Confido Raises $55 Million to Expand AI Automation for CPG Operations
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A Family Crisis Led Salynt’s Founder to Build AI for Brain Tumor Imaging
After his seven-year-old nephew developed brain lesions, Salynt founder Jeremy…
Black-owned Wineries and Vineyards Worth Visiting
Black-owned wineries remain a small part of the U.S. wine…
Black-owned Businesses to Visit in DC During CBC Week — and Beyond
Washington, D.C. is welcoming thousands of visitors this week for…
MCB Real Estate Moves $2.7B VIVA White Oak Development Forward
By Tony O. Lawson Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate has cleared a…
How Two Black-Led Organizations Are Closing the Commercial Real Estate Ownership Gap
By Tony O. Lawson A profitable business does not automatically…
SmootDC Selected for $3.8B Washington Commanders Stadium Construction Project
By Tony O. Lawson Smoot Construction Company of Washington, D.C. has…
Cityblock Health Raises $116M and Acquires Homeward Health
By Tony O. Lawson Cityblock Health has raised $116 million…
Black-owned Businesses to Visit in DC During CBC Week — and Beyond
Washington, D.C. is welcoming thousands of visitors this week for…
Black-led Venture Capital Firms | Vol. 3
By Tony O. Lawson Black-led venture capital firms continue to expand…
Black-owned Logistics & Transportation Companies | Vol. 1
By Tony O. Lawson Every shipment arriving at a warehouse,…
Confido Raises $55 Million to Expand AI Automation for CPG Operations
By Tony O. Lawson For consumer brands, getting products onto…
Cityblock Health Raises $116M and Acquires Homeward Health
By Tony O. Lawson Cityblock Health has raised $116 million…
GenNx360 Capital Partners Closes $865M Fourth Fund
By Tony O. Lawson GenNx360 Capital Partners has closed its…
Four Black-owned Companies Running Airport Retail
By Tony O. Lawson Airport retail is organized through concession agreements,…
How Two Black-owned Retail Spaces Organize Time
Jerjuan Howard developed the Howard Family Bookstore from a commercial…
The Transaction Happens Before Checkout
Checkout is where the decision becomes visible, the moment a…
MCB Real Estate Moves $2.7B VIVA White Oak Development Forward
By Tony O. Lawson Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate has cleared a…
How Two Black-Led Organizations Are Closing the Commercial Real Estate Ownership Gap
By Tony O. Lawson A profitable business does not automatically…
SmootDC Selected for $3.8B Washington Commanders Stadium Construction Project
By Tony O. Lawson Smoot Construction Company of Washington, D.C. has…
A Family Crisis Led Salynt’s Founder to Build AI for Brain Tumor Imaging
After his seven-year-old nephew developed brain lesions, Salynt founder Jeremy…
SambaNova Raises $1B at $11B Valuation to Build AI Infrastructure
By Tony O. Lawson Artificial intelligence has created a new…
Nurses Are Defining How AI Will Be Used in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday healthcare, and its…
Culture & Lifestyle
How the Ghana Must Go Bag Went From Migration to Fashion
Long before its distinctive check appeared in fashion collections, the…
UrbanBetter: Building the Infrastructure for Africa’s Intellectual Capital
By Tony O. Lawson During a morning run in Dakar,…
How Cabo Verde’s World Cup Run Is Fueling a Tourism Boom
For much of its modern history, Cabo Verde was a…
How Wealth Managers and Private Fund Managers Can Find Each Other
Private markets are becoming a more prominent part of wealth-management…
LemFi Enters Wealth Management With Acquisition of Wealth8
By Tony O. Lawson For years, fintech companies serving immigrant…
How AI Is Reshaping Wealth Management
Wealth management is entering a period where advice is becoming…