[2] It primarily invests in shares (avoiding bonds, commodities, currencies, and options), holding both long and short positions and buying what it thinks will beat the market.

[4] Maverick Capital was founded by Lee Ainslie in 1993, who was a "Tiger Cub" under Julian Robertson at Tiger Management, helped raise $38 million in capital by the family of Texas entrepreneur Sam Wyly.

[5] It started to diversify into young companies in 2004 under its flagship equities hedge fund (under David Singer).

[5] In October 2014, Maverick announced that it would be hitting the startup scene by launching its first venture capital fund on January 1, 2015.

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