ECONOMY Black Farmer Fund Raises $11M In Funding To Support Black Agricultural Systems In The Northeast By Admin September 11, 2023 Black Farmer Fund has raised $11 million to support Black-owned agricultural and food businesses in the Northeast, per ESSENCE. According to its website, Black
ECONOMY Kansas City’s First Black-Owned Seltzer Company Receives $3M Investment From Former Chiefs Linebacker Dezman Moses By Admin September 6, 2023 Founder Joshua Lewis has received a financial boost. Startland News reports former NFL player Dezman Moses has invested $3 million in Kin Seltzer Inc.,
ECONOMY Alitheia IDF Co-Founder Tokunboh Ishmael Is Behind What’s ‘Currently The Biggest ‘Gender-Lens’ Fund In Africa,’ Report Says By Admin August 31, 2023 Tokunboh Ishmael is supporting African women founders overlooked in the startup world. Ishmael is the co-founder of Alitheia IDF, “a pioneering gender-lens fund investing in
ECONOMY Digital Services Company Fearless Secures $17M In Financing For Expansion By Admin August 25, 2023 Fearless Founder and CEO Delali Dzirasa has secured $17 million in financing to expand his digital services company. According to a news release sent
ECONOMY How Alexandria Lafci Exceeded Her Goal And Ended Behind One Of The Largest Raises For A Black Female General Partner By Admin August 24, 2023 Alexandria Lafci is now behind one of the largest raises for a Black female general partner. Lafci is the founder of Hometeam Ventures. According to
ECONOMY Femly Founder Arion Long Awarded $150K Investment From Fearless Fund By Admin August 21, 2023 Arion Long’s Femly has taken another big step toward “scaling the future of restroom feminine care access.” On Aug. 19, the Black-owned organic period
ECONOMY Early-Stage Tech Investor Founders Factory Africa Raises $114M To Invest ‘Across The African Tech Ecosystem’ By Admin August 16, 2023 Investments are continuing to pour in for African tech entrepreneurs. TechCrunch reports that Founders Factory Africa (FFA), an early-stage investment firm, has raised $114
ECONOMY MaC Venture Capital Appoints Jennifer Randle As Chief Operating Officer, Becomes The First In The Firm’s History By Admin August 15, 2023 Venture capital firm MaC Venture Capital has just marked a first. According to Insider, Jennifer Randle has been named as the firm’s chief operating
ECONOMY Man Behind U.S. Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Sues VC Fund Supporting Black-Women-Owned Businesses By Admin August 3, 2023 A Black venture capital firm, Fearless Fund, has been sued by a conservative activist. The man, Edward Blum, played a role in the U.S.
ECONOMY Remedial Health Raises $12M Series A To Provide Safe Pharmaceutical Products In Nigeria By Admin August 1, 2023 An investment has been made to make pharmaceutical products more reliable and safer for people in Nigeria. TechCrunch reports that Remedial Health, a pharmaceutical
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