Venture Capital

Along with their partner Jewel Burks Solomon, Barry Givens and Justin Dawkins are the cofounders of Atlanta-based Collab Capital. Described as “a new institution for Black entrepreneurs,” Collab Capital is…

Shila Nieves Burney has had enough of being rebuffed, although she doesn’t fear it. “I’m a lot older than the typical entrepreneur,” she quips. But righteous indignation seeps through her…

With coronavirus news currently roiling financial markets, some might guess that recently launched venture capital funds would hold off on whatever they were planning a few months ago. But that’s…

Valor Ventures, an Atlanta-based, early-stage venture capital firm, has announced the first close of its second fund. Valor is targeting $25 million for the fund in total and has closed…

As Atlanta retains and grows its status as a fintech hub, some local investors are looking toward what many say is the next frontier of fintech: blockchain technology. Today, blockchain-focused…

Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners has closed on an oversubscribed eighth fund (NMP VIII) to invest in growing healthcare technology and software companies. At $180 million, this is Noro-Moseley’s largest fund since the…

“We are not incubation. We are curation,” Michael Loeb tells Hypepotamus. Loeb is the president and CEO of Loeb Enterprises, a New York City-based ‘venture collective’ which functions as both…

Could Atlanta be the final stop on the silk road of success for retail tech startups? As a region strong in fintech, payments, and marketing technology, many of the pieces…