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The Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) (https://GlobalBlackImpact.com), taking place this November in Dubai, will spotlight the pivotal role venture...

The Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS), taking place this November in Dubai, will spotlight the pivotal role venture capital plays in shaping the landscape of Black innovation and entrepreneurship globally. Venture capital, the driving force behind the growth of countless start-ups, ignites the transformative journey from ground-breaking concepts to revolutionary products and services. In recent

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Black Excellence: Investing in Black-owned Start-Ups is Investing in the Future

Mansa, a free ad-supported streaming service and content aggregator that offers a curated selection of Black cultural content, launched out of stealth today. Ma

When Greenwood, a neobank that courts Black and Latino customers, acquired The Gathering Spot last year — a networking and coworking club that targets similar demographics — the fintech’s co-founder Paul Judge described the merger as a "Black on Black" deal, saying it was "two companies that are Black-owned, strengthening each other." Ryan Wilson, the CEO and co-founder of The Gathering Spot (TGS), has sued Judge, Greenwood co-founder Ryan Glover and the...

Black VCs got about 2.1% of the overall funding the US VC industry brought in last year, in what was a record fundraising year, recent data shows.

We recently sat down with three VCs who shared tips on spinning up an investing network from scratch and negotiating your first term sheet.

Building an investor network from scratch sounds daunting, particularly if you aren't part of a circle where talking to potential investors is easy.

Disrupt is turning 12 years old. If it were a human, it would be addicted to technology (which it is) and starting to get an attitude (again, yes). But after a couple of years coming to you virtually, the world’s most impactful tech startup conference is coming back to real life. The Moscone Center will […]