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Why Edenesque’s Plant-Based Milk Is About More Than Ingredients
For many founders, business is personal. For Leslie Woodard, it’s rooted in lived experience and the healing power of food. A Le Cordon Bleu-trained…
1,000 Units, One Mission: Gateway’s $350M Vision for Orange, NJ
When Terrence Murray co-founded Gateway Merchant Banking with longtime friend and college classmate Charles Frazier, their mission was clear: bring institutional-quality development to communities…
NiLu: A Family Owned Gift Shop Rooted in Community and Culture
One Harlem shop is holding the line as major retailers scale back DEI commitments and programs that once supported Black makers quietly disappear. Since…
Bandwidth with Purpose: Inside Metro Edge’s $250M Bet on Digital Equity
Metro Edge Development Partners is a commercial real estate firm focused on high-impact, technology-driven developments—but its ambitions go beyond brick and bandwidth. With its…
Lexore Spark: Building the Future of AI-Powered Video Creation
Sequoia Blodgett is no stranger to storytelling. As a former video director turned tech founder, she brings a sharp creative lens to the world…
Symphonic Capital Closes $13.5M Fund Focused on Health and Wealth Equity
by Tony O. Lawson Symphonic Capital, a new early-stage venture capital firm founded by Sydney Thomas, announced the close of its $13.5 million debut fund…