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AI-Powered Health Startup Aster Has Been Acquired By Elation Health – AfroTech
Aster, a health tech startup founded by two sisters, has been acquired. The venture was launched after Dr. Lailah Kara-Newton,…
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AI-Powered Commercial Insurance Startup Announces The Largest Publicly Disclosed Series A Amount Raised By A Black Founder – AfroTech
Co-founder Dakotah Rice raised historic funding toward the top of the year. Rice is the CEO of Harper, an AI-powered…
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Politics
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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After Losing His Grandmother Josiah Faison Launched A Startup To Preserve Stories Of Loved Ones – AfroTech
Josiah Faison is leveraging tech to help people preserve their stories. The Maryland native originally planned for a career in…
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AI-Powered Grocery Startup Vori Raises $22M Series B Funding Round – AfroTech
Brandon Hill has raised millions in funding guided by the mission of ensuring “every supermarket in America autonomous,” he said…
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How Sensori, A Black Women-Owned Functional Non-Alcoholic Startup, Onboarded Poppi’s Former VP Of Sales Operations And Revenue Strategy – AfroTech
Happenstance led functional non-alcoholic beverage startup, Sensori, to pursue a strategic hire. Shanna Pearre (CEO), Darean Rhodes (COO), and Ashlyn…
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Crypto
Exclusive: Polymarket acquires the startup Brahma, in effort to scale its crypto and DeFi infrastructure
Polymarket, one of the two leading prediction market sites, built its platform on blockchain rails—a design that offers efficiency but…
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At Age 16, Vishnu Kannan Sold His AI Startup For $2M In Stock – AfroTech
Vishnu Kannan has accomplished something few teenagers can claim. At age 16, he sold his tech startup, Room40 AI, for…
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Politics
8 Red Flags Investors See in Startup Feasibility Studies
Founders often treat a feasibility study as proof their idea will work. But investors treat it very differently. A feasibility…
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Screen Skinz Lands $300K ‘Shark Tank’ Deal, Expanding A Laundry Room Startup Into A Global Tech Brand – AfroTech
When Screen Skinz Co-founders RaShaun Brown and Clay Canning stepped into the “Shark Tank,” they were pitching more than a…
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