Robotics hair-braiding startup HaloBraid has raised a $7 million seed round to modernize textured hair care with automation. Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm, Seven Seven Six,
The First 200, a new media platform and founder network, has released the first-ever comprehensive index chronicling the first 200 Black women founders in the U.S.
Base10 Partners has closed two funds, raising $850 million in fresh capital throughout 2025 and increasing its total assets under management to $2.6 billion. The Black-led
AethexAI has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to build voice AI infrastructure for Africa and the Middle East. 4DX Ventures led the round with participation