A handful of companies are building homeless and affordable housing using private-sector financing on a sclale that rival those developers who rely on tax credits, state bond money and other government subsidies.
The no-cost credit building app backed by Jay-Z supports theCut’s self-employed barbers through financial education and access to personal credit building.
Black-led credit building startup Altro has raised $18 million with support from Grammy award-winning musician, Jay-Z and Citi Ventures. The Series A funding was led by Pendulum, with participation from Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures, as well as Citi Ventures, Black Capital Fund, and Concrete Rose Fund, and individual investors. Altro is…
Grammy Award-winning artist and entrepreneur Jay-Z has invested in Altro, a Black-led, free app helping users build credit through existing spending habits