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 […]
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Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Improve Healthcare Claims Operations   Â
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   Â
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   Â
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   Â
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   Â
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   Â
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. […]
The Difference Between Wealth Management and Asset Management   Â
The terms wealth management and asset management are often used interchangeably, but they describe two fundamentally different functions within the financial system. Understanding the distinction […]
Khaby Lame’s $900M Deal and What It Means Beyond the Money   Â
Khaby Lame became the world’s most-followed TikTok creator, with more than 160 million followers, building one of the largest personal audiences on the internet. That […]
Nonprofit Finance Fund Selected to Oversee New Jersey’s $20M Social Impact Investment Fund   Â
The State of New Jersey has selected Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) to administer its newly launched $20 million Social Impact Investment Fund (SIIF), a move […]