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New Community Transformation Fund’s second investment goes to fintech relocating to GR
Author: Carol Zichi
Posted Date: August 30, 2022
The second investment by the New Community Transformation Fund — a recently formed Grand Rapids investment fund for minority entrepreneurs — went to a Texas fintech that relocated its headquarters to downtown Grand Rapids.
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GR investment fund for minorities replicated in Denver; other U.S. cities eyed
Author: Carol Zichi
Posted Date: July 21, 2022
Leaders behind a Grand Rapids investment fund formed to support entrepreneurs of color hope a similar venture in Colorado becomes the first of multiple funds that replicate the model across the country
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New Denver venture fund to invest in minority-led startups
Author: Carol Zichi
Posted Date: July 14, 2022
By Nikki Wentling - Reporter July 14, 2022, COLORADOINNO "You don't see funds like this unless you're on the East Coast or West Coast," the managing partner says. Danielle Shoots, the managing partner
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BAMF Health is Recipient of Inaugural Investment from New Community Transformation Fund
Author: Carol Zichi
Posted Date: February 22, 2022
GRAND RAPIDS – New Community Transformation Fund (NCTF), a Grand Rapids-based venture fund aimed at boosting businesses owned by people of color in West Michigan, has made its first investment, a $500,000 outlay.
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Grand Rapids venture fund receives one million from Wege Foundation
Author: Carol Zichi
Posted Date: December 10, 2021
Venture fund aimed at boosting businesses owned by people of color in West Michigan, announces it has received a $1M investment from the Wege Foundation, marking the first from a private foundation.
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