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SoftBank created a $100 million Opportunity Fund that will invest only in companies led by people of color.

SoftBank put together a $100 million investment fund for minority-owned businesses in 24 hours Softbank announced a $100 million Opportunity Fund that will invest only in companies led by people of color. It's one of the first large funds created in response to nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.

"Japan’s largest mobile operator NTT Docomo announced it will invest $20 million in the Tata Capital Growth Fund II in Singapore, with a focus on growth-stage start-up companies in India."

Docomo earmarks $20M for start-ups in India - Mobile World Live Japan’s largest mobile operator NTT Docomo announced it will invest $20 million in the Tata ...

A Seattle real estate development born out of the Opportunity Zone program, Canton Lofts will have 80, 350-square-foot studio apartments designed as workforce housing for middle-income Seattleites.

Seattle tech execs fund ‘Opportunity Zone’ housing, harnessing new tax breaks Real estate developers are breaking ground on Canton Lofts in Seattle on Oct. 15, an apartment building in Pioneer Square targeting middle-class singles and couples. The 80 or so future residents will…