Launched in 1998, Pharos invests in healthcare companies that work to improve care for people in underserved communities. See the full ForbesBLK 50: Money Masters list: #ForbesBLK50#

Toney originally planned to pursue investment banking, but while studying at the University of California, Berkeley, he discovered a passion for venture capital. See the full ForbesBLK 50: Money Masters list: #ForbesBLK50# (Photo: Kimberly White/Getty Images)

Before founding o15 Capital Partners, Saffold was a managing director at BlackRock and served on the investment committee for BlackRock’s Impact Opportunities Fund, a more than $800 million fund designed to fund underserved communities. See the full ForbesBLK 50: Money Masters list: #ForbesBLK50#

Levoyd Robinson grew up in Chicago, the son of a nurse and a plumber. He attended Howard University, where he discovered his interest in finance, thanks in part to his mentor, Wesley Queen, a professor and former director of the Center for Banking Education. See the full #ForbesBLK50#: Money Masters list:

Cheryl McKissack Daniel, Chair of the Board at McKissack, was featured on the ForbesBLK 25: Top Businesses To Watch list and joined The Enterprise Zone to talk about her company, which is over 100 years old. Read more:

The number of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. with at least one employee topped 200,000 for the first time ever in 2023, a 62% jump from 2017, according to the latest report from Brookings Institution. In honor of these employers and builders, @ForbesBLK set out to find 25 Black-owned employer businesses worth watching. Read more: 📸: Robert Severi for Forbes; Jamel Toppin for Forbes; Cooper Neill/Bloomberg; Cody Pickens for Forbes; Aaron Kotowski for Forbes; Courtesy Leon Richardson; Tim Tadder for Forbes; Courtesy Travis Mack; ZumaPress/Newscom; Courtesy Todd Weaver; Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images; Cody Pickens for Forbes Edit Story