Black-owned brands got a foot in the door through accelerator programs at companies like Target and Amazon. Now they worry it might be closing.
Category: Entrepreneurship
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After DeepSeek, Venture Capital Investors Face Questions About Their A.I. Bets
Venture capitalists plowed money into A.I. start-ups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But the rise of the Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek has called that funding frenzy into question.
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Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.
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Databricks Is Raising $10 Billion, in One of the Largest Venture Capital Deals
The artificial intelligence startup’s funding shows investors remain enthusiastic about the A.I. boom.
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Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark and the Transformation of Venture Capital
The opposing paths taken by two powerful firms — Benchmark and Andreessen Horowitz — embody a profound debate about the future of an industry that funds and fosters American innovation.
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Can Psychedelics Help CEOs Boost Their Leadership Skills?
A growing cottage industry is dedicated to the theory that mind-altering drugs can improve business leadership.
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DealBook Summit: Building Trust in an Age of Distrust
At this year’s DealBook Summit, there was a sense that trust was becoming harder to come by and that the rules for how people judge the truth had shifted.
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From the DealBook Summit: Influential People Share Their Insights
Industry leaders attending the conference were asked about artificial intelligence, the economy, international relations and more.
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DealBook Summit: Serena Williams Now Competes in the Business World
“I’ve learned to trust my instincts in any business venture or brand I’m championing,” the retired tennis star said in an interview at the DealBook Summit.
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How Crypto Insiders Turned ‘Debanking’ Into a Political Storm
Concerns that crypto companies are being purposely cut off from the global banking system have become a political cudgel at an opportune moment for the industry.
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An Entrepreneur Plans to Revive a French Family Watch Brand
Eberjax, which made chronographs, stopped production in 1983. But Christophe Hoppé intends to start it again.