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Founders First Raises $18.6M as Demand for Merchant Cash Advance Refinancing Grows
By Tony O. Lawson Founders First Capital Partners has raised $18.59 million for its Change Catalyst Fund II as the firm reports growing demand…
Infino Raises $7.5M to Simplify Data Retrieval for AI Agents
By Tony O. Lawson Infino, an AI infrastructure startup co-founded by Ekechi Nwokah, has emerged from stealth with $7.5 million in seed funding led…
How SoLa Impact Financed a $92.9M Affordable Housing Development
By Tony O. Lawson SoLa Impact built its business on private investment and Opportunity Zone capital. For Broadway & Imperial, a 166-unit development in…
How Lola C. West Went From Buying a Painting to Managing $3.37B
By Tony O. Lawson In 1982, Lola C. West bought a painting by Norman Lewis from New York art dealer Peg Alston. Afterward, according…
BAG Ventures Closes $11.3M Fund to Invest in Enterprise AI Startups
By Tony O. Lawson BAG Ventures has closed its first fund at $11.3 million to invest in early-stage companies building artificial intelligence technology for…
From a $1,000 Giveaway to Nordstrom: How Brittney Perry Built PerryCo.
Brittney Perry is the founder of PerryCo., a lifestyle brand spanning footwear, apparel and accessories. When she began developing her first sneaker, she wanted…