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| Mar 8, 2025 | Business | Best startup and small business grants for women | The downside is that it can be harder to qualify for a business grant than for a small business loan. You have to be prepared to put some work into the grant application.
However, if you’re a woman starting a new business, it can be much ea... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Hair scarves and sea life savers won big at Pennovation Accelerator’s 2022 pitch day | Peach Brown, founder of Sledge Scarves, drove home the strength of her non-slip hair scarves by lifting a bowling ball with one in front of pitch judges.
The feat of strength came during Pennovation Accelerator’s fifth annual pitch day on W... |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 7 things to know in #MiamiTech: Jeeves CEO raises $180M; Amazon moves in; Black Tech Week sold; and we have winners | Facebook
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1 Jeeves CEO, now in Miami, raises $180M for his startup valued at $2.1B
Jeeves, an all-in-one corporate card and expense management platform for businesses, announced it has secured $180 million in a Serie... |
| Jan 31, 2022 | University of Houston launches new health equity initiative, degree programs | The University of Houston announced its latest and largest initiative to improve health equity and outcomes in the city, state, and county this week.
About 70 percent of health outcomes can be traced back to factors outside of health care a... |
| Jan 23, 2022 | 6+ things to know in #MiamiTech: Crypto jobs surge, calling all aging-tech startups, and much more | Facebook
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Happy Miami Hack Week, everyone! If you are attending Miami Hack Week, check out the events here and their new Declassified Miami Hack Week Survival Guide here.
While you are hacking away or supporting thos... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | 5 things to know in #MiamiTech: Proptech announces Miami HQ; Heru gets Magic Leap 2 access; Pacaso now in Florida Keys - and more | Facebook
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1 Global real estate search engine startup to make Miami its HQ
The CEO of GlobalListings.com, a real estate search engine that reports that it draws 3.4 million global property postings per month, announce... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Houston named a top market for remote tech workers, startup doubles its staff, and more innovation news | Houston is starting 2022 strong in terms of innovation news, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, the Bayou City is ranked based on its ability to employ r... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Money Moves: DC cybersecurity firm Adlumin raised $25M in a Series B | In a Series B round led by SYN Ventures and First In Ventures, DC managed security firm Adlumin has raised $25 million. The round also included strategic investments from the Independent Community Bankers of America, BankTech Ventures and L... |
| Sep 10, 2021 | 6 things to know in #MiamiTech; Funding for Pincho, FIU groundbreaking, BMTT's return, Xendoo’s expansion & more | Facebook
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Email 1 Homegrown Pincho receives $20M private equity investment
Endeavor Miami company Pincho, a homegrown fast-casual chain, has received a $20 million investment from private equity firm Mercato Partners’ $200... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | How A Drop Model And Leaning Into Comfort Helped Fashion Brand Donni Thrive | Alyssa Wasko, founder, designer and CEO of Donni, Photo Credit: Sarah SikoraPhoto Credit: Sarah Sikora |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Women founders: These 25+ resources can help you build community and boost business | Being a women who launches her own company means facing particular challenges.
While entrepreneurs saw a pretty normal (even great, in Philly) level of venture capital deals last year, women made up a very small percentage, with VC funding ... |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Investing in Diversity: Shelly Bell, Founder & CEO of Black Girl Ventures | Raise your hand if you think diversity is not only a social imperative, but also critical for business success. We sure do!
In honor of Diversity Month, watch this fireside chat between Shelly Bell, Founder & CEO of Black Girl Ventures... |
| Feb 25, 2021 | New Partnership Announcement: Beautyblender x Pretty Connected | Beautyblender x Pretty Connected Mask Chain Set “We are all pandemic-fatigued, so we wanted to create a fun way to encourage everyone to keep wearing a mask.” Lara Eurdolian
NEW YORK (PRWEB) February 25, 2021
Dropping today is the launch of... |
| Feb 15, 2021 | The new Halcyon-Black Girl Ventures incubator illustrates a collaborative DC ecosystem, say its founders | Shelly Bell and Kate Goodall have been friends for years. They’ve also been frequent professional partners.
The alignment makes sense, given the missions of their respective organizations. Bell’s Black Girl Ventures (BGV) funds Black and br... |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Meet the 9 ventures in Halcyon’s latest incubator program this spring | Georgetown-based Halcyon Incubator has announced the 14th cohort for its incubator for early-stage social impact entrepreneurs. The 18-month fellowship welcomes nine ventures, majority of which are minority-owned, to scale their business mo... |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Nike Invests $500K in Black Girl Ventures | Nike is investing $500,000 into D.C.-based Black Girl Ventures, the corporation announced on Friday.
BGV was founded in 2016 by Shelly Bell as a multi-city event series that’s part pitch competition and part crowdfunding campaign for Black ... |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Nike Invests $500K in Black Girl Ventures | Nike is investing $500,000 into D.C.-based Black Girl Ventures, the corporation announced on Friday.
BGV was founded in 2016 by Shelly Bell as a multi-city event series that’s part pitch competition and part crowdfunding campaign for Black ... |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Money Moves: Nike invests $500K in Black Girl Ventures | Money Moves is a column where we chart the funding raises of tech companies across the region. Have a tip? Email us at [email protected].
Nike is investing $500,000 into D.C.-based Black Girl Ventures, the corporation announced on Friday.
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| Oct 20, 2020 | Q&A: A Look Inside The Black Venture Institute | 17 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Recent uproar over America’s history of social injustice has ignited several initiatives aimed at providing inclusion and equity for Black founders.
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| Oct 20, 2020 | Q&A: A Look Inside The Black Venture Institute | 16 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Recent uproar over America’s history of social injustice has ignited several initiatives aimed at providing inclusion and equity for Black founders.
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| Oct 5, 2020 | Apply for Black Girl Ventures’ pitch competition for beauty brands by Oct. 16 | Cool opportunity alert: Black Girl Ventures is hosting a pitch event for beauty industry startups.
Hera Hub DC-based BGV is an event series that’s part pitch competition and part crowdfunding campaign for Black and brown women entrepreneurs... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | A disease, a death, and the digital divide demand a new civil rights movement | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Aug 24, 2020 | A disease, a death, and the digital divide demand a new civil rights movement | “A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.” The words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. prophesy a change that is coming. The new civil rights movement wi... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | 5 resources Black entrepreneurs can leverage to build and grow | Delali Dzirasa Contributor
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Delali Dzirasa is CEO and founder of Fearless, a full-stack digital services firm in Baltimore, MD with a mission to create software with a soul — tools that empower communities and make a differe... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | 3 national ventures focused on ecosystem inclusion receive Knight funding. Let’s meet them | Facebook
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Sherrell Dorsey started plugging into the Miami ecosystem more than a year ago; it all began with founder-turned-funder Brian Brackeen’s famous “Miami Tour.” It took one call from him to p... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Dynamic And Determined: Meet Black Girl Ventures Founder Shelly Bell | 47 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Shelly Bell is on a mission.
The founder of Black Girl Ventures wants to help Black and Brown woman founders find alternative access to capital. In 2016, she launched Black Girl Ventures (BGV) with ... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Dynamic And Determined: Meet Black Girl Ventures Founder Shelly Bell | 37 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Shelly Bell is on a mission.
The founder of Black Girl Ventures wants to help Black and Brown woman founders find alternative access to capital. In 2016, she launched Black Girl Ventures (BGV) with ... |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Organization launches Houston chapter to drive investment and social capital for women of color | Everyone knows the statistics. Female-founded startups receive around 2 percent of the venture capital funding, according to some reports, and when you break that down into women of color receiving funding, it's even less.
A Washington D.C.... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 4 things to know in #MiamiTech: Fintech grant winners, equity crowdfunding. BGV chapter, competition opportunity | Facebook
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Email 1 Xendoo, Worthy Financial chosen by fintech peers for grants
Kicking off #MiamiTech news, South Florida female-led fintech startups Xendoo and Worthy Financial were chosen by their peers for grants during ... |
| Dec 3, 2019 | These #dctech organizations want your support on this #GivingTuesday | It’s #GivingTuesday, the annual day when nonprofits call on their supporters to make charitable donations.
Supporters can make donations via outlets like Facebook, Apple Pay, campaign websites and more. While there’s an impossibly long list... |
| Aug 9, 2019 | From Politics to Life Sciences, D.C.’s a Beacon for Inclusive Innovation | Washington, D.C.’s origins as a political hub began 229 years ago when it became the capital of the United States of America to bridge the gap between the south and the north as a compromise. Today, Washington, D.C. is on its way to becomin... |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Shelly Bell, Jenelle Coy will talk entrepreneurship at General Assembly | It takes inspiration to overcome adversity, and on Tues., December 19, two D.C.-area entrepreneurs will share their stories at a free panel series discussion at General Assembly.
How She Got There: An Evening With DC Entrepreneurs will brin... |
| Sep 22, 2017 | At Black Girl Vision’s ‘Boss Up’ pitch competition, buying a ticket helps fund an entrepreneur | Black Girl Ventures’ next “Boss Up” pitch competition is coming up on Oct. 26. It’s the latest edition of the event created by Shelly Bell to help women of color get access to capital.
“Basically, the pitch competition raises money for the ... |