Not sure what the old boy's up to, but like everything he does, it sounds like he's not doing a half-measures:
Tucker Carlson has raised $15 million to grow his media company, a source familiar with the deal tells Axios. ...
Carlson's new venture is expected to center around video. Some of that will be shared via social platforms like X, but he'll also launch his own website and app, as Axios previously reported.
The Journal reports that the $15 mill, invested by rich fellow Omeed Malik's 1789 Capital, is meant "to get Carlson and [Neil] Patel's company to the point of showing a proof of concept for its online video-driven business model," so that the duo "can continue raising the hundreds of millions of dollars they are eventually targeting."
So it's seed money, basically.
It's worth noting that Malik had previously invested in the Daily Caller, which readers will remember Carlson also founded way back in 2010.
Carlson himself is still embroiled in a legal battle with Fox News following his departure. No word yet on just what kind of shape the media maven's new company will ultimately take.
1789 Capital, meanwhile, is "finalizing its next investment in Firehawk, a startup that makes 3D-printable rocket fuel for missiles." So it's definitely got a diversified portfolio.
I'll leave you with Tucker's most recent video:
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