Additional News About Our Portfolio Companies
Camino Financial Grows from California to Fund Latinos Across the Country
El Diario NY, September 2018
Meet a Company That Helps You Find Diverse Suppliers
Conscious Company, May 2018
Can Big Data Change a Wicked School Truancy Problem?
EdSurge, March 2018
PawnGuru Raises $2.5M Series A, Plans Expansion into Latin America
Xconomy, March 2018
Jason Mayden Q&A: The Story of a ‘Super Heroic’ Sneaker with a Cause
Sports Illustrated, March 2018
How ConnXus Is Helping the Fortune 500 With Supply Chain Diversity
CincyInno, November 2017
A Startup That’s Capitalizing on the Untapped Hair Extensions Market
Marketplace, November 2017
Giving Homeless People a Hand Up with Technology
Huffington Post, November 2017
Jason Mayden Creates High-tech Shoe for Kids
ABC 7 Chicago | Windy City Live, October 2017
Tech Tackling Homelessness
Tech Crunch: Bullish, September 2017
ConnXus: Vendor Snapshot (Part 3) — Summary & Competitive Analysis
Spend Matters, September 2017
ConnXus: Vendor Snapshot (Part 2) — Product Strengths & Weaknesses
Spend Matters, September 2017
ConnXus: Vendor Snapshot (Part 1) — Background and Solution Overview
Spend Matters, September 2017
Michigan Company Brings 21st Century Technology to Age-old Pawn Shop Business
WUOMFM | All Things Considered, September 2017
Innovation Crush: Jason Mayden – Becoming Heroic
Innovation Crush, September 2017
Former Lead Jordan Sneaker Designer Raises $7 Million for His New Business, Super Heroic
Black Enterprise, August 2017
A Team of Ex-Nike Designers Created the Ultimate Sneaker for Playtime
Business Insider, July 2017
Super Heroic’s Playground Sneaker Line Makes Kids Feel Like Superheroes
Highsnobiety, July 2017
Former Jordan Brand Designer Debuts Playground Sneaker Line for Kids — and It Comes With Superhero Capes
Footwear News, July 2017
Super Heroic Aims to Empower Youth & Encourage Play
Nice Kicks, July 2017
Super Heroic’s Packaging is on Another Level
Concept Kicks, July 2017
Four Growth Strategy Lessons from Diishan Imira
ICA, June 2017
Entrepreneur Jason Mayden Gets Superheroic
WNYC | All Things Considered, June 2017
Cincinnati Startup ConnXus Partners with Global Software Giant
Cincinnati Business Courier, March 2017
Can He Unlock the $9 Billion Weave Market?
Ozy, March 2017
HandUp: How “Kickstarter for the Homeless” is Revolutionizing the Sharing Economy
Business.com, February 2017
Less Digging, More Acting With Schoolzilla’s New Data Dashboard
EdSurge, January 2017
Inside the Hidden Economy of Pawn Shops
benzinga, January 2017
HandUp Just Expanded its Gift Card Program for Homeless People in SF
Tech Crunch, December 2016
The Art of the Hustle: Diishan Imira
The Art of the Hustle, December 2016
ConnXus Connects Black-owned Tech Companies with Dollars
Ebony, November 2016
Latino Small Businesses Courted by Fintech Firm’s Lending Site
American Banker, November 2016
Schoolzilla Acquires Decision Science Labs to Help Districts Make Smarter Spending Choices
EdSurge, October 2016
Mary Spio: Sense of Wonder
Future of StoryTelling, September 2016
ConnXus Named VentureOhio Early Stage Company of the Year
VentureOhio, September 2016
Meet Diishan Imira, the Black Hair King of Silicon Valley
Essence, June 2016
Using Data to Run Great Schools
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, June 2016
ConnXus Raises $5M to Fix the Supplier Diversity Glitch (Part 2)
Black Enterprise, June 2016
Rod Robinson Solves Supplier Diversity Disconnect with ConnXus (Part 1)
Black Enterprise, June 2016
How PawnGuru Helps Sellers and Pawn Shops Compare Prices Online
Forbes, April 2016
Profitt Report: New Website Takes the Guesswork Out of Pawning, Selling, Buying
Fox66 News, April 2016
The Truth Behind Hair Distribution in the U.S.
Essence, March 2016
This Startup Helps Latino Businesses Get Funding
CNN Money, March 2016
Pawn Shop Startup is Changing the Way People Buy and Sell Items
MLive, March 2016
Rose Broome Uses Crowdfunding to Offer Hope to Homeless
SF Gate, March 2016
PawnGuru Takes Process of Buying, Selling, and Negotiating Online
Xconomy, March 2016
Detroit-based Startup Remakes the Pawn Shop Experience
The Michigan Daily, February 2016
Meet the Online Hair-care Millionaire
Ebony, February 2016
Mayvenn is Helping Black Hairstylists Get Paid
Beautifully Brown, January 2016
The 25 Hottest Startup CEOs in America
Business Insider Australia, December 2015
An Up-close Look at Homelessness in Silicon Valley
Triple Pundit, November 2015
Southfield Digital Startup Links Buyers and Sellers with Local Pawn Shops
dBusiness, October 2015
Founder and CEO of ConnXus Rod Robinson Discusses How Government Resources Help Entrepreneurs
Commerce.gov, August 2015
Hair-extension Startup Finally Wins Over Sand Hill VCs
San Francisco Chronicle, July 2015
Crowdfunding App Gives Homeless a “Hand Up”
San Jose Inside, June 2015
Why Serena Williams, Andreessen Horowitz are Investing in This Company That Sells Hair—Yes, Hair
Business Insider, June 2015
Software is Eating Your Hair
CNBC, June 2015
Who Do You Trust?
Andreessen Horowitz Blog, June 2015
Andreessen Horowitz Leads $10 Million Investment in Mayvenn
Wall Street Journal, June 2015
Camino Financial: Small Business Finance for Latino Entrepreneurs, by Latino Entrepreneurs
Latin Post, May 2015
How One Entrepreneur Raised $3 Million in Venture Capital Funding by Selling Hair Extensions
Black Enterprise, March 2015
Why Google Backed This Uber-Cool B Corp
Forbes, February 2015
Local Pawn Shop Guru Gains Traction Across the U.S.
Michipreneur, January 2015
A Crowdfunding App for the Homeless, HandUp Raises $850,000
Wall Street Journal, July 2014
Founders to Watch in Oakland
Women 2.0, April 2014
Meet 6 Entrepreneurs Who Use Tech to Change the World
ReadWrite, January 2014
Homeless in the Tech Economy
Salon, November 2013
Today’s Most Innovative Company: HandUp Aims to Leverage Text Messaging to Help the Homeless
Fast Company, August 2013
Why One Charter School Company Founded an Ed-tech Startup
Venture Beat, July 2013