The Financial Layer Behind The Doux, a $38M Haircare Brand
By Tony O. Lawson The Doux is a textured haircare brand…
Covering Business, Capital, and Culture
Black-owned Real Estate Development Firms | Vol. 2
By Tony Lawson Real estate development is where capital formation,…
What Happens After “Sold Out”
Businesses struggle when demand arrives faster than their systems can…
Collide Capital Closes $95M Fund II
By Tony O. Lawson Many early-stage firms fail to translate early…
How Venture and Private Equity Funds Operate After Capital Is Raised
The close of a fund marks the beginning of an…
Zeal Capital Partners: Investing Across the Systems That Shape Wealth
By Tony O. Lawson Zeal Capital Partners operates across financial…
5 Black-owned Beauty Brands Allocating Inventory Across Retail and Direct Channels
Beauty brands now operate across direct-to-consumer and retail simultaneously, with…
Why E-commerce Growth Breaks at Fulfillment
E-commerce growth is often measured in orders, revenue, and customer…
4 Black-led PropTech Platforms Operating Inside the Real Estate Stack
Real estate moves through a sequence of decisions. What gets…
3 Black-led WealthTech Platforms Restructuring Capital Access
Capital moves through a small number of gates. What gets…
Black-led Venture Capital Firms | Vol. 1
By Tony O. Lawson Venture capital determines which companies receive…
Fairview Launches $150M Fund With SURS to Back Emerging Managers
By Tony O. Lawson Institutional capital is routed into first-time…
The Financial Layer Behind The Doux, a $38M Haircare Brand
By Tony O. Lawson The Doux is a textured haircare brand…
Collide Capital Closes $95M Fund II
By Tony O. Lawson Many early-stage firms fail to translate early…
5 Black-owned Beauty Brands Allocating Inventory Across Retail and Direct Channels
Beauty brands now operate across direct-to-consumer and retail simultaneously, with…
Why E-commerce Growth Breaks at Fulfillment
E-commerce growth is often measured in orders, revenue, and customer…
How Construction Projects Get Financed, Tracked, and Delivered
Construction projects operate as financial coordination systems. Execution on site…
4 Black-led PropTech Platforms Operating Inside the Real Estate Stack
Real estate moves through a sequence of decisions. What gets…
How Construction Projects Get Financed, Tracked, and Delivered
Construction projects operate as financial coordination systems. Execution on site…
TONAB Architecture: How a Merger Built Access Across Two Markets
Architecture firms are selected early, often before a project is…
Black-owned Cybersecurity Firms | Vol. 1
The firms that manage threat detection, risk frameworks, compliance architecture,…
Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Improve Healthcare Claims Operations
By Tony Lawson Alaffia Health has raised $55 million in…
PraxisPro Raises $6M to Expand AI Coaching Platform
by Tony Lawson PraxisPro, a Houston-based technology startup, has raised…
Culture & Lifestyle
Reclaiming Hinchliffe Stadium’s Place in Sports History
Hinchliffe Stadium stands as a rare landmark in American sports—a…
The $300 Million Rebirth of Studio Museum in Harlem
Harlem has long been a global center of creativity, imagination,…
Misty Copeland Bids Farewell to the American Ballet Theatre
Photo by Henry Leutwyler From sleeping on a gym floor…
What to Do With $250K: An Angel Investor’s Plan
Welcome to the second installment of the Wealth Moves Playbook,…
What to Do With $100K: A Solopreneur’s Plan
Welcome to “The Wealth Moves Playbook,” a Shoppe Black series.…
$30M Upfront: Travis Hunter and The New Era of Athlete Wealth
When Travis Hunter signed his rookie contract with the Jacksonville…