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Robert Rivani built $1B real estate business without diploma or investors

Robert Rivani, who never finished high school, has built a real estate business in Miami that has generated more than $1 billion in property acquisitions and sales entirely with his own capital, without outside investors or partners. He got his start reselling sneakers before moving into real estate, where he specializes in buying undervalued properties and redeveloping them, including his newer Class X office concept that centers hospitality and wellness.

Lionel Messi Runs Venture Capital Fund Play Time HoldCo Alongside Football Career

Lionel Messi, who this week announced his retirement from Argentina's national team, has for years operated a venture capital fund called Play Time HoldCo, co-founded with Razmig Hovaghimian in October 2022 with an initial target of about $200 million. The fund holds stakes in AI startups including World Labs, Field AI, Fish Audio, Perceptron, Intangible and SuperAnnotate, and Messi separately holds equity in Sorare, KRÜ Esports, and Inter Miami, now valued at $1.45 billion.