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June 3, 2026
POSH founders, Avante Price and Eli Taylor‑Lemire
Published by Gugulethu Nxumalo at June 3, 2026
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Black Founders See Strongest VC Funding Quarter in Nearly Four Years

Black-led startups saw their strongest fundraising quarter since mid-2022 in Q1 2026, driven largely by a handful of standout deals, according to new data from Crunchbase
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June 2, 2026
Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, Terra Industries Co-founders. Image Credit: Terra Industries
Published by Gugulethu Nxumalo at June 2, 2026
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Bloomberg’s ‘African Startups to Watch’ List Highlights Funding Shift

Bloomberg has just published its second annual African Startups to Watch list. The listicle spotlights 25 companies racing to solve some of the continent’s most pressing
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April 20, 2026
Nora Bavey Thea Messel Unconventional Ventures
Published by Stephen Oluwadara at April 20, 2026
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Unconventional Ventures Reaches Second Close of Fund II

Unconventional Ventures has announced the second close of Fund II, aimed at backing diverse founders building impact-driven technology companies. The VC firm welcomed new investors to
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April 7, 2026
Dana Guthrie Gateway Capital
Published by Stephen Oluwadara at April 7, 2026
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Gateway Capital Partners Reaches First Close of $25M Fund II to Back Midwest Startups

Milwaukee VC firm Gateway Capital Partners, the venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, has reached the first close of Fund II, a fund targeting $25 million
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