Playing a new track

What’s so special about Reddit’s recent financing round? Apart from conventional venture capitalists, popular rap artist Snoop Dogg has also invested a significant chunk in the social networking website, now valued at $500 million. Reddit’s superstar — as Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, calls him — Snoop Dogg is one of the most active celebrities on Reddit’s ‘Ask me anything’ (AMA) discussion forum. The musician has taken quite a leap from AMA to ‘Take all my money’, as another popular meme goes.