Category: African-American Businesses
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Nigerian, Oshiorenoya Agabi Invents Computer Chip That Can “Smell” Explosives And Detect Illness In Sick People
Oshiorenoya Agabi, a Nigerian scientist and Silicon Valley innovator, has created a computer that can detect bombs by detecting the scent of explosives. At the TEDGlobal conference in Tanzania, he unveiled the modem-sized technology. According to Leadership, the AI technology has been dubbed “Koniku Kore.” The system is composed of living neurons and silicon, as […]
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Founder Kyle D. Amaker, Makes History With First-Ever All-In-One Mobile App For Black Businesses
Kyle D. Amaker, the founder, and CEO of Go Black Own, LLC, a company that specializes in Internet-related services and products for Black-owned businesses, has created history by launching an all-in-one mobile app to support and foster Black entrepreneurship. The native software provides supporters and Black-owned business owners around the country with a centralized platform […]
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Meet The Founders Of Chipper Cash, The Black Startup Worth Billions Of Dollars
Ham Serunjogi, a Ugandan from a solid home, remembers the difficulties his father faced in transferring funds to him to pay for his swimming lessons. According to Forbes, he had been chosen for the Ugandan Youth Olympic squad at the time, and his father had to travel to South Africa to pay his swim instructor […]
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Liberian War Child Who Built An E-Commerce Empire At 21 In The U.S After Failing At Seven Business Ventures – Boniface Ogunti
Boniface Ogunti is a Liberian-born business magnate who failed badly in his first attempts to become his own boss. That did not, however, discourage him from pursuing his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. He had developed an e-commerce empire by the age of 21. He just works with Facebook ads for eCommerce. At the age […]
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Nigerian Woman Who Started A $10 Million VC Fund That Supports Startups – Maya Horgan Famodu
For many African entrepreneurs, raising venture capital remains a hurdle. Many African companies have had their growth stifled as a result of a lack of funds to extend their operations. One Nigerian entrepreneur has stepped forward to help close the startup funding gap. Maya Horgan Famodu is the founder of Ingressive Capital, a $10 million […]
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Nigerian-American Tech Genius Who Built Speech Recognition Software For African Languages Abake Adenle
Abake Adenle is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur who creates African language voice detection and speech synthesis software. There was no known player in the voice recognition and speech synthesis software business that specialized in African languages when she launched her company. Adenle aspired to be a university professor as a child, but she began her career […]
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Black Ex-Cop Starts Bulletproof Vest Line For Adults And Children And Sales Go Up 400%
In a time when Black people have continuously been made targets by trigger happy white cops and civilians, a Black own company has rolled out a fashionable bulletproof vest line, and amazingly they have witnessed a 400% increase in sales. This tells us how badly Black people fear for their life, and want to be […]
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Meet Black Designer With A $10 Million Company Who Started In Asia & Expanded To The U.S
Back in 2003, a Detroit based menswear designer and businessman, Montee Holland started his own clothing line. This line was named Tayion, and consisted of men’s suits. When he started, Holland had no connections and almost-zero know-how in the field of manufacturing. Fast forward a few years later, and with a cocktail of hard work, […]
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Meet Bernard Tyson The CEO Of Healthcare Company With $50 Billion Annual Revenue
Kaiser Permanente, which consists of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., and Kaiser Hospital is a health services organization. The organization is based in Oakland, California. Bernard J. Tyson serves as its chairman and CEO. The organization is one of the frontline integrated health service providers. It is also a leading not-for-profit health plan provider […]
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This Tech Firm Owned By A Black Woman Launches Football Training App
Black technologist and entrepreneur, Kathy Tomlinson has created a new app to help footballers, especially the quarterbacks, learn how to be more proficient in their positions. The gaming app is called The Quarterback Equalizer. Tomlinson’s company, Equalizer Games LLC, a company based in Dallas created the game. For Tomlinson, the game is all about helping […]
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Read Touching Story Of The First Blind And Deaf Person To Graduate Harvard Law School
The story of Haben Girma is one which evokes so many emotions, and gives hope to anyone who comes across it. Being born deaf and blind, and surmounting all the challenges in life to achieve greatness is truly an inspiring story for the world. Girma was born to African parents of Ethiopian and Eritrean origins, […]
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10 Top Hashtags For Black Entrepreneurs You Should Use For Your Business
Are you looking at starting a business or making your business known through social media platforms like Instagram and you want to draw the attention of investors, journalists, and customers, in a very competitive sphere or be patronized without being restricted by racial biases? One of the things you should consider doing is to follow, […]
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Meet The Wealthy Black Entrepreneurs Whose Stories Would Inspire You
Every successful entrepreneur definitely has an inspiring story to tell, as the road to entrepreneurship is definitely not an easy one, so many have travelled down that road but only a few can tell a successful story. Even more is the ‘Perk’ that comes with being a black entrepreneur, in a world where black entrepreneurs […]