29-Year-Old Tade Oyerinde Raises $29M To Help Adjunct Professors Earn More And Students Cut Costs AdminMay 1, 2023073 views A Black founder and entrepreneur has received an investment toward combating expensive college tuition and low wages for part-time professors. Back in 2018, Tade Oyerinde came up with the idea… Read more
Two 21-Year-Old College Dropouts Just Raised $5M To Rival Ticketmaster With Its Live Events Platform AdminApril 27, 2023095 views Two Black founders, 21, dropped out of New York University (NYU) because they were confident in their ability to improve the event planning industry, which is expected to grow to… Read more
Black-Owned Management Technology Platform Eventnoire Raises $1M To Date AdminApril 21, 2023099 views Back in 2018, Femi Masha and Jeff Osuji founded Eventnoire to create an efficient way for people to be aware of events created by the Black community, which initially tended… Read more
Naomi Osaka’s Media Company Hana Kuma Raises $5M In A Funding Round AdminApril 20, 2023055 views Naomi Osaka has made herself known as not only a professional athlete but a boss with numerous business ventures. Within her creative bubble, the mom-to-be has tapped into media. As… Read more
Streaming Platform Mansa Raises $8M In Seed Funding Round AdminApril 18, 20230139 views Mansa, a streaming platform putting the spotlight on Black culture globally, has reached a new milestone. On April 18, after a year of beta testing, Mansa announced it has raised $8… Read more
NBA Player Terance Mann Continues To Expand His Portfolio Outside Of The NBA, Invests In Slate Milk’s $10.5 million Series A Round AdminApril 14, 2023096 views Terance Mann continues to expand his portfolio. As previously reported by AfroTech, Mann has a passion for much more outside of just basketball. In fact, he told “Black Tech Green… Read more
Lil Yachty Settles Lawsuit With NFT Platform That Raised $6.5M In Venture Capital Funds Using His Likeness AdminApril 12, 2023053 views An NFT platform is being held accountable for using the name and likeness of Lil Yachty. As AfroTech previously told you in 2022, Lil Yachty filed a trademark infringement lawsuit… Read more
Former NBA Player And Memphis Head Basketball Coach Penny Hardaway Becomes Investor In Tradeblock AdminApril 10, 2023052 views Former NBA player and Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway is teaming up with Tradeblock. As AfroTech previously told you, the tech startup created by Tony Malveaux, Darren Smith, and Mbiyimoh… Read more
Market Intelligence Startup Rwazi Raises $4M In Seed Funding Round AdminMarch 31, 20230103 views Investors have backed an African startup that is helping brands source critical data before entering into markets. Rwazi, a market intelligence startup, raised a $4 million seed funding round, TechCrunch… Read more