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Catalyze, a national platform providing Capital Entrepreneurs with support and capital to build enduring firms, announced the launch of the inaugural GP Runway Fund today. The Fund will extend flexible working capital loans to U.S.-based underrepresented and innovative investors raising funds one through three. Spring Point Partners, Gary Community Ventures, and Blue Haven Initiative will anchor the Fund, and Catalyze will continue to raise third-party capital to invest in an attractive pipeline

Zach Gordon Pursuing Master’s Degree in Biology

First Recipient Working to Pursue Career as a Fisheries Biologist

The addition of Allison expands the expert team leading the recently launched sustainable real estate strategy

Fifth Star Funds, a Chicago-based venture philanthropy fund focused on investing in Black tech founders at the earliest stage of funding, released a report today highlighting their recent findings on the least-researched stage of startup funding: the Friends & Family (F&F) round.Fifth Star Funds has been working closely with industry thought leader Professor Lynnise E. Pantin of Columbia Law and prominent organizations, such as 1871 and Winston & Strawn, to develop a new statistic, the liquid we

Partnership will immerse minority and underrepresented students in health care finance operations, improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the entrepreneurial ecosystem

RBCx and RippleX launch a joint program to provide education, mentorship, and career paths to young entrepreneurs

Cadre, the leading technology-enabled real estate investment platform, today announced an acquisition together with the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund. The Harvest at Marmalade apartments, a 252-unit multifamily asset Cadre acquired in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, represents the firm’s latest commitment to supporting diverse-owned and led managers focused on creating and preserving affordable multifamily housing across the country.The acquisition aligns with Cadre and BlackRock’s mutual f

For every home Houwzer helps its clients buy or sell, Houwzer donates $100 to the RiseUp Fund with 100% of those funds supporting eligible families with first-time homebuyer grants and programs

BFM’s accessible venture-capital investing model is disrupting historical practices of pattern-recognition and benchmarking in venture capital startup evaluationCommunity-centric vision and mission has led to the fund’s inclusion in high-profile startup rounds like Allyson Felix’s company, Saysh, and co-investments with Serena Williams and Issa RaeAll BIPOC and queer management team blazes new investment strategies to ensure inclusion of the under-capitalized Black startup ecosystem

Austin’s Tallest Office Property Now Stands Among the World’s Most Sustainable Buildings** Ranking Second Largest LEED v4 Core & Shell in the U.S. and Fifth Largest in the World **

OHUB Hosts Juneteenth Celebration in New Orleans, Announces OHUB x NOLA Innovation & Equity District, Equity District Podcast & Investment Syndicate.

Battelle is expanding its long-standing commitment to increasing diversity and fostering inclusion within Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers by investing $200,000 over two years to provide students from Bowie State University and Morgan State University research opportunities as they progress from the classroom to employment. It is the first phase of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Consortium, a Battelle program established to build meaningful, long

Powered by HyperX and Allied Esports, 1,000 Dreams Fund Names 10 Women Into 2021 BroadcastHER Academy Fellowship

ImpactWayv, Inc. has concluded the beta test of its pioneering social impact media and technology platform that will launch publicly this spring.

Internationally diverse group includes academic, political and financial leaders

TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced today that it has approved an additional $15.3 million in term loans and trade finance facilities to companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, bringing total financing commitments as of May 31, 2018 to $438.2 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development through its holdings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Emerging Europe.