Founders
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Tech
Base10, A VC Firm Co-Founded By Adeyemi Ajao, Raises $850M To Fund Early Stage AI-Focused Founders – AfroTech
Base10 will continue investing in founders who are centering their companies around automation. Base10 is a San Francisco-based venture capital…
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US-Based Black Founders Have Raised $643M This Year, But Will The Trend Continue? – AfroTech
A new study shows growth in venture capital (VC) for Black founders in the U.S. — but is it really…
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Startup Runway Keeps Shrinking, Founders Pretend It’s Focus
The funding climate of the past two years has pushed early-stage startups into a familiar but increasingly tense position. The…
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Unconventional Ventures Announces Second Close Of Fund II To Support Diverse Founders Building Impact Tech Companies – AfroTech
Unconventional Ventures has announced the second close of its Fund II. The Nordic impact venture capital firm is led by a…
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Fifteen Percent Pledge, Victoria’s Secret Launch Virtual Accelerator Program To Fund And Provide Resources To BIPOC Founders – AfroTech
The work never stops for the Fifteen Percent Pledge. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, the Fifteen Percent Pledge is the…
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This Angel Investor Shares Where She Believes Founders Go Wrong When Seeking To Hit Their First Million Dollars In Revenue – AfroTech
During a CES 2026 panel titled “Getting to the First Million,” Lockie Andrews, angel investor and founder of Catalyst Consulting,…
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Uncle Nearest Founders Request Judge To Terminate Receivership, Claiming Sales Volume Took A Sharp Decline As A Result – AfroTech
Uncle Nearest’s founders are requesting the receivership to be terminated, according to The Lynchburg Times. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, Uncle…
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Uncle Nearest Founders Share New Claims As Receiver Shows Interest In Sale, Adding Shareholders Will Receive ‘Significantly Less Value’ – AfroTech
Uncle Nearest is reportedly attracting buyer interest. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, Uncle Nearest whiskey brand, founded by Fawn Weaver…
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Miami-Based Founders Score Six-Figure Investment From AWS For ‘The World’s First AI & Blockchain-Verified Commerce Platform’ – AfroTech
Miami-based founders Justin Elliott and Jahreem Samuels have scored an investment for their AI and blockchain-verified commerce platform. The pair’s…
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Twins Brothers Are The Founders Behind Japan’s First Majority-Black-Owned Animation Studio, Which Has Created Work For Pokémon, Naruto, And More – AfroTech
These twin brothers flew across the world to pursue their dreams in anime. Raised in Paterson, NJ, Arthell and Darnell…
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