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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Excellere Partners, a leading private equity firm specializing in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to build enduring value, is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Vieth to Partner and welcome two new Associates – Nolan O’Rear and Eric Speicher – to its investment team. Mike Vieth joined Excellere in 2014 and has been instrumental in sourcing, executing, and supporting investments across the firm’s Pharma Services, Healthcare Business Services, an...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lili, the all-in-one financial platform that integrates business banking, business credit, and accounting for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the launch of the Lili BusinessBuild Program, a credit-building solution that helps entrepreneurs build and monitor their business credit profile directly from their Lili account. For many business owners, building business credit remains a confusing and inaccessible process. Approximately 72% of business owners...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the advancement and success of professional women in the Washington, D.C. metro area technology community, today announced its 2025-2026 Board of Directors. WIT’s leadership team is committed to uplifting women throughout their technology careers, from the classroom all the way to the boardroom, offering valuable educational tools, support, and a strong community. Succeeding Immediate Past Pr...

WASHINGTON, D.C. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Village Capital, in collaboration with Standard Chartered US, announced that Giving Credit and Imera were selected by their peers to receive USD 25,000 in grants to support their operations as part of the US Women in Tech Accelerator program. The initiative brought together a dynamic cohort of ten women-founded startups developing solutions to advance economic mobility and equitable access to essential services for women, families, and historically...

DODOMA, Tanzania--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Secretary of State for International Development, the Honourable Randeep Sarai, visited Dodoma, Tanzania, to announce a new five million dollar, five-year partnership between the Government of Canada and FINCA Canada. The initiative aims to expand economic opportunities for youth – those aged 30 and under – in East Africa through financial inclusion and entrepreneurship. The project, "Increasing Economic Opportunities for Youth in Uganda and Tanzani...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Cell Partners, an incubation and investment firm building rapidly scalable, technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in healthcare, cyber, and national security, today announced that Michael Kilberry, a former head of product for Google and Amazon, has joined Red Cell as Chief Product and Technology Officer. "Michael brings to Red Cell a powerful trifecta of grit, hustle, and deep technical expertise, which makes him the i...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Trust names Malcolm Jenkins to its Board of Trustees, bringing leadership and a deep commitment to empowering former NFL players beyond the game....

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Financial Avenues LLC (Financial Avenues), a fee-only (commission-free) financial planning and investment advisory firm, is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. Over the past fifteen years, Financial Avenues has grown from a staff of just one to over half a dozen that has served more than 350 financial planning and investment advisory clients in the Kansas City area. Founder Tracy St. John, RICP® (St. John) is one of the first female financial planners in Mi...

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Activate, the nonprofit organization that helps science entrepreneurs transform breakthrough ideas into advanced hard tech companies, today announced the next cohort of 47 scientists and engineers who are joining the Activate Fellowship. The 39 companies of Cohort 2025 are developing technologies across 14 industries. This new cohort represents 29 cities and nine states in the U.S., spanning Activate’s four hub communities – Berkeley, Boston, Houston, and New...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC” or “the firm”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Buckman (“the company”), a family-owned innovator in specialty solutions for water treatment and industrial processes. PPC’s partnership will provide additional financial resources and operational expertise to support the company’s growth, market expansion and product innovation. With operations in more than 90 c...