In May of this year, consumer electronics startup Fledging completed a capital raise that netted $1.1 million from a group of investors in its home city of Birmingham. For the company, which launched officially in January 2018, the fruitful capital round affirmed both...
Cecilia Pearson has been an entrepreneur and innovator for most of her life. But it’s only in recent years that the founder and CEO of Babypalooza — a multi-channel platform that creates and nurtures community for new, expectant and hopeful moms — began to see herself...
Bronze Valley has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau of the United States Department of Commerce. Announcement of the $284,500 grant, which will support Bronze Valley’s strategy for making startup funding more...
Bronze Valley announced investments in four startup companies founded by people of color, including two companies founded by African-American women, during the 25th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans. The announcement came on July 6 at “She. Is....
She. Is. Ready. That was the theme of a July 7 celebration of black women succeeding in technology fields. The event was in New Orleans, during the 24th annual Essence Festival, a music, entertainment and cultural event that celebrates black women. Approximately 150...
Forging a future founded at the intersection of innovation and diversity. Generating transformative, sustainable growth. Expanding the breadth and depth of economic opportunity and social progress in Birmingham, throughout Alabama and across the Southeast. Being a...