The Pulse Federal Reserve Proposal Could Enhance Banking Access for Minorities Tuesday, March 3, 2026 By BEB Editors • 4 min read
The Pulse China’s Zero-Tariff Policy Shakes Up Trade Dynamics for African Exports Monday, March 2, 2026 By BEB Editors • 5 min read
Photo by Desola Lanre-Ologun on Unsplash The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Week of March 2 – March 8, 2026 By BEB Editors • 2 min read
The Pulse New Leadership at African American Leadership Forum Signals Growth Focus Premium Business Intelligence for Black American & African Leaders | Friday, February 20, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Canada's $3 Million Investment for Black Entrepreneurs Sparks Opportunities Thursday, February 19, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Cherryrock Capital's Mission to Bridge Funding Gaps Wednesday, February 18, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse SBA Eligibility Changes Threaten Funding for Black-Owned Businesses Tuesday, February 17, 2026 By BEB Editors • 5 min read
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com M on Unsplash The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The Week We Held Our Breath | Week of February 1 – February 7, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse South Africa Proposes R100B Transformation Fund to Reform B-BBEE Policy + African Agritech Funding Falls 18% to $168M + ASVLP 2026 Deal Room Pitches TODAY Briter report shows investors prioritize fintech (40% of capital) and real-asset sectors over agriculture as deal counts decline 7.5%. | Thursday, January 29, 2026 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
Photo by Joey Kyber on Unsplash The Pulse Cassava Technologies Launches Africa's First OaaS Platform + Atlanta Black Chambers Women's League Kickoff TODAY + D.C. Black Business Ecosystem Powers 2026 Growth Washington D.C. demonstrates how local ecosystems and directories drive equity. Black entrepreneurs face 2.9-4.7x higher audit rates | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 By BEB Editors • 12 min read
Photo by Jaime Top on Unsplash The Pulse Atlanta Black Chambers Announces $725K Grant for Georgia SMBs + State of the Dream 2026: Black Unemployment Hits 7.5% + AfricAI Secures Exclusive Robotics Rights + African M&A Jumps 72% Advancing Black Businesses Foundation deploys Small Business Revitalization Grant. | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read
The Pulse African Investors Now Fund 40% of Tech Deals (Up from 25%) + Allianz Closes $1B Blended Finance Fund + Khaby Lame Lands $900M Creator Economy Deal Briter report shows local investors wrote $1.6B as global capital declined. African startups raised $3.6B in 2025 (+25% YoY) across 635 deals (+43%). | Monday, January 26, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read
Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The "Hold & Reassess" Week | Week of January 25 – January 31, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Partech Report: African Tech Funding Hits $4.1B in 2025 (+25% YoY) + Kenya Leads with $1.04B (+72%) + Francophone Africa Raises $450M Debt financing reaches all-time high at $1.64B (+63% YoY) across 107 deals. Kenya captures nearly 30% of continental funding | Thursday, January 22, 2026 By BEB Editors • 9 min read
Photo by Adeolu Eletu on Unsplash The Pulse US Visa Bond Takes Effect TODAY for 20+ African Countries + Africa Tech Summit Nairobi Selects 12 Investor-Ready Ventures + Black Dragon Capital Expands to Saudi Arabia Black-led investment firm brings media tech expertise to FOMEX 2026 in Riyadh. African founders must now post $5K-$15K bonds to enter US, implementation begins January 21 | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read
Photo by ibuki Tsubo on Unsplash The Pulse Savannah (African Tech Talent) Acquired by Israeli Firm Commit + MAX Raises $24M for EV Financing + Atlanta Black Expo Expands to 300+ Exhibitors Southeast's largest Black business showcase doubles footprint to 196K sq ft at Georgia World Congress Center. Bootstrapped Africa-focused software talent company exits | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 By BEB Editors • 9 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The "Inflation Test" & The Infrastructure Play | Week of January 11 – January 17, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Frontier Fintech GPS: Mono Launches Treasury Platform + M-Pesa/ADI Blockchain + Kenya Licenses 42 Digital Lenders + NJEDA Funds Black Business Incubator Nigerian open banking startup pivots to enterprise solutions with Flutterwave backing. M-Pesa brings blockchain to 60M users across 8 African countries. | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
The Pulse Bask & Lather's Shaina Rainford Lands Black Beauty Founders Cover + EIB Finances Africa's Largest Solar PV Plant + Hashgraph Pledges $1M to Africa Web3 Hackathon Black haircare founder scales across Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop without VC backing. Egypt's 1.1 GWp hybrid solar project secures $150M from European Investment Bank | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 By BEB Editors • 9 min read
The Pulse Terra Industries Raises $11.75M + SORA Closes $2.5M for Malaria AI + Qualcomm Backs 10 African Hardware Startups Nigerian defense prime backed by Palantir co-founder. Japan-based malaria tech expands across 10 African countries with AI-driven drones. Monday, January 12, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The “Inflation Test” & The Infrastructure Play | Week of January 11 – January 17, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse EatOkra Reaches 1M Users Connecting 23K Black-Owned Restaurants + Three African Startups Reshape Mobility, Fashion, and HR Black veteran-founded platform expands to London and Toronto, wins James Beard Impact Award. Vinlogs fights vehicle fraud, Cedisaver modernizes Ghana's fashion market | Friday, January 9, 2026 By BEB Editors • 9 min read
The Pulse Top 10 African Startups Capture 92% of December Funding + Acumen Closes $250M for Off-Grid Power + African Startups Raise $3.2B in 2025 Capital concentration deepens as 65 startups share $27.6M. Clean energy fund targets 70M people across 17 countries. Funding rebounds 40% year-over-year after two years | Thursday, January 8, 2026 By BEB Editors • 9 min read
The Pulse US Visa Bond Blocks African Founders Starting Jan 21 + ArifPay Acquires Jami in Ethiopia's First M&A + Ghana Passes Crypto Regulation Framework Trump administration requires $5K-$15K bonds for 20+ African countries. Ethiopian fintech closes first tech acquisition. Ghana legalizes virtual asset ecosystem. | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
Photo by PilMo Kang on Unsplash The Pulse Black Wall Street Opens Houston Hub + Orange Delivers 99% Coverage in Senegal + Dangote Plans to Double Refinery Capacity to 1.4M Barrels/Day Digital ecosystem moves to physical infrastructure. Satellite connectivity reaches near-universal access. Africa's richest man doubles down on energy independence. | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
Photo by Vicente Angelo Molina on Unsplash The Pulse Flutterwave Acquires Mono for $25M-$40M + Black-Owned Flight School Pledges $1M for 1,000 Pilots + Africa's First YC-to-YC Exit Nigeria's largest fintech consolidates open banking infrastructure. Atlanta flight academy launches 20-year scholarship program. African tech exits reach new milestone. | Monday, January 5, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Week Ahead WEEKLY MARKET WATCH: Week of January 4 – January 10, 2026 The "Calibration" Week By BEB Editors • 3 min read
Featured Series THE $100B OPPORTUNITY: Understanding Diaspora Capital Fundamentals Part 1 of "Cross-Continental Operations" By Noah Carmichael • 9 min read
The Pulse Southern Black Girls Deploys $1.2M Across 13 States + Africa's Fintech Hits 1,600 Startups + Egypt Launches Pan-African Gold Bank Selma-based consortium funds 60+ organizations. African fintech crosses $900M in 2025. Egypt and Afreximbank formalize gold value chain infrastructure. | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Sanlam's $2.2M Venture Bet + Otedola's $750M Exit + Actively Black Opens Equity Investment to Community on Ujamaa Day Institutional capital to African ventures. Billionaire exit to finance. Community ownership on Ujamaa | Monday, December 29, 2025 By BEB Editors • 4 min read
Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash The Week Ahead MARKET WATCH: December 28, 2025 – January 3, 2026 The "Reset" Week By BEB Editors • 3 min read
The Pulse Trump's DEI Rollbacks Slash Black Business Opportunities + Morocco's Promamec Raises $8.5M + Sweden Commits $20M to African Greentech Black contractors report losing 30-40% of opportunities as DEI requirements disappear. Meanwhile, Morocco's Promamec secures $8.5M for healthcare expansion | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
The Pulse Wisconsin's First Black Radio Station Changes Hands + UAE Opens $100M AI Accelerator + Egypt's Nawah Raises $23M After 61 years, Dr. Jerrel Jones' family transfers WNOV radio + Milwaukee Courier to Civic Media in rare Black media succession. UAE's Presight AI Accelerator opens | Monday, December 22, 2025 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
The Week Ahead MARKET WATCH: December 21–27, 2025 Year-end tax planning, African tourism records, and cooperative economics for 2026 By BEB Editors • 3 min read
The Pulse Black Farmers Take Federal Government to Supreme Court + Ghana Launches Africa's $1B AI Hub—Two Battles Defining 2025 Black Farmers Association rejects Trump's $12B program as "racist," plans Supreme Court challenge. Meanwhile, Ghana + UAE announce Africa's largest AI hub | Friday, December 19, 2025 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse African Founders Prove It: $1.2M Seed + 5x Follow-On Capital + $70M Government Backing—The Continent's Real Momentum Today Rwanda's Kayko secures $1.2M for SME digitization, Innovate Africa Fund's portfolio unlocks 5x follow-on capital at concept stage | Thursday, December 18, 2025 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Bootstrapping Billions: How Black and African Entrepreneurs Are Building Outside the VC Machine Cassels grants $700K to Canadian Black founders, ClapMi raises $20K for African creator economy valued at $29.8B by 2032, Fanbase closes equity crowdfunding round | Wed., December 17, 2025 | Issue #4 By BEB Editors • 12 min read
The Pulse Connectivity Revolution and Capital Gaps: Africa's Infrastructure Leap Amid US Disengagement Starlink-Airtel partnership reaches 174 million users, African Development Bank secures $10.5B as Black unemployment surges—what leaders need to track this week. By BEB Editors • 7 min read
The Pulse Gold Mines to Insurance Seats: How African Leaders Are Redefining Economic Power Record mining ventures, insurance leadership gaps, and legal pushback against discriminatory lending—what business leaders need to know today. Monday, December 15, 2025 · Daily Pulse · Issue #2 By BEB Editors • 9 min read
Today's Builders Virginia Ali: The Matriarch of Black Broadway and Keeper of Community Through Six Decades of Change From Segregated Rural Virginia to National Icon: How One Woman's Commitment to Kindness, Quality, and Community Built Washington D.C.'s Most Enduring Cultural Landmark By BEB Editors • 19 min read
Source: Amerivet Securities Today's Builders Joseph Benjamin Anderson Jr.: From Combat Leadership to Corporate Excellence A Distinguished Military Officer, Manufacturing Pioneer, and Entrepreneurial Trailblazer Whose Career Spans Six Decades of American Business and Service By BEB Editors • 11 min read
Yesterday's Architects Charity "Duchess" Quamino: Pioneer of Black Business in Colonial America How the 'Pastry Queen' of Rhode Island Baked Her Way from Slavery to Entrepreneurial Freedom By BEB Editors • 10 min read
Yesterday's Architects Biddy Mason: From 1,700-Mile Trek in Chains to California's First Black Female Real Estate Magnate Walking to Freedom: How an Enslaved Midwife Became Los Angeles' Wealthiest Black Woman and Built the City's First Black Church By BEB Editors • 18 min read
Featured Series Upcoming Series: We Found $500 Billion. Here’s Where—and Why Black Executives Must Move Early. Building Generational Wealth Across America and Africa: A Strategic Partnership for Black-Owned Businesses By Noah Carmichael • 9 min read
Today's Builders Denise Ajayi-Williams: Bridging Silicon Valley and Africa Through Innovation, Enterprise, and Cultural Vision A Dynamic Entrepreneur, Author, and Economic Development Leader Creating Pathways Between Technology's Global Capital and Emerging African Markets By BEB Editors • 14 min read
The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Week of December 14 – December 20, 2025 By BEB Editors • 3 min read
Yesterday's Architects Wilson Ruffin Abbott: From Refugee to Toronto's First Black Elected Official and Real Estate Pioneer First to the Polls: How a Refugee from Alabama Became Toronto's Wealthiest Black Landowner and Canada's First Black Elected Official By BEB Editors • 13 min read
The Pulse THE DAILY PULSE Business Intelligence for Black American and African Leaders | Friday, December 12, 2025 | Issue #1 By BEB Editors • 7 min read
