Lessons from Bambu | Ned Phillips | DigFin VOX Ep. 79 - Digital Finance
Ned Phillips shares lessons from Bambu, the B2B wealthtech in Singapore that has shut its doors.| Digital Finance
Ned Phillips shares lessons from Bambu, the B2B wealthtech in Singapore that has shut its doors.| Digital Finance
Peter Walker's latest Carta data reveals a brutal truth: if your startup hasn't raised Series A within 24 months of seed funding, you're essentially dead.| Venture Capital 2.0
The Venture Model Isn't Broken Because Founders Raised Too Much—It's Broken Because 46% of Seed Rounds Are Now Bridge Rounds to Nowhere| Venture Capital 2.0
Africa’s wealthiest individual, Aliko Dangote —the richest Black man in the world —has reached a net worth of $30 billion as of October 23, 2025. His net worth’s last valuation change is more than $430 million, according to Bloomberg’s index. A few weeks ago, Bloomberg index stated that Dangote’s net worth was $29.6 billion, $400 million […] The post World’s Richest Black Person Makes History As Net Worth Hits $30B appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of ...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
A hair-braiding robot invented by a startup has won a Harvard Innovation Labs competition. Harvard Business School inventors Yinka Ogunbiyi and David Afolabi, the creators of Halo Braid, aim to halve braiding time. With their innovative braiding robot, they hope to help both braiders and clients save time and money, making the process faster and […] The post Harvard Graduate’s Hair-Braiding Robot Takes Top Prize In Startup Competition appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and thoug...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Fawn and Keith Weaver, the founders of the Uncle Nearest whiskey brand, are opposing efforts to add more of their businesses that are already placed under judicial control. Nearest Green Distillery and the flagship Uncle Nearest whiskey brand have been under a receiver’s management since September, after lender Farm Credit Mid-America claimed the Weavers defaulted […] The post Uncle Nearest Founders Push Back as Court Seeks Greater Control in Receivership Fight appeared first on POCIT. Te...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Black and other minority-owned businesses are being severely affected by the federal government shutdown. A recent survey conducted by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) reveals that these firms are being adversely affected by the economic downturn caused by the shutdown. The closure, which began on October 1, is expected to be one of […] The post Government Shutdown Could Cost Black And Minority Businesses $450M appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and thoug...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Or, what is a Republic? Everyone knows the anecdote. At the conclusion of the constitutional convention in 1787, according to […] The post If You Can Keep What? appeared first on American Reformer.| American Reformer
Elly Savatia, a Kenyan inventor and social entrepreneur, has won the Africa 2025 Engineering Innovation Prize founded by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering. He won the award for Terp 360, an AI-powered app that translates speech into sign language using lifelike 3D avatars, along with a £50,000 ($67,000) grant. Terp 360: A Sign Language Translation App […] The post Kenyan Innovator Wins Prestigous Engineering Prize For Sign Language Translation App appeared first on POCIT. Telling t...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Techish host Michael Berhane and TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis unpack what’s really going on with funding for Black founders — and why so many are heading back to the 9-to-5. They also get into Elon Musk’s clash with X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, Meta’s […] The post Why Black Founders Are Facing An Uphill Battle In Tech ft. Dominic-Madori Davis – Techish Podcast appeared ...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Tanya Morris, founder of Mom Your Business (MYB), is teaming up with Baltimore-based EcoMap Technologies to launch Foundery PHL, as reported by Technical.ly. The platform will help founders access the necessary tools needed to expand their businesses. Foundery PHL will host organizations like Enterprise Center, Startup Leader, and Women’s Opportunities Resource Center, providing resources and support for entreprenuers. Black women-led Businesses […] The post Founder Launches Platfor...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Campus, a Black-owned community college startup, has acquired Sizzle AI, an AI learning platform founded by former Meta AI chief Jerome Pesenti, who will join as Chief Technology Officer. “Acquiring Sizzle accelerates our engineering roadmap by 2-3 years,” said Tade Oyerinde, founder and Chancellor of Campus, in a press release. “They’ve built the best AI […] The post Black-Owned College Startup Campus Acquires Ex-Meta Chief’s AI Platform appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stori...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Pinky Cole Hayes has announced that Slutty Vegan is welcoming people to become franchisees of the company. Once a business becomes a franchise, it allows other people to sell goods through a licensing relationship. It also grants rights from one party to another. The new move will allow the business to expand. Cole hired former […] The post Slutty Vegan Founder Pinky Cole Bought Back Her Company, Now She’s Inviting Others To Grow It With Her appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories an...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Founders + senior tech leaders, don't miss these two exclusive events. Free entry, limited spaces. RSVP today! This October, as the tech and startup world descends on Houston, POCIT is hosting two exclusive events designed to deepen connections, foster leadership, and elevate voices across the tech ecosystem: the Breaking Bread Founder Dinner and the INNOV8 Tech Leadership Brunch. […] The post In Houston This October? Don’t Miss These 2 POCIT Events For Founders And Tech Leaders appear...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Two Black-owned health and wellness startups are teaming up to close the gap in menopause care for Black women. Black Girl Vitamins, a Chicago-based wellness brand, and Jayla Health, a hormonal health telehealth startup, are collaborating to offer free virtual consultations for menopause and perimenopause to Black women in New York, California, and Florida. The […] The post Two Black Women–Owned Startups Team Up On Free Telehealth Initiative To Improve Menopause Care appeared first on POC...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Black-owned businesses faced the highest rejection rate for loans in 2024, according to a recent analysis by LendingTree. Nearly 2 in 5 (39%) of Black founders were denied when applying for loans, lines of credit, or merchant cash advances. Hispanic business owners also faced high levels of rejection, with a 29% rejection rate. Comparatively, only […] The post 2 In 5 Black-Owned Business Loan Applications Were Denied, Study Finds appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of ...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Vibe-coding startup Anything has raised $11 million in financing at a $100 million valuation, led by Footwork, with additional backing from Uncork, Bessemer Venture Partners, and M13. Founded by former Google colleagues Dhruv Amin and Marcus Lowe, the platform lets anyone build and monetize an app through vibe coding — a technique where users provide […] The post These Ex-Googlers’ AI App Builder Is Now Worth $100M appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underre...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Shield, a crypto neo-bank, has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures to help businesses send and receive money across borders more quickly and affordably. CEO Emmanuel Udotong told TechCrunch that he and his team launched Shield as mainstream uses for crypto were scarce, while “bad actors” were dominating the space. Shield’s […] The post Crypto Startup Raises $5M To Replace Costly, Slow International Wire Transfers appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and though...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
This article is sponsored by Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures. Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) is supporting the future of innovation by backing early-stage startups and nonprofits with the capital and tools they need to scale. Building on the momentum of the Inclusive Ventures Lab and Sustainable Solutions Collaborative, MSISV has already distributed […] The post Meet 16 Founders Joining Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures appeared first ...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Garage, an online marketplace selling specialized equipment commonly used in local government, raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Infinity Venture. Other investors included Benchstrength, Wayfinder Ventures, and FJ Labs, according to TechCrunch. Being a firefighter since age 15 meant that co-founder Martin Hunt knew the struggles of small communities with […] The post Ex-Firefighter Secures $13.4M For His YC-Backed Marketplace For Emergency Trucks And Gear appeared firs...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
SRE.ai, an AI-powered automation platform, announced that it raised $7.2 million in a seed round led by Salesforce Ventures and Crane Venture Partners. The company will provide users with natural language AI agents that can perform complex enterprise DevOps workflows, such as continuous integration and testing, according to TechCrunch. “Instead of stitching together different low-code tools […] The post AI-Powered Automation Platform Raises $7.2M For DevOps AI Agents appeared first on PO...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Don't let the unspoken rules of Silicon Valley deter you from reaching your startup goals as an immigrant founder, writes guest author Vasyl Dub, who shares a few simple steps that are critical for founders navigating today's funding frenzy.| Crunchbase News
Leen Kawas has established herself not just as one of the leading women in pharmaceutical biotech but as one of the industry’s most notable leaders, regardless of gender. Dr. Leen Kawas earned a Pharmacy degree in 2008 from the University of Jordan, one of her home country’s most respected academic institutions. She then came to Washington State, where she pursued a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology at the University of Washington. She earned her Ph.D. in 2011 and completed the Executive Tr...| enterprenuer.org
As people and as businesses, We are shaped by the systems that support us— Designed to instill confidence and security. At Cowbell, We believe the strongest foundations are built not in crisis, But in the steady assurance of knowing you’re protected. Rather than a future dominated by distraction and danger, We choose a more focused, […] The post CyberLine Quarterly: A Brand Reimagined for the Future of Risk appeared first on Cowbell Cyber.| Cowbell Cyber
When World War II ended, the guns and tanks fell silent but the devastation was total. Europe lay in ruins. Warsaw and Stalingrad were obliterated. I...| BEEW
Default-alive vs growth-at-all-costs: how founders can balance survival, PMF, and fundraising windows to play the long game.| An Operator's Blog
Cloudflare launched 15 years ago this week. We like to celebrate our birthday by launching new products that give back to the Internet, which will do a lot of this week. But on this occasion we've also been thinking a lot about what's changed on the Internet and what has not.| The Cloudflare Blog
🚨 Alert: Chris Rapczynski & Sleeping Dog Properties Indicted for Workers’ Compensation Serious allegations have surfaced against Chris Rapczynski, founder of Sleeping Dog Properties, who is now at the center of a multi-count indictment involving workers’ compensation fraud. As reported by Patty Friedmann, Rapczynski is accused of systematically underreporting payroll and misclassifying workers to avoid paying mandatory insurance premiums. An in-depth exposé on Hannah Howell’s site r...| enterprenuer.org
A year after launching our Anthology Fund, a $100M initiative in partnership with Anthropic, we’re excited to share a Q2 2025 update on our progress.| Menlo Ventures
Startups are increasingly turning to Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) for funding, strategic partnerships, and competitive advantages.| HP Tech Ventures
Dr. Keith Nemec, a pioneer in alternative medicine, has been transforming lives for over 35 years through his innovative approach to holistic healing. As the founder and director of the Total Health Institute, Dr. Nemec has developed a unique blend of natural healthcare and cutting-edge medical practices. With a master’s degree in Nutritional Medicine from Morsani College of Medicine and three fellowships from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, including Integrative Cancer Therapi...| Enterprenuer
“What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming.” — Muhammad Ali. Over the past quarter, Cowbell has redefined the pace and potential of innovation in commercial insurance. To call our latest advancements mere milestones would understate their impact on the industry. Dual Breakthrough Powered by agentic automation, Cowbell is now the first insurance provider to […] The post CyberLine Quarterly: Unifying Cyber Risk, Professional Indemnity, and Management Liability appeared first o...| Cowbell Cyber
Check out Authority Magazine's interview piece on Cenports Chief Executive Derrick Chen and Chief Revenue Officer Lily Chan as they dive deep into their past, present, future and how they're looking to continue shaking up the eCommerce industry.| www.cenports.com
[July 21, 2023]| The Angel VC
Loxa, a UK-based Insurtech firm focused on revolutionising product protection, has successfully raised £125,000 through Angel Investment Network (AIN) as part of a £1.69 million Seed Round. Loxa (formerly known as Bolt Cover) enables retailers to service their customers with Product Protection cover at checkout for repairable items such as furniture, eyewear, and power tools. Partnering with … Continue reading "Insurtech firm Loxa secures £125,000 investment through AIN as part of £1....| Angel Investment Network Blog
Originally published in Model View Culture’s 2016 print edition. In late April of 2016, I attended the Aspiration California Nonprofit Technology Festival in Watsonville, gathering with other technologists, nonprofit workers, organizers and activists to exchange ideas on how to better work for social justice through technology. I lead a session about alternative careers in tech Read More| Model View Culture
It’s not obvious what drives them| Who is Nnamdi?
Capital deployment remains depressed, sitting about 50% below trend| Who is Nnamdi?
Valuations are 60% too high relative to the volume of venture funding| Who is Nnamdi?
Where did the explosive growth in venture activity come from?| Who is Nnamdi?
Venture funding hasn't grown as much as you think| Who is Nnamdi?
Revenue surprises permanently shift the trajectory of SaaS companies| Who is Nnamdi?
Hiring freezes matter more than layoffs| Who is Nnamdi?
COVID put software companies on a permanently lower growth trajectory.| Who is Nnamdi?
🚨 Alert: Abe Issa Linked to Content Suppression Tactics Abe Issa is connected to efforts to silence criticism online. A fake DMCA complaint was filed using a non-existent company (Warner International Ltd) and a cloned website (warsawpost.org) to remove an investigative article from Google. This is part of a broader pattern of media manipulation. 📌 What’s Happening: 1. Fake entities are being used to claim copyright over content they didn’t create.2. Multiple negative articles about...| enterprenuer.org
Dr and Master Zhi Gang Sha, known as Master Sha, is a Tao grandmaster, healer, teacher, and author of thirty books, including eleven New York Times bestsellers. He holds an MD in Western medicine from China and is also a traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture doctor. Master Sha has combined Western medicine with ancient wisdom to create Soul Mind Body Medicine® and Tao teachings. As a grandmaster of several Asian arts, Zhi Gang Sha was named Qigong Master of the Year at the Fourth Worl...| enterprenuer.org
Tarun Gaur is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Qikfox, a revolutionary web browser designed to enhance Internet security and privacy. With over 24 years of experience in the tech industry, including roles at Microsoft, Deloitte Consulting, and HP, Tarun has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. In 2008, Tarun founded Tringapps, a successful software consulting firm that he grew to 500 employees before its acquisition by Mobile Gaming Technologies in 2018. Followi...| enterprenuer.org
Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, presents a 101 guide to everything you need to know about working capital for startup businesses.| kruzeconsulting.com
Anthony Pellegrino’s approach to financial planning is anything but conventional. The founder of Goldstone Financial Group has spent years refining a client-first strategy that bucks industry trends. “We’re not here to push products,” Pellegrino often says. “We’re here to solve problems.” This philosophy has guided Goldstone’s work with over 1,500 retirees, helping them navigate post-career finances. Even when markets get choppy, Pellegrino’s team creates income plans to kee...| enterprenuer.org
Levr.ai secures $1 million of pre-seed funding to change the way businesses access & manage loans, building a better experience for business owners & lenders.| levr.ai
Walter Gonzalez built GOJA from scratch more than 12 years back using his combined expertise in e-commerce, finance, and accounting.| enterprenuer.org
Grace Lever, the founder of Outsourced Doers, formerly The Doers Way, has transformed her entrepreneurial journey from one marked by stress and burnout to a mission of empowering over 60,000 female entrepreneurs. Warning update: ALERT ON GRACE LEVER, THE DOERS WAY, AKA OUTSOURCED DOERS. After receiving comments on this interview, we found that Grace Lever is facing serious allegations about the loopholes in hiring Virtual Assistance and hidden charges. On PissedConsumer, Grace Lever has a 2.8...| enterprenuer.org
Darren Ewert grew up in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island. He studied at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in Calgary and worked as a nutritionist. Later, he built a career in online and email marketing. Discovering Enagic and Kangen Water® changed his path. Darren holds Enagic’s 6A4-5 rank and built a dream team from the ground up, expanding it in Canada, the USA, India, China, and Bhutan. Warning Update: SEP, 2024 This interview has received numerous comments discussing MLM frauds by...| enterprenuer.org
For venture capital-backed startups, navigating the complex landscape of investor rights is crucial, particularly when larger investors are demanding that they get special rights - called “major investor rights.” These rights not only protect the investors' interests but also shape the relationship between startups and their financial backers.| kruzeconsulting.com
I’ve had the privilege of working with hundreds of early-stage startups, coaching and partnering with many founders to help them ... The post [Report] Founders Survey Insights: Navigating Shifts and Challenges with Early-Stage Startups appeared first on Tuff.| Tuff
We should take AI models seriously, which means taking their evaluation seriously| Who is Nnamdi?
Levr.ai, the cutting-edge intelligent loans software platform, is proud to announce successfully raising another $1 million in additional funding, building on the momentum of its previously announced funding in 2023.| levr.ai
Founder preferred stock is a pretty new thing in the startup game. Historically, founders would always get common stock, usually in the form of founder shares that they received early on.| kruzeconsulting.com
A few years ago I wrote two posts – Venture Outcomes are Even More Skewed Than You Think, and Some More Data On Venture Outcomes – that challenged the mythology that only 1/3 of venture-backed deals failed and showed just how rare large (10x and greater) venture returns really are. I think the sharpness of the curve surprised a lot of people and contributed to a bunch of discussion at the time around just how rare “venture outcomes” really were. Not surprisingly, I was looking at the ...| VC Adventure
Inspiration Three years ago my husband, Matt, and I hiked the Three Capes Trek in Tasmania. This is where it began. The idea of hut-to-hut on Mt. Kenya was born there. The Three Capes Trek was a newly completed through-hike with huts along the coast of Tasmania. It was so thoughtfully designed that Matt and I […] The post Hut-to-hut on Mt. Kenya: Maisha Mlima Huts Update appeared first on Hut2Hut.| Hut2Hut
Investors have lost faith in Series A as a sign of product-market fit. In other words, they expect more but believe less.| Who is Nnamdi?
Learning is a skill like any other. By adopting best practices and avoiding common mistakes, we can improve our ability to acquire new skills. Here are seven proven tips for how to learn a new skill quickly and effectively.| Rick Kettner
Exploring the vast "dark matter" of the software universe| Who is Nnamdi?
September 17, 1997. Constitution Day. It was on this day two hundred and ten years ago when the Constitutional Convention that had gathered in Philadelphia adjourned, the delegates having voted to recommend to their fellow citizens the Constitution they had spent the hot summer in writing. This was seen as a momentous act. Some great deed had been accomplished, the likes of which had not been seen before. By 1789 enough states had ratified the Constitution to allow it to go into effect.| The American Founding
Those of us who love to study the American Founding, especially the Constitutional Convention, have lost a great scholar, teacher, and friend. Gordon Lloyd, as professor at Pepperdine University, distinguished professor in Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government program, and Senior Fellow at Ashbrook, dedicated nearly forty years to the study Read more...| The American Founding
Join Professor Gordon Lloyd, Dr. Chris Burkett, and Dr. Jeff Sikkenga as they discuss the United States Constitution on this, the 235th anniversary of its completion. Learn more about the American Founding and American history from The American Idea podcast.| The American Founding
Many of us have favorite stories we can recite by heart. They may be bedtime stories we heard as children – stories we repeat to the young people in our lives. We may know the stories of our families – where we came from and how we arrived where we are now. Some of these stories are fairy tales or tall tales, some have unfavorable points of departure, but most have happy endings.| The American Founding
Gordon Lloyd, Senior Fellow at the Ashbrook Center, is the coauthor of three books on the American Founding and sole author of a book on the political economy of the New Deal. He has documented the Founding in four highly regarded chapters that tell the story of America’s founding. The Case for Independence Constitutional Convention Debate Read more...| The American Founding
My hope is that scholars, teachers, high school students, and, particularly, the concerned citizen can have access to a story of the American Founding—not just a document here, a document there—but a story. Here, they can enter the story through the Declaration of Independence and they can see the closing of the story with the Bill of Rights. In between, they can see the creation of the Constitution and the ratification of that Constitution in state conventions as well as the public debat...| The American Founding
March 16 was the birthday of a little man who made a huge impact on America. At 5’4” and not much over 100 pounds, James Madison—our fourth President (1809-1817)—was the smallest of America’s Founders. But he was a Constitutional giant.| The American Founding
The New York Times is trying to “reframe” American history and its teaching by marking the introduction of African slaves into Virginia in 1619 as the year of our “true founding.” This effort denigrates our shared history and ignores the full American story.| The American Founding
Pain is inevitable as a founder. Learning how to deal with it can be the difference between success and failure.| South Park Commons
