Founders
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Black Business
Black Founders Can Seek $1M Grand Prize To Help Energize Their Business –
by Jeffrey McKinney June 12, 2025 SPARC is helping to close the funding gap for Black founders seeking much-needed capital.…
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Tech
African Tech Founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani Launch Thunder Code, A Generative AI Startup, After $9M Seed Round
One of Africa’s most prominent tech founders is stepping back into the spotlight with a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture.…
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Tech
South Loop Ventures Raises $21M To Back Diverse Founders, Boost Houston’s Tech Scene
South Loop Ventures has officially closed a $21 million Fund I to support early-stage startups, with a strong focus on…
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Tech
MYAVANA Founder Candace Mitchell Advises Founders To Think Generationally And Retain Their Companies To Preserve Black Culture
Candace Mitchell wants Black founders to think generationally. Mitchell is the founder of MYAVANA, a haircare company powered by artificial…
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Black Breaking News
Black-owned brand founders at Target react to the store’s nixing of DEI and calls for a boycott
This week Target joined the list of stores scaling back (or doing away completely) with their DEI efforts. Backlash was…
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Black Business
Two Founders Launch Black-Owned Academy Teaching Entrepreneurs How to Raise Capital
Meet Sean Teamor and Kyle Freeman, the dynamic duo behind Capital Raising Academy, the ultimate destination for mastering the art…
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Black Business
Two Black Women Founders Acquire Historic Building in Downtown Pittsburgh For $4M
Khamil Bailey and Samantha Black, the founders of The Greenwood Plan, a nonprofit organization rooted in empowering Black entrepreneurship, have…
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Black Business
Founders of Black-Owned Startup Aim to Help Billion-Dollar Pharmaceutical Companies Diversify Their Research
Shawn Williams, Abiel Obanjo, and Dr. Elizabeth Jackson, the young African American founders of Divergent CRO, a leading Black-owned provider…
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Black Business
HBCU Grads, Founders of Black-Owned Golf Brand Secure $3.4M In Funding
Eastside Golf, a lifestyle golf brand founded in 2019 by African American entrepreneurs Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Coope (both HBCU…
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Black Business
Founders of Black-Owned Watermelon Company in NYC Drive 16 Hours a Day to Get Fresh Produce
Meet the Founders of Black Seed Brothers, a popular Black-owned watermelon company in New York City that sells farm fresh,…
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