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Mellody Hobson
MENTIONS 1LAST SEEN JULY 31, 2026
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Mellody Hobson is the co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based investment management firm, where she has worked since 1991. She serves on the board of directors of JPMorgan Chase and is the former chair of Starbucks Corporation, having stepped down from the chair role in August 2024. She is best known as a prominent business leader and advocate for financial literacy, and founded Ariel Alternatives and its Project Black private equity fund in 2021.
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funding·Axios Pro Rata·JULY 31, 2026
“An operations platform for private credit, raised $10m in seed funding from First Round Capital with notable angel investors including Mellody Hobson, Josh Kushner, and Immad Akhund.”
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