{"id":723549,"date":"2026-04-24T04:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bob-iger-rejoins-thrive-capital-as-advisor-after-disney-exit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T04:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:05:10","slug":"bob-iger-rejoins-thrive-capital-as-advisor-after-disney-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bob-iger-rejoins-thrive-capital-as-advisor-after-disney-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bob Iger is returning to Thrive Capital as an advisor, just one month after stepping down as CEO of Disney, a role he held for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iger previously served a two-month stint as a venture partner at the firm in late 2022, but left when the Disney board asked him to retake the helm of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> conglomerate, following his initial departure from the company in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBob leads with boldness and conviction because he knows what he is building and why. He is rejoining Thrive at a time when that kind of leadership matters most,\u201d Thrive\u2019s founder Josh Kushner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoshuaKushner\/status\/2047413578362397137?s=20\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iger, who already owns a stake in the firm, will work with Thrive\u2019s investment staff and portfolio founders, the Wall Street Journal <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/bob-iger-returning-to-joshua-kushners-thrive-in-post-disney-move-525d2d8e?st=eRWdDL\">reported<\/a>. However, his advisory role will likely not require a full-time commitment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thrive manages over $50 billion in assets, according to PitchBook. In February, the firm announced that it raised $10 billion in capital commitments for its 10th fund, the largest in the firm\u2019s 17-year history. Thrive holds significant stakes in OpenAI, S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>e, and SpaceX. The firm also amassed a 7% ownership stake in Cursor, whose potential sale to SpaceX could be worth about $4.2 billion, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-22\/andreessen-thrive-poised-for-windfall-from-spacex-s-cursor-bid?srnd=undefined\">Bloomberg reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/23\/bob-iger-rejoins-thrive-capital-as-advisor-after-disney-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Iger is returning to Thrive Capital as an advisor, just one month after stepping down as CEO of Disney, a role he held for nearly two decades. 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