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Joi Ito raised money from and invested with Jeffrey Epstein
- bdcravens 7y agoThis title seems to bury the lede. The money is being returned and funds will be raised to support trafficking victims: "I vow to raise an amount equivalent to the donations the Media Lab received from Epstein and will direct those funds to non-profits that focus on supporting survivors of trafficking. I will also return the money that Epstein has invested in my investment funds."
- msghacq 7y agoI don't think the lede is that he's giving back the money now that all of this has become public. I think the lede is that Ito raised money, coinvested with and visited multiple homes of Epstein after Epstein became a convicted sex offender.
- bdcravens 7y agoPerhaps, though as Ito is the author here, perhaps the author's title "My apology regarding Jeffrey Epstein" is more appropriate?
- msghacq 7y agoI don't think that's the important part of this post. It's the first place that confirms that Ito and MIT raised money from Epstein; a fact they've denied in the past [1]. It's also the first mention that Ito allowed Epstein to co-invest in his startups. * [1] https://twitter.com/David_Ingram/status/1162457071633293312 https://twitter.com/David_Ingram/status/1162457071633293312