(Reuters) – Semafor said on Wednesday it has raised $19 million from investors including Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and KKR & Co co-founder Henry Kravis to replace Sam Bankman-Fried’s investment in the media start-up.
Semafor had been looking to buy out Bankman-Fried’s investment for months, after he was charged with fraud following the bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX in November.
Last year, investigative news outlet ProPublica also decided to return $1.6 million it received from Bankman-Fried’s family foundation.
Founded by former Bloomberg Media Chief Executive Officer Justin Smith and New York Times media columnist Ben Smith, Semafor was launched in October. It has raised a total of $34 million so far.
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
