How Lo Toney built Plexo Capital into a venture power broker
Lo Toney, founding managing partner of Plexo Capital, spun the firm out of Google's GV to back diverse seed-stage venture managers and their portfolio companies.
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Meet Charles Hudson, the Black VC who built a $175 million firm by backing founders first
Charles Hudson built Precursor Ventures on a simple but radical idea: back founders nobody else will, before they have anything to show.
How Levoyd Robinson built a $6 billion credit empire from Chicago
Levoyd Robinson, Howard trustee and CFI Partners co-founder, oversees more than $6 billion in credit assets from Chicago and backs future Black finance talent.
6 companies in Lo Toney's portfolio that show how he's reshaping venture capital
Lo Toney built Plexo Capital out of Google Ventures and now holds stakes in some of the most consequential companies in tech and media.
Meet Kenneth Saffold, the Morehouse and Wharton graduate who built a $400 million investment firm
Kenneth Saffold went from Goldman Sachs analyst to BlackRock managing director, then bet everything on a firm he built from scratch.
Billionaire Michael Jordan's private dining club has not yet opened in Sarasota, and it is already getting bigger
Michael Jordan's members-only dining club 1000 North has gone under contract to buy an adjacent downtown Sarasota property, expanding before the club has even opened its doors.
How Tarrus Richardson built a $500 million private equity empire on businesses others overlook
Tarrus Richardson built IMB Partners into a leading minority-owned US private equity firm. Here are the businesses at the center of his empire.
Meet Howard Sanders, the man who left Citigroup to build a $1.3 billion Black-owned private equity firm
Howard Sanders walked away from Citigroup in 2011 with a plan and a conviction. Auldbrass Partners, now worth $1.3 billion, is what happened next.
Tammy Jones built a $9 billion real estate platform from inside Wall Street's biggest names
Tammy Jones founded Basis Investment Group, one of the few Black- and woman-led commercial real estate platforms, closing nearly $9 billion in deals.
Paul Judge built and sold three tech companies, then launched the Southeast's largest venture fund
Paul Judge co-founded Panoramic Ventures, the Southeast's largest venture fund, after building three acquired tech companies including Pindrop and CipherTrust.
How Charles Phillips went from Air Force cadet to a $13 billion tech empire
Charles Phillips served in the Marines, climbed Wall Street, ran Oracle and built a $13 billion software company. Recognize came next.
Inside the companies Damien Dwin built after Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and a $6 billion firm
Damien Dwin built two major investment firms before turning 50. Here are the companies and platforms he controls today.
Meet Jackie Aina, the Nigerian-American soldier who built a multimillion-dollar beauty empire by refusing to let the industry ignore dark skin
Jackie Aina left the US Army, launched a YouTube channel, and built FORVR Mood into a multimillion-dollar beauty empire by championing women with darker skin.
Ray Whiteman walked away from Carlyle and turned $870 million into a $3.9 billion empire
Ray Whiteman left one of the world's most powerful private equity firms to build something entirely his own.
The Shade Room founder Angelica Nwandu turned down $100 million offers to sell during election season to protect her 28 million Black followers
The Shade Room founder Angelica Nwandu has turned down $100 million-plus offers to sell her platform, refusing to hand over influence over 28 million Black followers to political buyers.
Aaron Holiday started as a Goldman Sachs coder and built a venture firm now managing $550 million
Aaron Holiday spent four years writing algorithms at Goldman Sachs before betting everything on venture capital. That bet now manages $550 million.