Editing Paul Allen (section)

==Businesses and investments==
{{See also|Vulcan Inc.}}

===Financial and technology===
* '''Vulcan Capital''' is an investment arm of Allen's Seattle-based Vulcan Inc., which has managed his personal fortune. In 2013, Allen opened a new Vulcan Capital office in [[Palo Alto, California]], to focus on making new investments in emerging technology and internet companies.<ref>{{cite news | title= Microsoft co-founder to open investment office in Silicon Valley | url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-allen-investing-idUSBRE9300M320130401?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | work= Reuters | date= April 1, 2013 | access-date= July 1, 2017 | archive-date= October 16, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151016023018/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-allen-investing-idUSBRE9300M320130401?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | url-status= live }}</ref>
* '''Patents:''' Allen held 43 patents from the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=0&f=S&l=50&d=PTXT&RS=IN%2Fallen-paul-g&Refine=Refine+Search&Refine=Refine+Search&Query=in%2Fallen-paul-g |title=USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database |publisher=Patft.uspto.gov |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904011440/http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=0&f=S&l=50&d=PTXT&RS=IN%2Fallen-paul-g&Refine=Refine+Search&Refine=Refine+Search&Query=in%2Fallen-paul-g |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Apps:''' Allen backed A.R.O., the startup behind the mobile app Saga;<ref>{{cite news|access-date=October 28, 2013|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/16/a-r-o-reveals-saga-an-ambient-companion-that-watches-what-you-do-to-make-personal-recommendations/|title=A.R.O. Reveals Saga, An "Ambient Companion" That Watches What You Do To Make Personal Recommendations|work=TechCrunch|date=June 16, 2012|last=Perez|first=Sarah|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211702/http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/16/a-r-o-reveals-saga-an-ambient-companion-that-watches-what-you-do-to-make-personal-recommendations/|url-status=live}}</ref> SportStream, a social app for sports fans;<ref>{{cite news|access-date=October 28, 2013|url=http://mashable.com/2012/06/14/sportstream/|title=Why Did Paul Allen Bet $3.5 Million on SportStream?|work=Mashable|date=June 14, 2012|last=Laird|first=Sam|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200847/http://mashable.com/2012/06/14/sportstream/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a content-management app called [[Fayve]].<ref>{{cite news|access-date=October 28, 2013|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2012/paul-allens-ipad-app-fayve-finds-favorite-movie-tv-show/|title=Paul Allen's personal media browsing tool is now an iPad app for the rest of us|work=GeekWire|date=November 7, 2012|last=Bishop|first=Todd|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193637/http://www.geekwire.com/2012/paul-allens-ipad-app-fayve-finds-favorite-movie-tv-show/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Interval Research Corporation:''' In 1992, Allen and [[David Liddle]] co-founded [[Interval Research Corporation]], a Silicon Valley–based laboratory and new business incubator that was dissolved in 2000 after generating over 300 patents,<ref>{{cite web | title= WTO Board Bio: David Liddle | url= http://www.stanford.edu/group/WTO/people/board/liddle.shtml | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070311150631/http://www.stanford.edu/group/WTO/people/board/liddle.shtml | archive-date= March 11, 2007 | url-status=dead | df= mdy-all }}</ref> four of which were the subject of Allen's August 2010 [[patent infringement]] lawsuit against [[AOL]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[eBay]], Facebook, Google, [[Netflix]], [[Office Depot]], [[OfficeMax]], [[Staples Inc.|Staples]], [[Yahoo!]], and YouTube.<ref>{{cite news| title=Allen sues Google, Apple, others over patents| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS201024637120100828| date=August 27, 2010| work=Reuters| access-date=July 1, 2017| archive-date=September 19, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919005942/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS201024637120100828| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wsj2010">{{cite news | title= Microsoft Co-Founder Launches Patent War | url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703294904575385241453119382 | date= August 28, 2010 | work= [[The Wall Street Journal]] | author= Dionne Searcey | access-date= August 29, 2010 | archive-date= January 24, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150124200146/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703294904575385241453119382 | url-status= live }}</ref>
* '''Ticketmaster:''' In November 1993, Allen invested more than $325 million to acquire 80% of [[Ticketmaster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-11-23-9311230042-story.html|date=November 22, 1993|title=MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER PAUL ALLEN BUYS CONTROL OF TICKETMASTER|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=May 30, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728053001/https://www.chicagotribune.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=20yrs>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|page=17|title=Industry's #1 has a ticket to rule|last=Sandler|first=Adam}}</ref> In 1997, [[Home Shopping Network]] acquired 47.5% of Allen's stock in exchange for $209 million worth of their own stock.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Budnick|first1=Dean|last2=Baron|first2=Josh|title=Ticket Masters: the rise of the concert industry and how the public got scalped|year=2011|publisher=ECW Press|location=Toronto|isbn=978-1-55022-949-3|pages=227–229, 232}}</ref>
* '''Charter Communications:''' In 1998, Allen bought a controlling interest in [[Charter Communications]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/charter-communications-inc-history/|title=History of Charter Communications, Inc. – FundingUniverse|website=www.fundinguniverse.com|language=en|access-date=November 23, 2017|archive-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527020857/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/charter-communications-inc-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> Charter filed for bankruptcy reorganization in 2009, with Allen's loss estimated at $7 billion. Allen kept a small stake after Charter emerged from reorganization, worth $535 million in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/paul-allen-charter-and-what-might-have-been-jon-talton/|title=Paul Allen, Charter and what might have been {{!}} Jon Talton|date=May 27, 2015|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=February 6, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=February 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190400/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/paul-allen-charter-and-what-might-have-been-jon-talton/|url-status=live}}</ref> The company's 2016 purchase and subsequent merger of [[Time Warner Cable]] with Charter's subsidiary, [[Spectrum (cable service)|Spectrum]], made Charter Communications the second-largest cable company in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-charter-time-warner-cable-20160517-snap-story.html|title=Charter completes purchase of Time Warner Cable, Bright House|date=May 18, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 23, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718085742/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-charter-time-warner-cable-20160517-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-17/so-long-time-warner-cable-charter-to-retire-much-maligned-brand|title=So Long Time Warner Cable: Charter to Retire Much-Maligned Brand - Bloomberg|website=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=May 18, 2016|access-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518095150/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-17/so-long-time-warner-cable-charter-to-retire-much-maligned-brand|archive-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref>

===Aerospace===
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File:SpaceShipOne Takeoff photo Don Ramey Logan.jpg|[[SpaceShipOne]] on ramp before takeoff in October 2004
File:SS1Group01.jpg|(L-R) [[Marion Blakey]], [[Mike Melvill]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Burt Rutan]], [[Brian Binnie]], and Allen following first flight
File:Ansari X-Prize Check.jpg|Allen (third from right) and Rutan (fifth from right) were awarded the [[Ansari X PRIZE]] by members of the [[X PRIZE Foundation]] in November 2004.
File:SpaceShipOne.jpg|SpaceShipOne at the [[National Air and Space Museum]]
</gallery>

Allen confirmed that he was the sole investor behind aerospace engineer and entrepreneur [[Burt Rutan]]'s [[SpaceShipOne]] [[suborbital]] commercial [[spacecraft]] on October 4, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vulcan Underwrites SpaceShipOne |url=http://www.vulcan.com/TemplateCompany.aspx?contentId=94 |access-date=April 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331064258/http://www.vulcan.com/TemplateCompany.aspx?contentId=94 |archive-date=March 31, 2012 }}</ref> The craft was developed and flown by [[Mojave Aerospace Ventures]], which was a joint venture between Allen and Rutan's aviation company, [[Scaled Composites]]. SpaceShipOne climbed to an altitude of {{convert|367442|ft|m|0}} over the [[Mojave Air and Space Port]] and was the first privately funded effort to successfully put a civilian in suborbital space. It won the [[Ansari X Prize]] competition and received the $10&nbsp;million prize.<ref>{{Cite news|access-date=March 31, 2008|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/04/spaceshipone.attempt.cnn/index.html|title=SpaceShipOne captures X Prize|work=CNN|date=October 4, 2004|author=Ina Fried|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321070412/http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/04/spaceshipone.attempt.cnn/index.html|archive-date=March 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On December 13, 2011, Allen announced the creation of [[Stratolaunch Systems]], based at the [[Mojave Air and Space Port]]. The [[Scaled Composites Stratolaunch|Stratolaunch]] is a proposed orbital launch system consisting of a dual-bodied, 6-engine jet aircraft, capable of carrying a rocket to high altitude; the rocket would then separate from its carrier aircraft and fire its own engines to complete its climb into orbit. If successful, this project would be the first wholly privately funded space transport system.<ref>{{Cite news|access-date=December 13, 2011|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203518404577096493595261190|title=Paul Allen, Supersizing Space Flight|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=December 14, 2011|author=Andy Pasztor and Dionne Searcey|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518192214/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203518404577096493595261190|url-status=live}}</ref> Stratolaunch, which is partnering with [[Orbital ATK]] and Scaled Composites, is intended to launch in inclement weather, fly without worrying about the availability of launch pads and to operate from different locations. Stratolaunch plans to ultimately host six to ten missions per year.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=October 28, 2013|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-the-shuttle-done-a-co-founder-of-microsoft-sees-an-opening-in-space/2013/07/29/13175a0a-dce2-11e2-85de-c03ca84cb4ef_story.html|title=With the shuttle done, a co-founder of Microsoft sees an opening in space|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 29, 2013|author=Gugliotta, Guy|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029213944/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-29/national/40887803_1_stratolaunch-space-shuttle-deep-space-missions|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 13, 2015, Vulcan Aerospace was announced. It is the company within Allen's Vulcan Inc. that plans and executes projects to shift how the world conceptualizes space travel through cost reduction and on-demand access.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcan.com/areas-of-practice/space/key-initiatives/space-projects-overview |title=Aerospace |publisher=Vulcan |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719081805/http://www.vulcan.com/areas-of-practice/space/key-initiatives/space-projects-overview |archive-date=July 19, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Stratolaunch comparison.svg|thumb|Wingspan of 2019 [[Scaled Composites Stratolaunch|Stratolaunch]]]]

On April 13, 2019, the Stratolaunch aircraft made its maiden flight, reaching {{cvt|15,000|ft}} and {{convert|165|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} in a 2 h 29 min flight.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/airlines/a27148543/stratolaunch-first-flight-video-images/ |title=The World's Largest Plane's First Flight From Every Angle |date=April 15, 2019 |magazine=Popular Mechanics |access-date=April 15, 2019 |quote=The tests come after a long series of taxi tests that always stopped just short of achieving actual flight, but now that threshold has been crossed, and the engineers seem pleased with the results. |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415161852/https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/airlines/a27148543/stratolaunch-first-flight-video-images/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/story/stratolaunch-flight/ |title=Stratolaunch, the World's Biggest Airplane, Takes Flight |date=April 13, 2019 |magazine= Wired |access-date=April 15, 2019 |quote=the company hopes to use the twin-fuselage, six-engined, catamaran-style aircraft to launch satellite-bearing rockets into space. |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415060716/https://www.wired.com/story/stratolaunch-flight/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  Stratolaunch CEO Jean Floyd offered this comment: "We dedicate this day to the man who inspired us all to strive for ways to empower the world's problem-solvers, Paul Allen. Without a doubt, he would have been exceptionally proud to see his aircraft take flight". Upon its flight, the airplane became the largest in history by [[wingspan]].<ref name=ArsTechnica>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/stratolaunch-the-worlds-biggest-airplane-takes-flight/ |title=Stratolaunch, the World's Biggest Airplane, Takes Flight |date=April 14, 2019 |publisher=Condé Nast Ars Technica |access-date=April 15, 2019 |quote="Even though he wasn't there today, as the plane lifted gracefully from the runway, I did whisper a 'thank you' to Paul for allowing me to be a part of this remarkable achievement, |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414231706/https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/stratolaunch-the-worlds-biggest-airplane-takes-flight/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of the end of May 2019, Stratolaunch Systems Corporation had ceased operations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-stratolaunch-exclus/exclusive-space-firm-founded-by-billionaire-paul-allen-closing-operations-sources-idUSKCN1T12FD |title=Exclusive: Space firm founded by billionaire Paul Allen closing operations - sources |date=May 31, 2019 |work=Reuters |access-date=June 5, 2019 |quote="Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, the space company founded by late billionaire and Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, is closing operations, cutting short ambitious plans to challenge traditional aerospace companies in a new "space race," four people familiar with the matter said on Friday." |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604230357/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-stratolaunch-exclus/exclusive-space-firm-founded-by-billionaire-paul-allen-closing-operations-sources-idUSKCN1T12FD |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Real estate===
Allen's '''Vulcan Real Estate'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vulcanrealestate.com/|title=Vulcan Real Estate|last=ifthen.com|website=vulcanrealestate.com|language=en|access-date=July 5, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709120337/http://www.vulcanrealestate.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> division offers development and portfolio management services, and was involved in the redevelopment of the [[South Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union]] neighborhood immediately north of downtown Seattle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/06/09/a-look-at-six-u-s-cities-pioneering-new-economic-zones/|title=A Look at Six U.S. Cities Pioneering New Economic Zones|author=Nick Timiraos|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 9, 2014|url-access=subscription|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-date=November 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127100431/https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/06/09/a-look-at-six-u-s-cities-pioneering-new-economic-zones/|url-status=live}}</ref> Vulcan has developed {{convert|6.3|e6sqft|sqm}} of new residential, office, retail and [[biotechnology]] research space, and has a total development capacity of {{convert|10000000|sqft|abbr=on}}. Vulcan advocated for the Seattle Streetcar line known as [[South Lake Union Streetcar]], which runs from Seattle's [[Westlake Center]] to the south end of Lake Union.<ref>{{cite news| url =http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/amazon-plan-adds-more-streetcar-trips/| title =Amazon plan adds more streetcar trips| author =Mike Lindblom| newspaper =The Seattle Times| date =September 22, 2012| access-date =April 9, 2015| archive-date =April 22, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150422102437/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/amazon-plan-adds-more-streetcar-trips/| url-status =live}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' called Allen's South Lake Union investment "unexpectedly lucrative" and one that led to his firm selling a {{convert|1800000|sqft|adj=mid}} office complex to [[Amazon.com]] for US$1.16&nbsp;billion, one of the most expensive office deals ever in Seattle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2012/10/amazon-to-pay-116b-for-11-seattle.html?page=all|title=UPDATED: Amazon paying $1.16B for its 11-building Seattle campus|author=Jeanne Lang Jones|newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal|date=October 5, 2012|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-date=February 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207034458/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2012/10/amazon-to-pay-116b-for-11-seattle.html?page=all|url-status=live}}</ref> "It's exceeded my expectations", Allen said of the South Lake Union development.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Eliot |title=Microsoft Co-Founder Succeeds in Seattle |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324595904578117203718713518 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 14, 2012 |access-date=October 15, 2018 |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032821/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324595904578117203718713518 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Venues===
* '''Sports and event centers''': Allen funded the development of Portland's [[Moda Center]], which he purchased in 2007.<ref>[https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/microsoft-co-founder-trail-blazers-owner-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer/283-604577534 Microsoft co-founder, Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen dies of cancer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016020631/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/microsoft-co-founder-trail-blazers-owner-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer/283-604577534 |date=October 16, 2018 }} KGW</ref> He also contributed $130&nbsp;million to help build [[CenturyLink Field]] in Seattle.<ref>[https://www.seahawks.com/team/facilities/centurylink-field/ CenturyLink Field] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032824/https://www.seahawks.com/team/facilities/centurylink-field/ |date=October 16, 2018 }} seahawks.com</ref>
* '''[[Seattle Cinerama]]:''' Allen purchased Seattle's historic Cinerama Theater in 1998, and upgraded it with 3-D capability and digital sound, in addition to interior and exterior refurbishing. The theater installed the world's first commercial digital laser projector in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=History - Cinerama - Seattle's Most Epic Movie Experience |url=https://cinerama.com/History.aspx |website=cinerama.com |language=en |access-date=October 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032707/https://cinerama.com/History.aspx |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''[[The Hospital Club|Hospital Club]]:''' Allen opened the Hospital Club in London in 2004 as a professional and social hub for people working in the creative arts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vincent |first1=Roger |title=Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen bringing hip London club to Hollywood and Vine - Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hospital-club-hollywood-20170125-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 31, 2017 |access-date=October 15, 2018 |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032746/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hospital-club-hollywood-20170125-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  A second location in Los Angeles is under construction.<ref>{{cite web |title=h.Club LA Takes Shape at Hollywood & Vine |url=https://urbanize.la/post/hclub-la-takes-shape-hollywood-vine |website=Urbanize LA |language=en |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=October 15, 2018 |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032645/https://urbanize.la/post/hclub-la-takes-shape-hollywood-vine |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sports team ownership===
====Portland Trail Blazers====
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Allen purchased the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team in 1988 from California real estate developer [[Larry Weinberg (businessman)|Larry Weinberg]] for $70&nbsp;million.<ref name="trailblazers">{{cite web|access-date=March 31, 2008 |url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/features/Learn_More_About_Larry_Weinber-44362-41.html |title=Learn More About Larry Weinberg |work=NBA.com |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306192329/http://www.nba.com/blazers/features/Learn_More_About_Larry_Weinber-44362-41.html |archive-date=March 6, 2008 }}</ref> He was instrumental in the development and funding of the [[Moda Center]] (previously known as the Rose Garden), the arena where the Blazers play. He purchased the arena on April 2, 2007, and stated that this was a major milestone and a positive step for the franchise.<ref name="before microsoft"/><ref name="quiet owner">{{Cite magazine|access-date=March 30, 2008 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/11/27/paul.allen1203/ |title=The Quiet Owner: Paul Allen |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=November 27, 2007 |last=Wertheim |first=L. Jon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201044646/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/11/27/paul.allen1203/ |archive-date=December 1, 2007 }}</ref> The Allen-owned Trail Blazers reached the playoffs 19 times including the [[NBA Finals]] in [[1990 NBA Finals|1990]] and [[1992 NBA Finals|1992]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/ |title=Portland Trail Blazers Franchise Index |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810002007/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''Forbes'', the Blazers were valued at $2.09&nbsp;billion in 2021 and ranked No. 13 out of 30 NBA teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portland Trail Blazers on the Forbes NBA Team Valuations List |url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/portland-trail-blazers/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

====Seattle Seahawks====
{{Main|Seattle Seahawks}}
Allen purchased the [[National Football League]]'s [[Seattle Seahawks]] in [[1997 Seattle Seahawks season|1997]] from owner [[Ken Behring]],<ref name=astdl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u-4xAAAAIBAJ&pg=2623%2C150112 |work=Eugene Register-Guard  |agency=Associated Press |last=Klass |first=Tim |title=Allen seals the deal to buy Seahawks from Behring |date=July 1, 1997 |page=1D}}</ref><ref name=comsspu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=58ReAAAAIBAJ&pg=4106%2C113195 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune|agency=(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)|last=Boren |first=Rebecca |title=Allen completes purchase |date=July 1, 1997 |page=1B}}</ref> who had attempted to move the team to [[southern California]] the [[1996 Seattle Seahawks season|previous year]].<ref name="seahawks">{{Cite news|access-date=March 31, 2008|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n13_v220/ai_18129768|title=Behring straits&nbsp;– Seattle Seahawks owner Ken Behring|work=[[Sporting News]]|date=March 25, 1996|last=Attner|first=Paul|archive-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115231539/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n13_v220/ai_18129768/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bvows>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s21XAAAAIBAJ&pg=1415%2C1542452 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=(Orange County Register) |last=Smith |first=Elliot Blair |title=Behring vows never to play in Seattle again |date=February 4, 1996 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=bdwart>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DIokAAAAIBAJ&pg=2813%2C483322 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |agency=(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)|last1=Boren |first1=Rebecca |last2=Penhale |first2=Ed |last3=Bruscas |first3=Angelo |title=Behring sets up bidding war for team in transit |date=February 6, 1996 |page=1C}}</ref> Herman Sarkowsky, a former Seahawks minority owner, told ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' about Allen's decision to buy the team, "I'm not sure anybody else in this community would have done what [Allen] did."<ref>{{cite news|access-date=October 28, 2013|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2022126162_seahawks27xml.html|title=How the Seahawks were saved from California's clutches|work=The Seattle Times|last=Jenks|first=Jayson|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029213721/http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2022126162_seahawks27xml.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2002, the team moved into Seahawks Stadium (now known as [[Lumen Field]]), after Allen invested into the upgrade of the stadium.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/obituaries/paul-allen-dead.html|title=Paul G. Allen, Microsoft's Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65|last=Lohr|first=Steve|date=October 15, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 30, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104060324/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/obituaries/paul-allen-dead.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Acquired for US$200&nbsp;million in 1997,<ref name=astdl/><ref name=comsspu/> the Seahawks were valued at $1.33&nbsp;billion in August 2014 by ''[[Forbes]]'', which says the team has "one of the most rabid fan bases in the NFL".<ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.forbes.com/teams/seattle-seahawks/| title = Seattle Seahawks| magazine = [[Forbes]]| date = August 2014| access-date = September 7, 2017| archive-date = October 16, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171016195309/https://www.forbes.com/teams/seattle-seahawks/| url-status = live}}</ref> Under the helm of Allen, the Seahawks made the [[Super Bowl]] three times following [[NFC Championship Game|NFC Championship]] victories ([[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|2005]], [[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|2013]], [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|2014]]), and won [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] in February 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Branch |first=John |date=February 3, 2014 |title=For Seattle, the Fun May Be Just Starting |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/sports/football/after-doing-it-their-way-seahawks-savor-the-moment.html |access-date=January 20, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

====Seattle Sounders FC====
{{Main|Seattle Sounders FC}}
Allen's Vulcan Sports & Entertainment is part of the ownership team of Seattle Sounders FC, a [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) franchise that began play in 2009 at [[CenturyLink Field]], a stadium which was also controlled by Allen.<ref name="soccer">{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480678&cc=5901 |title=Seattle to Get Expansion MLS Franchise for 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |date=November 9, 2007 |work=ESPN |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525154957/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480678&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ownership team also includes film producer [[Joe Roth]], businessman [[Adrian Hanauer]], and comedian [[Drew Carey]]. The Sounders sold out every home game during its first season, setting a new MLS record for average match attendance.<ref>{{cite news |first=José Miguel|last= Romero |title=Sounders success story, by the numbers |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010203684_soundersnumbers05.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108012102/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010203684_soundersnumbers05.html|archive-date=November 8, 2009}}</ref>

===Filmmaking===
Allen and his sister, [[Jody Allen]], together were the owners and executive producers of [[Vulcan Productions]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/ |title=Vulcan Productions Homepage |work=Vulcan Productions |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218145355/http://vulcanproductions.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref> a television and film production company headquartered in Seattle within the entertainment division of Vulcan Inc. Their films have received various recognition, ranging from a [[Peabody Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050412005953/en/Vulcan-Productions-Wins-Peabody-Award-Produced-Discovery |title=Vulcan Productions Wins First Peabody Award; Produced with Discovery Channel, 'Black Sky: The Race for Space' Chronicles Successful X-Prize Attempt and the Allen/Rutan Partnership |publisher=Business Wire |date=April 12, 2005 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504152851/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050412005953/en/Vulcan-Productions-Wins-Peabody-Award-Produced-Discovery |url-status=live }}</ref> to [[Independent Spirit Awards]],<ref name="vulcanproductions.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/far-from-heaven.html |title=Project |work=Vulcan Productions |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715215533/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/far-from-heaven.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> [[Grammy]]s<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/no-direction-home-bob-dylan.html |title=Project |work=Vulcan Productions |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715214643/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/no-direction-home-bob-dylan.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> and [[Emmys]].

In 2014 alone, Allen's film, ''We The Economy,'' won 12&nbsp;awards including a [[Webby award]] for best Online News & Politics Series. The films have also been nominated for [[Golden Globes]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and [[Academy Awards]]<ref name="vulcanproductions.com"/> among many others. Vulcan Productions' films and documentary projects include ''[[Far from Heaven]]''<ref name="vulcanproductions.com"/> (2002), ''[[Hard Candy (film)|Hard Candy]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297884/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Far from Heaven (2002)|work=IMDb|access-date=July 31, 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526065130/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297884/?ref_=nv_sr_1|url-status=live}}</ref> (2005), ''Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/rx-for-survivala-global-health-challengetm.html |title=Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge |work=Vulcan Productions |date=April 12, 2006 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715222739/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/rx-for-survivala-global-health-challengetm.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424136/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Hard Candy (2005)|work=IMDb|access-date=July 31, 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526065112/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424136/?ref_=nv_sr_1|url-status=live}}</ref> (2005), ''[[Where God Left His Shoes]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421045/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)|work=IMDb|access-date=July 31, 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526065118/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421045/?ref_=nv_sr_1|url-status=live}}</ref> (2006), ''[[Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/judgment-day-intelligent-design-on-trial.html |title=Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial |work=Vulcan Productions |date=November 13, 2007 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715222527/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/judgment-day-intelligent-design-on-trial.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/judgment-day-intelligent-design-on-trial.html |title=Project |work=Vulcan Productions |date=November 13, 2007 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715222527/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/judgment-day-intelligent-design-on-trial.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> (2007), ''This Emotional Life''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/this-emotional-life.html |title=Project |work=Vulcan Productions |access-date=July 31, 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725011648/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/this-emotional-life.html |archive-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/this-emotional-life.html |title=Project |work=Vulcan Productions |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715230020/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/this-emotional-life.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> (2010), ''We The Economy''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wetheeconomy.com |title=WE THE ECONOMY 20 Short Films You Can't Afford To Miss |work=We The Economy |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725070405/https://wetheeconomy.com/ |archive-date=July 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (2014) ''[[Racing Extinction]]''<ref>[https://www.racingextinction.com/#/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824182647/https://www.racingextinction.com/#/|date=August 24, 2015}}</ref> (2015) and Oscar-nominated ''[[Body Team 12]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4430002/|title=Body Team 12|work=IMDb|access-date=July 31, 2015|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904011440/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4430002/|url-status=live}}</ref> (2015).

In 2013, Vulcan Productions co-produced the Richard E. Robbins-directed film ''[[Girl Rising (film)|Girl Rising]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2444946/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Girl Rising (2013)|work=IMDb|access-date=July 31, 2015|archive-date=July 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726192634/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2444946/?ref_=nv_sr_1|url-status=live}}</ref> which tells the stories of girls from different parts of the world who seek an education. Globally, over 205&nbsp;million households watched ''Girl Rising'' during the CNN premier,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/specials/world/girl-rising/ | work=CNN | title=Girl Rising | access-date=April 2, 2016 | archive-date=April 14, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414231414/http://www.cnn.com/specials/world/girl-rising/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and over 4&nbsp;million people have engaged with ''Girl Rising'' through websites and social media. Through the associated 10×10 program, over $2.1&nbsp;million has been donated to help girls receive an education worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.girlrising.com/give/?id10x10=5F081DE22EDC70C6 |title=Girl Rising |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215352/http://www.girlrising.com/give/?id10x10=5F081DE22EDC70C6 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref>

Also in 2013, Vulcan Productions signed on as a producing partner of ''[[Pandora's Promise]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://robertstoneproductions.com/project/pandoras-promise/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815233521/http://pandoraspromise.com/#/synopsis|url-status=dead|title=Pandora's Promise – Robert Stone Productions|archive-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> a documentary about nuclear power, directed by Oscar-nominated director [[Robert Stone (director)|Robert Stone]]. It was released on CNN in November 2013. A variety of college and private screenings as well as panel discussions have been hosted throughout the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/pandoras-promise.html |title=Project |work=Vulcan Productions |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701062117/http://www.vulcanproductions.com/projects/detail/pandoras-promise.html |archive-date=July 1, 2014}}</ref>