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Who Helped Finance Musk’s Twitter Purchase

The banner hung above the New York Stock Exchange back in 2013 when the company first went public. Now that the company is private again, there’s quite a few ex-stock holders who are hoping to see a return on their investment in Elon Musk.Photo: Christopher Penler (Shutterstock)While Elon Musk’s massive $44 billion buyout of Twitter might seem like a one-man show, it’s really a kind of Suicide Squad of big tech moguls and financiers coming together in a strange rogue’s gallery reunion. Not only were Musk’s personal rich

Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha Predicts Success for Elon Musk at Twitter

Roelof Botha, the head of Sequoia Capital, said he thinks there are large improvements to be made for Twitter Inc.’s TWTR 2.45% current business and that Elon Musk’s takeover bid for the social-media company will be a success. Mr. Botha, speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference, said he thought Twitter could find better ways to make money beyond advertising…