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Armed With a New $75M Fund, Collab Capital Looks to Back Founders Solving Real-World Problems

Armed With a New $75M Fund, Collab Capital Looks to Back Founders Solving Real-World Problems

Fund II will focus on Seed and Series A investments into founders that are “best equipped to solve real-world, consequential problems through unique market expertise and lived experience,” according to a press release. Collab will deploy $1 to $1 million into 30 companies over the next five years, w

Atlanta-based BoxedUp Finds New Customer Base, New Investors In Growing Ecommerce Space

Atlanta-based BoxedUp Finds New Customer Base, New Investors In Growing Ecommerce Space

The Hollywood Writers Strike, which shuttered film sets for months in 2023, was a make or break for BoxedUp, a B2B equipment rental marketplace. The Atlanta-based startup had built up its platform and was gaining traction with customers looking to rent out camera kits and gear. Donald Boone, CEO

Atlanta-based MusicTech Startup Looks To Answer The Question: Whose Rights Are They Anyway?

Atlanta-based MusicTech Startup Looks To Answer The Question: Whose Rights Are They Anyway?

With over a decade of experience building startups together, Jarrett Hines and Bryson Nobles have joined forces once again on a venture that could be music to the ears of artists and media buyers alike. The two launched rightholder.io as a search engine for the music industry. The goal,

Black Founder-Focused Collab Capital Closes First $50 Million Fund With Impressive List of LPs

Black Founder-Focused Collab Capital Closes First $50 Million Fund With Impressive List of LPs

In just over a year, Atlanta-based Collab Capital closed its $50 million inaugural fund. Collab’s founding team is Jewel Burks Solomon, Justin Dawkins, and Barry Givens. Dawkins and Givens sat down with Hypepotamus last summer to discuss the fund’s investing thesis, fostering Black innovation, and building generational

AtlBlackTech

AtlBlackTech to host virtual panel on the State of Atlanta's Black Tech Ecosystem

2020 has refocused national attention on police abuse of power, racism and issues of economic inequality in profound ways. Building off the momentum from their 2019 event, AtlBlackTech is back with its State of the Atlanta Black Tech Ecosystem series, to discuss how these national conversations are impacting the local

Collab Capital founders Justin Dawkins, Jewel Burks Solomon and Barry Givens

Barry Givens & Justin Dawkins of Collab Capital Share Details On Their $50 Million Investment Fund For Black Tech Founders

Along with their partner Jewel Burks Solomon, Barry Givens and Justin Dawkins are the cofounders of Atlanta-based Collab Capital. Described as "a new institution for Black entrepreneurs," Collab Capital is both a venture fund and an accelerator "studio," where founders will receive guidance and resources

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