Black ownership shows up not just in stories, but in the products we choose to invest in daily. This curated selection of Black-owned luxury gifts […]
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Black-owned Luxury, Style & Self-Care Brands to Shop Now
Black ownership shows up not just in stories, but in the products we choose to invest in daily. This curated selection of Black-owned luxury gifts […]
Harith to Acquire FlySafair, South Africa’s Largest Domestic Airline
By Tony O. Lawson Harith General Partners has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire 100 percent of FlySafair, South Africa’s largest domestic airline […]
Smart Bricks Raises $5M to Automate Real Estate Investing
By Tony O. Lawson Smart Bricks has raised $5 million in a pre-seed round to build what it describes as an AI-native operating layer for […]
Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Improve Healthcare Claims Operations
By Tony Lawson Alaffia Health has raised $55 million in Series B funding, led by Transformation Capital, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $73 […]
Howard University Gallery of Art Lends Elizabeth Catlett Works to Major Exhibition on Black Women’s Historical Memory
The Howard University Gallery of Art has loaned works by Elizabeth Catlett to She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory, an exhibition […]
Project Level Announces $250M First Close for Women’s Sports Fund
By Tony Lawson Project Level has completed a $250 million first close, establishing one of the largest dedicated investment vehicles focused exclusively on women’s sports. […]
Silverbacks’ Chairman On Risk, Conviction, and Global Investing
By Tony Lawson By any institutional standard, investing demands discipline, sequencing, and patience. Determining when conviction has been earned and when capital should move requires […]
Waymo Raises $16 Billion To Expand Autonomous Ride-Hailing Operations
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Alphabet, announced it has raised $16 billion in new funding to expand its driverless ride-hailing service and scale its […]
Buying the System: Franchising as Ownership
Entrepreneurship is often described as creating something new. An individual develops an idea, builds a product, finds customers, and slowly turns uncertainty into a business. […]