Editing Paul Allen (section)

===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>