
Health startup Mahmee raises $3M in funding from Serena Williams
It’s a great week in investment news! Health care Startup Mahmee, raised investment capital lead by Arlan Hamilton’s Backstage Capital. Serena Williams and Mark Cuban contributed towards the $3 million dollar investment. Melissa Hanna Founder and CEO started Mahmee in 2014 with her mother Linda Hanna. Mahmee is a prenatal and postpartum care management platform. Patients and Providers can access and coordinate prenatal and postpartum healthcare. The platform provides moms to

MedTech startup Alerje uses patient design to create allergy medicine device
Alerje Founder Javier Evelyn understands food allergens all too well. In fact, Javier is allergic to pistachios, cashews, fish and casein. Food allergies affects millions of Americans each year. Most food allergens are common among young children. Food allergy management for most individuals can be challenging at times, especially for young children and parents who are unaware of their child’s symptoms. You may be wondering “how hard is it to avoid eating foods that causes al

Health food startup, Partake Foods scores big with “Hov”
“I’m not a business man, I’m a business man”- Sean “Jay Z” Carter. The business mogul is once again, making incredible moves for the culture. Most recently Jay Z’s firm Marcy Venture Partners recently invested $1 million into health food startup, Partake Foods. Other prominent investments included “rising VC star” Arlan Hamilton’s firm, Backstage Capital, SoFI Ventures and Chuck Muth, Beyond Meat’s Chief Growth Officer. The New Jersey based company creates gluten-free, vega

"Grandeur" vegan restaurant makes a "grand" entrance to Oakland California's
Vegan Bistro opens on grand, in the heart of Oakland's beautiful Lake Merritt district

Creative Chef GW dishes out vegan comfort food and recipes
Chef GW Chew brings vegan comfort food along with cooking classes to Oakland, California

Plant-based drippin’ food Goddess, Chef Ashley Kirk, launches vegan product line
Plant based home cooks and vegans can add Planted Foods to their grocery shopping list

Chef duo teams up to fight against food injustice and social inequity within San Francisco’s most un
Vegan food chefs on a mission to fix San Francisco's broken food system