After launching NSPRE™, her consumer electronics brand, founder Chaymeriyia Moncrief raised $1.05 million from private and angel investors. Some of the same investors also supported
EDDIE BROWN BROWN CAPITAL EST. 1983 Brown, considered one of the world’s most renowned stock pickers, founded Brown Capital Management Inc. in 1983. Over the
JOHN ROGERS JR. ARIEL INVESTMENTS EST. 1983 In 1983, Rogers founded Ariel Capital Management, now Ariel Investments L.L.C., the first African American firm to develop
REGINALD F. LEWIS TLC GROUP; TLC BEATRICE EST. 1983 & 1987 With his historic $985 million leveraged buyout of TLC Beatrice International Foods Cos.—the largest
VALERIE DANIELS CARTER V&J HOLDINGS EST. 1982 Daniels-Carter is considered the queen of franchising—a sector that has persistent underrepresentation of minorities, especially as multi-unit owners.