Linkin Park Have a Venture Capital Firm Now

A friend sent me a link to this CNN Money story this morning, and I’ve been having a hard time getting up jaw up off the floor since. The short version?

“Linkin Park recently launched Machine Shop Ventures, a VC firm that’s searching for startups that can shake up consumer-facing industries. Machine Shop Ventures told CNNMoney it’s already made three investments: ride-sharing platform Lyft, free-trading app Robinhood, and Shyp, a shipping app founded by Kevin Gibbon.”

I mean, Jesus Harold Christ. Like it’s not already enough of an ordeal for tech start-ups to come to VCs, hat in hand, asking for money — now they’re gonna have to come to VCs, hat in hand, asking for money and pretending not to be disgusted by the music of Linkin Park. You ask too much, Linkin Park… you ask too much!!!

Get more details of Linkin Park’s latest business endeavor here. The only silver lining I can really see for this is that it may distract the members of Linkin Park to the point where their music becomes an afterthought. Actually, I get the impression that their music is already an afterthought, so I guess it will now be an after-afterthought. Yay.

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