Angel Reese and Magic Johnson Launch Wealth Playbook for Baltimore’s High School Seniors – urbangeekz AdminMay 8, 20250150 views 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 is a partnership between the Angel… Read more
Gates Foundation-Backed Initiative Selects 7 African Health Startups for $225K Funding Each – urbangeekz AdminMay 5, 2025028 views 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 Foundation, MSD, Sanofi, and others. They’ll… Read more
UrbanGeekz Ranked One of the Top 10 ‘Best Tech Blogs’ Online – urbangeekz AdminDecember 19, 2024050 views 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 sites on the Internet. The multimedia… Read more
South African Tyme Group Becomes Africa’s Latest Unicorn After $250M Series D Funding – urbangeekz AdminDecember 17, 20240145 views 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 Nu Holdings, which owns Latin America’s… Read more
UK-Nigerian Scientists Contribute to Groundbreaking Diamond Battery Invention – urbangeekz AdminDecember 12, 2024081 views 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 engineers from the UK Atomic Energy… Read more
Former NBA Star Launches $100M Sports Tech Fund – urbangeekz AdminDecember 10, 2024039 views 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 Ron Artest, has teamed up with… Read more
UK Fintech 9fin Secures $50M To Expand Operations – urbangeekz AdminDecember 5, 2024062 views 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, which included existing investors Spark Capital,… Read more
MTN Nigeria is the Leading 5G Provider in West and Central Africa – urbangeekz AdminNovember 30, 2024026 views MTN Nigeria is the leading 5G network provider in the West and Central African region after investing over $120 million in the technology. The company boasts the fastest download and… Read more
LeapFrog Investments Closes $1Billion Fund To Invest in Africa and Asia – urbangeekz AdminNovember 28, 2024037 views 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 up to $210 million in pre-allocated… Read more
Black-Owned Illumen Capital Raises $32.75M to Reduce Bias in Venture Capital – urbangeekz AdminNovember 26, 2024030 views 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 the Health Forward Foundation, the California… Read more