Babba C. Rivera, founder and CEO of Ceremonia, is rewriting beauty standards with a Latinx lens. Born in Sweden to Chilean immigrant parents, Rivera grew up straddling cultures and never seeing her identity represented in the beauty industry. Today, she’s building one of the fastest-growing clean-haircare brands by putting culture at the center.

Two Yale juniors, Nathaneo Johnson and Sean Hargrow, are turning heads after raising $3.1 million in pre-seed funding for their AI-powered social network, Series. Unlike traditional platforms such as Facebook or LinkedIn, Series emphasizes purposeful, AI-assisted connections rather than follower counts and likes (Prosser, 2025).

Milwaukee’s Share The Vibes Fest returns July 12, 2025, blending live music, hands-on tech, and community vibes into a daylong celebration of innovation and culture.

Meet BiteSight's founders, Lucious McDaniel IV and Zac Schulwolf, who are revolutionizing food delivery through engaging videos, cultural innovation, and tech entrepreneurship.