By Tony O. Lawson Campus, the online two-year college backed by Sam Altman and Shaquille O’Neal, has acquired Sizzle AI, a learning app founded by […]
Category: Black Enterprise
RIP D’Angelo: The Reluctant Superstar Who Redefined Soul
Michael Eugene Archer, known to the world as D’Angelo, has died at the age of 51 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. The Grammy-winning […]
How Tammy K. Jones Built an $8 Billion Real Estate Platform with Purpose
By Tony O. Lawson Tammy K. Jones is the founder and CEO of Basis Investment Group, one of the few woman- and Black-owned real-estate investment firms […]
Amanda Sabreah on Turning Clarity Into Cash Flow
Amanda Sabreah, founder of Thought Factory, helps entrepreneurs and executives define their positioning and build brands that resonate. Her work spans industries from consumer goods […]
Paris-based Koolboks Raises $11M for Solar Cold Storage in Africa
by Tony O. Lawson Koolboks, a Paris-based climate technology company with operations across Africa, has raised $11 million in a funding round aimed at scaling its […]
Lendistry Receives $5M from Exelon to Expand Small Business Lending
By Tony O. Lawson Lendistry, a leading fintech lender and community development financial institution, has received a $5 million investment from Exelon. The new funding […]
Synthetic Stars Are Here: Why the Future Belongs to Content Architects
The “creator era” is ending — at least in the way we’ve known it. Creators aren’t just competing with each other anymore — they’re competing […]
What to Do With $100K: A Solopreneur’s Plan
Welcome to “The Wealth Moves Playbook,” a Shoppe Black series. We break down what to do with $100K and other major money milestones—$250K, $1M, and […]
Ariel Alternatives Acquires Groome Industrial Service Group
By Tony O. Lawson Ariel Alternatives, the private equity subsidiary of Ariel Investments, has acquired Groome Industrial Service Group. Groome is a leading provider of […]
Mariane Ibrahim: The Gallerist Reshaping Global Art—From Chicago to Paris and Mexico City
Mariane Ibrahim stands as one of the most visionary gallerists of our era. She has redefined what it means to build an internationally influential gallery […]