Excellent thread about the new owners of GlobalComix, venture capital firm Point72.
I might stir up a hornets nest with this but I have concerns about the recent GlobalComix acquisition news, primarily with the capital invest from Point72 Ventures. I did a little bit of digging and here’s what I found. 🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
GlobalComix Closes $13M Round, Acquires INKR And Names Henrik Rydberg New CEO
The digital platform gets an infusion of cash, technology and new leadership to compete in the multibillion dollar digital comics market.
www.forbes.com
March 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Excellent thread about the new owners of GlobalComix, venture capital firm Point72.
"David Fizel" is most likely a misspelling of "David Fiszel", who is a NYC money manager and "philanthropist" -- Fiszel was a portfolio manager for Steve Cohen's Point72 capital, which recently bought a large stake in Trump's crypto grift
Point72, ExodusPoint Bought Stakes in Trump-Tied Crypto Firm
A week after Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. rang the Nasdaq opening bell for a $1.5 billion deal involving biotech-turned-crypto payments company Alt5 Sigma Corp. and Trump-backed crypto firm World L...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
"David Fizel" is most likely a misspelling of "David Fiszel", who is a NYC money manager and "philanthropist" -- Fiszel was a portfolio manager for Steve Cohen's Point72 capital, which recently bought a large stake in Trump's crypto grift
Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72.
Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen’s Point72 | TechCrunch
Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72.
techcrunch.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72.
Point72's Cohen sees economic slowdown amid tariff confusion reut.rs/432FgyA
Point72's Cohen sees economic slowdown amid tariff confusion
Point72 Asset Management’s founder, Steven Cohen, said on Wednesday he believes the U.S. economy will very likely slow down because of tariff threats, but even so the Federal Reserve will not act immediately to cut interest rates.
reut.rs
May 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Point72's Cohen sees economic slowdown amid tariff confusion reut.rs/432FgyA
Steve Cohen's Point72* issues more eight-figure W-2's than any other entity in America, and it's great that both their recipients and Bluesky hyperleftists are in agreement that portfolio managers are working-class members of the precariat
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*ALLEGEDLY, PLS DON'T SUE ME
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*ALLEGEDLY, PLS DON'T SUE ME
April 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Steve Cohen's Point72* issues more eight-figure W-2's than any other entity in America, and it's great that both their recipients and Bluesky hyperleftists are in agreement that portfolio managers are working-class members of the precariat
_______________________________
*ALLEGEDLY, PLS DON'T SUE ME
_______________________________
*ALLEGEDLY, PLS DON'T SUE ME
I might stir up a hornets nest with this but I have concerns about the recent GlobalComix acquisition news, primarily with the capital invest from Point72 Ventures. I did a little bit of digging and here’s what I found. 🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
GlobalComix Closes $13M Round, Acquires INKR And Names Henrik Rydberg New CEO
The digital platform gets an infusion of cash, technology and new leadership to compete in the multibillion dollar digital comics market.
www.forbes.com
March 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I might stir up a hornets nest with this but I have concerns about the recent GlobalComix acquisition news, primarily with the capital invest from Point72 Ventures. I did a little bit of digging and here’s what I found. 🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
Big US hedge funds hit by wave of cyber attacks ft.trib.al/h75twsc
Big US hedge funds hit by wave of cyber attacks
Point72 and Citadel among firms targeted by audio phishing schemes
ft.trib.al
August 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Big US hedge funds hit by wave of cyber attacks ft.trib.al/h75twsc
Hedge fund Point72 sets up new leadership committee, shows memo reut.rs/42KqY4l
Hedge fund Point72 sets up new leadership committee, shows memo
Hedge fund Point72 has appointed a new executive committee, showed a memo from founder Steve Cohen and seen by Reuters on Thursday.
reut.rs
April 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Hedge fund Point72 sets up new leadership committee, shows memo reut.rs/42KqY4l
2/ Link: www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...
Silicon Valley’s ‘Gundo’ Bros Are Building A Y Combinator For Military Tech
Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Point72 Ventures are backing military companies emerging from Disciplus Ventures, a startup accelerator in El Segundo.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
2/ Link: www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...
Billionaire investor Steve Cohen doubled down on his negative view of the U.S. economy due to a backdrop of punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts spearheaded by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Steve Cohen says tariffs and DOGE's cuts are negative for economy, market correction could be soon
The CEO of hedge fund Point72 turned bearish for the first time in a while due to punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts.
www.cnbc.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Billionaire investor Steve Cohen doubled down on his negative view of the U.S. economy due to a backdrop of punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts spearheaded by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Exclusive: Steve Cohen’s New York Mets lost out to a rival in the playoffs last season. The billionaire’s Point72 hedge fund, meanwhile, topped the competition.
Exclusive | Mets Owner Steve Cohen Had an Even Better Year Off the Field
Hedge fund Point72 will return as much as $5 billion in profits to investors and raise fees.
www.wsj.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Exclusive: Steve Cohen’s New York Mets lost out to a rival in the playoffs last season. The billionaire’s Point72 hedge fund, meanwhile, topped the competition.
Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics
Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics
General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Seven Seven Six.
techcrunch.com
August 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics
Millennium and Point72 gain as hedge funds rebound from Iran war ft.trib.al/AxRVIfz
Millennium and Point72 gain as hedge funds rebound from Iran war
Izzy Englander and Steve Cohen’s firms post double-digit returns in first half of year
ft.trib.al
July 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Millennium and Point72 gain as hedge funds rebound from Iran war ft.trib.al/AxRVIfz
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen still ‘bullish’ on AI after big sell-off
https://www.ft.com/content/9c36ff17-8b82-4d27-84df-c3d9d9ede2a3
https://www.ft.com/content/9c36ff17-8b82-4d27-84df-c3d9d9ede2a3
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen still ‘bullish’ on AI after big sell-off
Point72 founder says drop that wiped almost $600bn from Nvidia shares was prompted by misinformation
www.ft.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen still ‘bullish’ on AI after big sell-off
https://www.ft.com/content/9c36ff17-8b82-4d27-84df-c3d9d9ede2a3
https://www.ft.com/content/9c36ff17-8b82-4d27-84df-c3d9d9ede2a3
Steve Cohen has dumped almost all the shares in Fox Corp. that were owned by his Point72 Asset Management.
In March, he owned more than 12 million shares. Yesterday, he reported less than 71,000.
In March, he owned more than 12 million shares. Yesterday, he reported less than 71,000.
November 15, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Steve Cohen has dumped almost all the shares in Fox Corp. that were owned by his Point72 Asset Management.
In March, he owned more than 12 million shares. Yesterday, he reported less than 71,000.
In March, he owned more than 12 million shares. Yesterday, he reported less than 71,000.
Steve Cohen to step back from trading at hedge fund Point72
https://www.ft.com/content/cfbe7eed-5c6c-4c4e-b717-92eea75f1f40
https://www.ft.com/content/cfbe7eed-5c6c-4c4e-b717-92eea75f1f40
Steve Cohen to step back from trading at hedge fund Point72
Billionaire investor will focus on ‘running the firm’ he founded and ‘mentoring and coaching’ new talent
www.ft.com
September 17, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Steve Cohen to step back from trading at hedge fund Point72
https://www.ft.com/content/cfbe7eed-5c6c-4c4e-b717-92eea75f1f40
https://www.ft.com/content/cfbe7eed-5c6c-4c4e-b717-92eea75f1f40
Hedge funds seek to expand into private credit https://on.ft.com/3Glfw7Q
Hedge funds seek to expand into private credit
Millennium, Point72 and Third Point among those seeking to push into popular asset class
on.ft.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Hedge funds seek to expand into private credit https://on.ft.com/3Glfw7Q
A competition backed by BlackRock and Point72 Asset Management is testing whether Japanese students have what it takes to work in finance by analyzing three consumer products companies.
Point72, BlackRock-backed contest seeks Japanese banking talent
Now in its fourth year, the competition has students obsessing over sales of toothpaste, diapers and chocolate to analyze product companies.
ebx.sh
April 20, 2026 at 4:04 AM
A competition backed by BlackRock and Point72 Asset Management is testing whether Japanese students have what it takes to work in finance by analyzing three consumer products companies.
Point72 analysts are going to have to jack into the matrix to correlate real time financials with pre-cognitive alt data. The alpha must flow
September 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Point72 analysts are going to have to jack into the matrix to correlate real time financials with pre-cognitive alt data. The alpha must flow
Point72 next?
Point72 Weighs Paying Other Hedge Funds to See Their Trade Ideas
Point72 Asset Management is exploring ways to tap trading intelligence from external hedge funds, as rivals such as Citadel race to collect such signals from outsiders.
www.bloomberg.com
June 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Point72 next?
Rates trader Matteo Sardo is set to return to Millennium Management after reneging on an accepted offer to join Point72 Asset Management, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
September 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Rates trader Matteo Sardo is set to return to Millennium Management after reneging on an accepted offer to join Point72 Asset Management, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Their response when I asked why they accepted financial help from people interested in military technology
March 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Their response when I asked why they accepted financial help from people interested in military technology
"Silicon Valley’s ‘Gundo’ Bros Are Building A Y Combinator For Military Tech"
by @davidjeans.bsky.social for @forbes.com
by @davidjeans.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Silicon Valley’s ‘Gundo’ Bros Are Building A Y Combinator For Military Tech
Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Point72 Ventures are backing military companies emerging from Disciplus Ventures, a startup accelerator in El Segundo.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"Silicon Valley’s ‘Gundo’ Bros Are Building A Y Combinator For Military Tech"
by @davidjeans.bsky.social for @forbes.com
by @davidjeans.bsky.social for @forbes.com