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SNAP recipients can now shop at an online-only grocery store

April 12, 2024 by

SNAP recipients can now shop at an online-only grocery store

SNAP recipients will soon be able to use their funds ...

Here’s how women are building wealth in 2024

April 12, 2024 by

Here’s how women are building wealth in 2024

News 3 anchor Erin Miller talks to the CEO of Penny ...

PadSplit, a marketplace for affordable shared housing, surpasses 10K+ units

April 12, 2024 by

PadSplit, a marketplace for affordable shared housing, surpasses 10K+ units

PadSplit aims to address the lack of supply, access and ...

Google Leverages A Black-Women-Owned Startup’s AI Platform To Help Make Computer Science Knowledge More Accessible To Users

April 12, 2024 by

Google Leverages A Black-Women-Owned Startup’s AI Platform To Help Make Computer Science Knowledge More Accessible To Users

On Jan. 29, Edlyft announced that Edlyft AI Tutor, its generative ...

Puzzle Raises An Additional $30M to Fuel a New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

April 12, 2024 by

Puzzle Raises An Additional $30M to Fuel a New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Puzzle, the first generative accounting platform, announced $30 million in new ...

Newsela and Formative Deliver on Promise to Integrate Content with Assessment

April 12, 2024 by

Newsela and Formative Deliver on Promise to Integrate Content with Assessment

Today, Newsela, the leading edtech company for knowledge and skill ...

1% of venture capital goes to Black founders. California’s new bill hopes to shame VCs into change

November 7, 2023 by

November 7, 2023

1% of venture capital goes to Black founders. California’s new bill hopes to shame VCs into change

Startup funding for Black and female founders is still exceptionally ...

Bay Area company uses cars to track air quality

September 28, 2023 by

September 28, 2023

Bay Area company uses cars to track air quality

A Bay Area company is using cars as a new ...

Wildfire startup Rain raises $9.7M led by DBL

September 26, 2023 by

September 26, 2023

Wildfire startup Rain raises $9.7M led by DBL

Rain, a startup building aerial firefighting tech, has closed a ...

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