GUAP NEWS Angel Reese and Magic Johnson Launch Wealth Playbook for Baltimore’s High School Seniors – urbangeekz By Admin May 8, 2025 Angel Reese and Magic Johnson have teamed up to launch Wealth Playbook, a new financial literacy program for Baltimore’s high school seniors. The initiative
GUAP NEWS Gates Foundation-Backed Initiative Selects 7 African Health Startups for $225K Funding Each – urbangeekz By Admin May 5, 2025 Seven African healthtech startups have been selected for the third cohort of the Investing in Innovation Africa (i3) program, a pan-African initiative backed by the Gates
GUAP NEWS UrbanGeekz Ranked One of the Top 10 ‘Best Tech Blogs’ Online – urbangeekz By Admin December 19, 2024 Independent Black-owned digital platform UrbanGeekz has been ranked among the Top 10 Best Tech Blogs on Ranker’s list of the most impactful technology news
GUAP NEWS South African Tyme Group Becomes Africa’s Latest Unicorn After $250M Series D Funding – urbangeekz By Admin December 17, 2024 South African-based fintech Tyme Group has attained unicorn status after securing $250 million in a Series D funding round. The new funding led by
GUAP NEWS UK-Nigerian Scientists Contribute to Groundbreaking Diamond Battery Invention – urbangeekz By Admin December 12, 2024 British-Nigerian scientists have participated in inventing the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery capable of power for thousands of years. A team of scientists and
GUAP NEWS Former NBA Star Launches $100M Sports Tech Fund – urbangeekz By Admin December 10, 2024 Former NBA player Metta World Peace has launched Tru Skye Ventures, a venture capital fund to support early-stage startups. World Peace, previously known as
GUAP NEWS UK Fintech 9fin Secures $50M To Expand Operations – urbangeekz By Admin December 5, 2024 London FinTech 9fin has secured $50 million to expand its AI-powered analytics platform for debt capital markets. Highland Europe led the Series B round,
GUAP NEWS MTN Nigeria is the Leading 5G Provider in West and Central Africa – urbangeekz By Admin November 30, 2024 MTN Nigeria is the leading 5G network provider in the West and Central African region after investing over $120 million in the technology. The
GUAP NEWS LeapFrog Investments Closes $1Billion Fund To Invest in Africa and Asia – urbangeekz By Admin November 28, 2024 Impact-focused private equity (PE) firm LeapFrog Investments has closed its fourth fund, raising $1.15 billion. The fund includes $808 million in primary commitments and
GUAP NEWS Black-Owned Illumen Capital Raises $32.75M to Reduce Bias in Venture Capital – urbangeekz By Admin November 26, 2024 Illumen Capital, a Black-owned and operated impact fund addressing systemic inequity, has raised a $32.75 million Catalyst Fund. The Catalyst Fund included capital from
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