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Adventr — an interactive streaming platform — is looking to disrupt the tech world with its patented voice-control technology. Founded by Devo Harris, a Grammy-award-winning producer, Adventr serves as a low-cost, easy-to-use SaaS platform and it’s just closed a $5 million seed round, according to a press release shared with AfroTech.
Mercy Miller has successfully clinched a lucractive name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal. According to a press release, the high school basketball player and son of Master P is the newest brand ambassador for Sweetkiwi, a frozen yogurt company founded in 2020 by Ehime Eigbe. Miller’s selection was influenced by his role among the youth in the sports community and his shared focus areas of fitness and healthy living as a student athlete at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA. Together, both parties will work to influence the upcoming generation to choose healthier dessert alternatives. According to Bleacher Report and Slam, Miller has signed a $1.4 million deal. “I’m thrilled to partner with Sweetkiwi,” Miller said in a press release. “Their focus on health and flavor mirrors my lifestyle on and off the court. I’m eager to introduce these fantastic products and our shared values to a wider audience.” Sweetkiwi Founder and CEO Eigbe shared her enthusiasm about the deal in a...
It’s a full circle moment for Dwayne Johnson, who has secured full ownership of “The Rock” trademark. According to ESPN, the former wrestler who has gone on to become an actor and businessman has been appointed to the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings Inc., which is the parent company of WWE and UFC after Endeavor merged the two entities. “I am thrilled to partner with Dwayne and welcome his immense talent to TKO’s Board,” Ariel Emanuel, CEO of TKO and Endeavor, shared in a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter . “Dwayne brings an incredible track record of creating content and building globally recognized consumer brands, and he will play a key role in realizing our ambitions for TKO.” What’s more, Johnson now has full ownership of “The Rock” trademark and has landed a services and merchandising agreement under the deal. For Johnson, who is a 10-time WWE champion and would go on to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a blockbuster actor, he describes the feat as...
Seven diverse brands will soon be making their way into Target stores. This push is in part due to Diverse Powered Brands, a B2B global digital catalog that helps buyers connect with diverse suppliers and brands, according to its website. These efforts have led to victories for new business owners. According to a news release, 13 suppliers took part in a pitch competition, moderated by Diverse Powered Brands, in June 2023 at Target headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. Suppliers were able to pitch to Target’s wine team while founders interacted with executives from Women of the Vine & Spirits, Diverse Powered Brands and Johnson Brothers, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, and Republic National Distributing Co. What’s more, involvement in the competition came at no cost for participants but led to great rewards for the seven selected businesses, which are as follows: Boyd Cru Wines Mai Vino Mingle Mocktails Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Mom Juice Iron Side Wines Suede Rosé The Urban Wine Co. “We...
ComplYant is here to help small businesses with their tax needs. And thanks to a recent seed funding round, they’re able to help now more than ever. In a press release announcement, it was revealed that the company closed a seed funding round of $5.5 million led by Craft Ventures with participation from Mucker Capital, Slauson & Co., and Techstars. ComplYant was founded by Grid 110 and Techstars alum Shiloh Johnson. There are more than 31 million small businesses in the United States, and they pay billions in tax penalties every year for filing forms or making payments late. Some businesses just forget while others don’t understand enough about the taxes they owe to know that they owe them. ComplYant’s digital platform solves this problem by streamlining workflow, providing a savings wallet for taxes, and allowing accountants to collaborate with client accounts – all right in your browser. Using ComplYant, U.S. small business owners easily manage and take charge of income tax, sales...
John Legend, on the surface, may seem like a little more than an R&B pretty boy. After all, he was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2019. But, in reality, he’s a shrewd businessman who has made several individual seed investments. He’s a multi-award-winning artist and performer who is the only Black man, to date, to win the coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). And he’s worked hard enough to get, according to Celebrity Net Worth, a $75 million war chest. But John Legend (born John Roger Stephens in Springfield, OH) takes it all in stride. In fact, he told UPI that were it not for the influence of his church, he wouldn’t have been inspired to sing in the first place. “The church has been so important to who I am as an artist and as a human being, I felt like it was a no-brainer for me to say yes,” he said. “I knew I would be in good hands and that [Henry Louis Gates] would tell the story in a way that was really honoring the history of the Black church in our country. I was...