy. The two connected because Case read Vance’s chronicle of Rust Belt decline as a problem that needed solving. That’s according to an account from The New York Times that details how the unlikely duo formed the Rise of the Rest Tour, traveling across the country to make small investments in startups. Now, they’re taking the project to the next level with a little help from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt and others.
https://www.geekwire.com/2017/bezos-tech-luminaries-back-150m-rise-rest-fund-boost-startups-coasts/
COLUMBUS – PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance, a show of support for the possible Ohio Senate contender.
Thiel was a key backer of Vance's Narya Capital, which supports startups outside of Silicon Valley. The name "narya" comes from one of the three Rings of Power in J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" novels.
https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/03/15/super-pac-supporting-possible-ohio-senate-candidate-j-d-vance-gets-10-m-donation-peter-thiel/4700540001/