He built relationships with leading political figures from the region and lured women and girls from the area into his trafficking network.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Axiom Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, today announced the close of its oversubscribed $52M inaugural fund, dedicated to backing "AI for the ...

As we continue our celebration of Women's History Month, here are some life-changing inventions brought to us by Black women.

When FIRSTPICK backed Emilė Radytė in 2021, her company Samphire Neuroscience was still building its first product and the risk, by the fund’s own assessment, was high. There was no revenue, no clear ...

In fifth grade, my class was assigned to write a speech about what we thought was the greatest invention. I chose the telephone.