Black Canadian founder Claudette McGowan makes history raising $7.2 million for AI-powered cybersecurity firm

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Black Canadian founder Claudette McGowan has made history with the close of $7.2 million (CA$10 million) Series A for her…

Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners acquires JAGGAER after raising $20 billion to invest in AI

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Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners has acquired JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration software, from…

Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole gifts two longtime employees their own restaurant

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To celebrate Slutty Vegan’s 6th anniversary, its founder and CEO, Pinky Cole Hayes has rewarded two of her longtime employees,…

These 4 Black owned businesses generate over $1 billion in annual revenue each

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Black business ownership is growing at the fastest pace in 30 years. According to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey…

Top 10 in-demand remote jobs paying at least 100k salaries

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The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work…

Inspired by his mother’s pool fund, this Black immigrant founded Neyber, the UK’s largest employee financial wellbeing platform

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Ideas and beliefs become traditions after being passed down generations. Traditions capture the essence of a culture, understand their needs…

The legacy of Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur behind Famous Amos cookie brand who had died at 88

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Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Amos cookies has died at the age of 88. His family, in…

Abandoned as child, here is how Freddie Figgers defied odds to build the nation’s only minority-owned telecom company at 21

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Freddie Figgers is the proverbial stone that the builders rejected. Abandoned as a newborn next to a dumpster, he was…

Black-owned events platform POSH secures $22 million in Series A funding to empower event social creators

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Black-owned events company POSH has secured $22 million in Series A funding to further its goal of connecting people through…

How serial entrepreneur Paul Judge created fraud detection technology that has screened over 5 billion phone calls

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According to Federal Trade Commission data, consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023. Contact Center Fraud…