Northwestern Mutual Is Making A $20 Million Venture Capital Commitment To Black Entrepreneurs
Black business owners will get a hefty $20 million venture capital funding commitment courtesy of Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures....
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New Report Shows Black Founders Receive Less Than 3% of VC Funding
In a new report from Crunchbase, findings show that Black and Latinx founders have raised over $15 billion for their businesses which represent 2.4% of...
Even Though Less Than 1% of Venture Capital Goes to Black Founders, Here’s How I Raised $11 Million
Because the VC model encourages firms to hire and invest in people they have previous relationships with, the ecosystem ends up looking like a country...
Entrepreneur and Investor Monique Idlett-Mosley Shares How She Is Using Her Voice and Her Funds to Create Change
On this episode of "The New Norm with Selena Hill," Monique Idlett-Mosley talks about building the black community through the new social justice initiative Until...
6 Tips to Get Your Pitch Noticed by VCs
You’ll need to focus on creating a winning pitch to get your startup noticed by the right VC for your startup—here are six ways to...
Black Women Rock at Raising Capital: Sevetri Wilson’s NOLA Startup Raises $8 Million
Sevetri Wilson makes history as a black woman raising capital again, raising $8 million in a Series A round for her software startup Resilia...
Andre Iguodala Talks How Basketball and Investing Are Similar
Successful entrepreneur and startup investor Andre Iguodala has funded more than 40 companies while enjoying a successful basketball career...
NBA Star Andre Iguodala Joins Comcast Ventures’ Catalyst Fund
Andre Iguodala has joined Comcast Ventures' Catalyst Fund as a venture partner to invest in founders from diverse backgrounds...
Kobe Bryant Excelled In Business Turning $6 Million into $200 Million with BodyArmor
An investment from four years ago has proved to be a huge windfall for NBA star Kobe Bryant. In 2014, Bryant bought a 10 percent...
Venture Capital Firms Abandoning $4.4 Trillion Opportunity to Invest With Black and Women Entrepreneurs
The Morgan Stanley survey, Beyond the VC Funding Gap, found that almost 200 U.S.-based venture capital (VC) firms and diverse entrepreneurs that have raised venture...