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How Twisted Eggroll’s $1.5 Million Investment in Community Is Driving Business Growth
Business growth eventually changes the questions founders need to answer. Early decisions often center on developing a product, finding customers, and generating consistent revenue.…
Avenue Growth Partners Closes $155M Fund II to Back Vertical Software Companies
By Tony O. Lawson Avenue Growth Partners has closed its second investment fund at its $155 million hard cap, providing the Washington, D.C.-based growth…
How Cabo Verde’s World Cup Run Is Fueling a Tourism Boom
For much of its modern history, Cabo Verde was a footnote on the global travel map, a volcanic archipelago off the West African coast…
Russell Glen Is Reimagining Urban Redevelopment Through Mixed-Use Communities
By Tony O. Lawson Where Red Bird Mall once stood, boarded up and half-empty, a new stoplight now turns green on Camp Wisdom Road, guiding…
Overriding Royalty Interests (ORRIs): An Overlooked Oil and Gas Alternative Investment
When investors discuss cash-flow investments, the conversation usually centers on dividend stocks, rental real estate, REITs, private credit, or infrastructure. Yet another asset class…
SambaNova Raises $1B at $11B Valuation to Build AI Infrastructure
By Tony O. Lawson Artificial intelligence has created a new category of technology companies focused on building the systems that allow organizations to put…