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| Oct 30, 2026 | TrashLab Raises $12 Million To Scale AI-Native Operating System For Waste Haulers | TrashLab has raised a $12 million growth round to expand its AI-native software platform for waste and recycling operators. Ventana led the financing, with participation from existing investors Bienville Capital, Harlem Capital, and Creativ... |
| Oct 29, 2026 | TrashLab Grabs $12M Growth Round |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, TrashLab, an AI-native operating system for waste haulers, today announced it has raised a $12 million growth round.
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| Jul 31, 2026 | Ellis Raises $10M in Seed Funding | Ellis, a NYC-based provider of an AI-native operations platform for private credit, raised $10M in Seed funding.
The round was led by First Round Capital with participation from 645 Ventures, Harlem Capital, Khosla Ventures, Slow Ventures, ... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Bluecore Energy raises $10M to put nuclear reactors on barges | Bluecore Energy Inc. today announced that it had raised $10 million to shrink nuclear reactors to barge size and dock them at ports where the grid falls short. The pitch is zero-emission power for ports and other sites where grid capacity r... |
| May 11, 2026 | Espa Launches With Angel and Institutional Funding | Espa, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-native executive assistant service managing the logistics of work and personal life, closed an angel and institutional funding.
Backers included Henry Shi (Anthropic), Adam D’Angelo (Quora C... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Meet the 8 Black and Latina female founders whose startups have reached a $1 billion valuation or higher | Jessica Alba is the founder of The Honest Company. Dia Dipasupil/Getty
A report found nine Black and Latina female founders have reached a $1 billion or higher valuation.
Among these entrepreneurs are Rihanna, Jessica Alba, and the makeup a... |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 51 Black investors changing the VC industry with firms dedicated to funding diverse startup founders | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Funding to Black VCs rose to $3.4 billion in 2022 from $2.3 billion in 2021, new data reveals.
Yet, that's 2.1% of the record $162.6 b... |
| Aug 3, 2022 | How insurtech startup Lami raised $3.7 million to make insurance accessible to Africans | Lami, an insuretech startup, hopes to become the premier company powering insurance adoption across Africa by 2030, according to Jihan Abass, Lami’s founder and CEO. The UK-based Kenyan national was visiting her home country when she had th... |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Adobe : Investing in the future with Brandon Bryant | Investing in the future with Brandon Bryant
Foresight is an essential skill for navigating the business world, especially in finance. The ability to identify new trends and emerging markets is crucial to strategic planning and investing.
En... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Turbodega levanta 3M$ para expandir sus operaciones en otras zonas de Perú y aterrizar en México | Turbodega, la startup peruana que quiere modernizar la cadena de suministros, ha levantado 3 millones de dólares en una ronda de financiación en la que han participado Harlem Capital, 2048 Ventures, K50 Ventures, Reflect Ventures, Green Egg... |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Tech Can Still Do More To Support Underrepresented Founders | If we want to really prioritize founder diversity, we need to improve economic opportunity at every ... [+] rung of the ladder, not just the last one. getty |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Harlem Capital Closes Second Fund, at $134M | Harlem Capital, a NYC-based diversity-focused venture capital firm, closed its second fund, at $134m.
Harlem Capital Partners Venture Fund II, LP, was oversubscribed from its target of $100m and above its initial cap of $125m. Limited partn... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Diversity-focused Harlem Capital raises $134M | Harlem Capital is announcing that it has raised $134 million for its second fund — well above its target of $100 million and its initial cap of $125 million.
The firm was founded in 2015 by managing partners Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid ... |
| Mar 19, 2021 | How Two Women Entrepreneurs Raised $2.5 Million To Turn Hotels And Restaurants Into On-Demand Flexible Workspaces | WorkChew Co-Founders Maisha Burt (left) and Allyson McDougal (right)Courtesy of WorkChew |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Innovative work-space provider Workchew secures US $ 2.5 million in seed round | Washington based startup Workchew, which provides co-working spaces for remote working groups, announced on 17th March 2021 that it has raised US $ 2.5 million in its seed funding round. The round was led by Harlem Capital along with partic... |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Scott Galloway Usually Gets It Right—But Not About Section 1202’s Tax Break For Qualified Small Business Stock | Section 1202 offers startup investors 0% capital gains on their investments.getty |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Why 2021 Is Poised To Be A Pivotal Year For Women Of Color Founders | Guest article by Michelle Kwok |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Apple invests $10 million in venture capital firm focused on diverse founders | Early-stage venture capital firm Harlem Capital will receive a $10 million investment over two decades as part of Apple’s diversity push.
Apple announced Wednesday how it will allocate $100 million to address racial equity and justice.
Acco... |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Apple Unveils Latest Round Of $100 Million Initiative On Racial Justice. But Is It Enough? | MADRID, SPAIN - 2020/12/12: A woman wearing a face mask looking at his mobile phone, queue waiting ... [+] to enter to an Apple store in downtown Madrid which has reopened after being closed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The A... |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Apple announces new projects related to its $100 million pledge for racial equity and justice | Last June, Apple committed $100 million to a Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI). Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, is leading the initiative. Today, Apple is sharing some of its wor... |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Apple to launch new learning hub and developer academy as part of Racial Equity and Justice Initiative | A rendering of Apple’s Propel Center campus with lecture halls, learning labs, and on-site living for scholars-in-residence.
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Apple is backing up its commitment to its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI) wit... |
| Dec 21, 2020 | 2020: The Year Of the Edtech Paradox | In many ways, 2020 has been THE year of edtech. Technology experienced a meaningful surge in adoption by schools, districts and parents. The industry saw large capital inflows and more edtech “unicorns” than in any other prior year. Mergers... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | 51 VCs Who Want To Invest In Women, Black And Latinx, And LGBTQ+ Founders | Erica Chidi, co-founder and chief executive officer of Loom, speaks during the 2020 Makers ... [+] Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. The event gathers industry leading females for roundtable discussio... |
| Sep 24, 2020 | How Former AOL CEO Steve Case Aims To Address The Funding Gap To Black Founders | 9 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Steve Case, the billionaire former CEO of AOL turned venture investor, has spent years working to make entrepreneurship more inclusive with his Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, which invests in startups a... |
| Sep 24, 2020 | How Former AOL CEO Steve Case Aims To Address The Funding Gap To Black Founders | 8 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Steve Case, the billionaire former CEO of AOL turned venture investor, has spent years working to make entrepreneurship more inclusive with his Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, which invests in startups a... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | CTA Invests in Entertainment Tech Fund as Part of $10M Diversity Initiative | The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® – owner and producer of CES® –announced it will invest in MaC Venture Capital as part of CTA’s $10 million commitment to venture firms and funds that invest in women, people of color and other und... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | CTA Invests in Entertainment Tech Fund as Part of $10M Diversity Initiative | The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® – owner and producer of CES® –announced it will invest in MaC Venture Capital as part of CTA’s $10 million commitment to venture firms and funds that invest in women, people of color and other und... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | 8 Black investors discuss the intersection of race, tech and funding | Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers heightened awareness about racial justice, the experiences of Black people in tech — and the industry’s lack of racial diversity — are getting new attention.
In the tech... |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Why The Next Jeff Bezos Won’t Be A White Man | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) MaC Venture Capital Co-Founder & Managing GP Marlon ... [+] Nichols and Redpoint Managing Director Annie Kadavy speak onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Conventi... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Diversity-focused VC firm Harlem Capital backs Chicago’s 4Degrees | Chicago startup 4Degrees, an artificial intelligence startup working to help people better leverage their professional network, raised funding from Harlem Capital, a New York VC firm known for investing in diverse founders.
Harlem announced... |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Henri Pierre-Jacques of Harlem Capital breaks down his investment decision process | Change has come slowly to the demographics of private company investing.
About 2% of venture capital professionals are black, and who gets funded tends to reflect who’s doing the funding.
Early in his career as an investor committed to supp... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Harlem Capital Closes $40M Fund To Back Diverse Founders | 37 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
To work toward its goal of investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years, Harlem Capital has closed a $40 million debut fund. Harlem Capital was initially targeting $25 million for the ... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Harlem Capital Closes $40M Fund To Back Diverse Founders | 28 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
To work toward its goal of investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years, Harlem Capital has closed a $40 million debut fund. Harlem Capital was initially targeting $25 million for the ... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Harlem Capital closes $40 million Inaugural Fund to invest in minority and women founders in the U.S. | Harlem Capital Partners (HCP), an early-stage venture capital firm that is focused on investing in minority and women founders in the United States, today announced the closing of Harlem Capital Partners Venture Fund I, LP at $40.3 million ... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Monday, December 2, 2019 – MIT, Elon Musk, Hastee, Cyber Monday, Pacifico Energy, Harlem Capital | Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, December 2, 2019.
Cyber Monday shoppers on track to hit a record $9.4 billion, Adobe Analytics says. As of 9:00 a.m. New York Time, Cyber Monday shoppers have alr... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Diversity-focused VC fund Harlem Capital debuts with $40M | Harlem Capital has upgraded from angel syndicate to full-fledged venture capital fund, closing its debut effort on an oversubscribed $40.3 million.
The firm was launched by managing partners Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle in New Yor... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Harlem Capital Completes $40M Maiden Fund | Harlem Capital, a NYC-based diversity-focused venture capital firm, closed Harlem Capital Partners Venture Fund I, LP, at $40.3m.
Fund I has 55 limited partners including TPG, State of Michigan Retirement Systems, Vanderbilt University, the... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Harlem Capital Closes $40M Inaugural Fund | NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Harlem Capital, a diversity-focused venture capital firm, today announced the closing of Harlem Capital Partners Venture Fund I, LP at $40.3mm. The fund was oversubscribed from its target of $25.0mm and above its... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | Longtime Analyst Mark Mahaney: ‘The Bar Is Higher In the Public Markets:’ Term Sheet | ‘THE BAR IS HIGHER IN THE PUBLIC MARKETS’
We’re already halfway through the year, and a number of tech startups finally made their public market debut — Uber, Lyft, Zoom, Pinterest, PagerDuty, Beyond Meat, CrowdStrike, and most recently, Sl... |
| Nicole DeTommaso used some unusual tactics to land a job at Harlem Capital with no prior VC experience. Here's how she did it. | Nicole DeTommaso aced her first internship interview and now is a senior associate at Harlem Capital. LinkedIn This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Nicole DeTommaso had no vent... |
| As calls for improving diversity increase, many VCs are silent | Over the past two weeks, there’s been a flood of direct-to-consumer startups issuing statements about steps they will take to better support the black community, and build more diverse companies. But venture capitalists have remained largel... |
| 13 leading VCs and investors funding creator economy startups like Linktree, Fourthwall, and Pearpop | From left to right: Jess Lee, Jarrid Tingle, Saaya Nath, and Faraz Fatemi Color; Harlem Capital; Jump; Lightspeed; Marianne Ayala/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 37 Black investors changing the VC industry with firms dedicated to funding diverse startup founders | From left: Henri Pierre-Jacques, Jewel Burks Solomon, Brandon Brooks, and Kimmy Paluch. Harlem Capital; Collab Capital; Overlooked Ventures; Beta Boom; Rachel Mendelson/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Bec... |
| Two under-30s left their jobs at JPMorgan and launched Glow Labs, a loyalty rewards solution for blockchain companies. Check out the 12-page pitch deck used to raise $4.15 million from investors including Harlem Capital. | Glow Labs Co-CEO's and co-founder's Annie Reardon, on the left, and Renee Russo, on the right Glow Labs This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Glow Labs, a provider of ... |
| As calls for improving diversity increase, many VCs are silent | Two of the consumer venture funds that have issued statements over the past two weeks about how they seek to do a better job of promoting diversity are Forerunner and Maveron. Forerunner tweeted on June 2 that, “Diversity is foundational to... |
