black founders

When the word “disrupt” is thrown around in the startup world, it is often used by a startup founder believing their technology can dismantle an entire industry.  But talk to…

Absenteeism continues to plague offices across the country. Illness, childcare logistics, and transportation issues are the top reasons why someone calls out of work, which ultimately wreaks havoc on a…

The meaning behind the name of Atlanta-based startup Quinn Cobbledger is personal for mother-son founding team Laura Emory Matthews and Wesley Matthews.  It’s a combination of streets the family grew…

Shimite Obialo was well aware of the statistics around Black and brown founders when she entered the VC startup space in 2017. The most recent data suggests that minority founders…

In just over a year, Atlanta-based Collab Capital closed its $50 million inaugural fund. Collab’s founding team is Jewel Burks Solomon, Justin Dawkins, and Barry Givens. Dawkins and Givens sat…

Going through an accelerator can be a rite of passage for many startups looking to build or scale a business.  But a mini-accelerator? Atlanta-based Goodie Nation is teaming up with…

Durham’s Black Wall Street may be long gone, but a team of local angel investors is working on a comeback of sorts. Meet Resilient Ventures, a new fund “inspired by [its]…

When a startup is able to create both a B2B and a B2C solution, you know the team is working on something unique.  But when that startup is also addressing…