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Killer Mike Develops a Black- and Latinx-owned Digital Banking Platform

Killer Mike Develops a Black- and Latinx-owned Digital Banking Platform

by Alyssa | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

Michael Render, better known as the rapper Killer Mike, was a tween when he first learned about the stock market from his mother and grandfather. He told CNN that this early experience helped him understand what it means to put aside money for the future. After...
Tech Startup Kanarys Makes History with $3 Million Seed Round

Tech Startup Kanarys Makes History with $3 Million Seed Round

by Alyssa | Jan 12, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

The first diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) technology company founded by Black female entrepreneurs, Kanarys, just closed a $3 million seed round led by Zeal Capital Partners. Co-founders Mandy Price and Star Carter launched Kanarys a couple years ago as a tech...
How This Young Black Tech Entrepreneur Raised $4 Million

How This Young Black Tech Entrepreneur Raised $4 Million

by Alyssa | Jan 8, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Even before the pandemic hit, University of California, Santa Cruz student Vernon Coleman wanted to disrupt social networking with an egalitarian app called Realtime for young Millennials and Gen-Z. The shift to remote learning inspired 23-year-old Coleman to rethink...
Collab Capital Invests in Black-Led Music Licensing Tech Startup

Collab Capital Invests in Black-Led Music Licensing Tech Startup

by Alyssa | Jan 6, 2021 | Startups, The PISLA Beat

Collab Capital, a collaborative fund that helps Black founders build sustainable, innovation-centered businesses, recently invested in the music licensing tech startup Music Tech Works. Co-founded by music and media industry veterans Jarrett Hines and Bryson Nobles,...

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