Black Founded Services & Organizations
A Hot Set features the domestic Black founded, media finance firms, nonprofit organizations, alliances, and other multi-media-related resources for content creators.
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Media organizations founded by people of African American or Black heritage.
Black Film Space: Black Film Space is an organization committed to supporting Black filmmakers by offering programs that focus on developing skills and fostering a sense of community.
Black Game Developers: Black Game Developers is a resource to find and hire Black game developers as well as a starting point for purchasing their games.
Black Girl Gamers: Black Girl Gamers is an organization dedicated to increasing Black women’s voices globally in gaming at every level.
The Blackhouse: The Blackhouse works to expand opportunities for black multi-platform content creators and executives by providing pathways into career opportunities within film, television, and digital and emerging platforms.
Caspen Media: Caspen Media is an independent content distribution company with an extensive catalog of exclusive ethnic programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, in-flight, non-theatric, and emerging new media markets, founded by Emeka Iwukemjika.
Colossus SSP: Colossus SSP, a subsidiary of Direct Digital Holdings, is a supply-side advertising partner whose technology and expertise, link clients to broad and multicultural markets ranging from Black and Hispanic to AAPI and LGBTQ+ audiences.
Freestyle Digital Media: Freestyle Digital Media is owned by Allen Media Group and is a boutique distribution group that brings independent filmmakers the resources of a global media, content, and technology company.
Group Black: Group Black is a media collective, and accelerator co-founded by Travis Montaque, Bonin Bough, and Richelieu Dennis that invests in scalable Black-owned media at pace and focuses on building media businesses that embrace diversity in their organizations and audiences.
HarbourView Equity Partners: HarbourView Equity Partners is an entertainment and media investment and multi-strategy investment firm founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares.
The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company: The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company founded by Kingslee “Akala” Daley focuses on the social, cultural, and linguistic parallels between the works of William Shakespeare and those of modern-day hip-hop artists.
Kenan Presents: Kenan Presents is a comedy incubator founded by actor and comedian Kenan Thompson, and executive producer Cherie Chiles-Buchanan. The program aims to help talented individuals achieve their dreams in comedy.
M88: M88 is a firm and a division of MARCO that represents and promotes diverse creatives within the entertainment industry.
MaC Venture Capital: MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital organization that invests in a range of digital, entertainment, and technology-based startups founded by Adrian Fenty and Marlon Nichols and is a division of MARCO in partnership with Cross Culture Ventures.
Movie Pass: Movie Pass, is a subscription-based movie ticketing service founded by Stacy Spikes.
National Association of African American Owned Media: The National Association of African American Owned Media is a coalition of successful executives who continually strive for economic inclusion in the marketplace.
National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters: National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is the first and only trade organization representing the interests of African American owners of radio, television, and digital media across the United States.
New Slate Ventures: New Slate Ventures is a $100 million film and television venture capital fund founded by Jordan Fudge.
NuTime Media: NuTime Media is an MBE-certified Black-owned media ad-sales representation company founded by Morris McWilliams.
Orange 142: Orange 142, a subsidiary of Direct Digital Holdings, provides digital advertising and marketing solutions via its data management systems and analytics.
Pack Rat Productions: Pack Rat Productions is a multi-faceted strategic marketing and brand development firm.
Production Circle: Production Circle is a dynamic community for independent filmmakers.
Reel World Screen Institute: Reel World Screen Institute is a Canadian organization founded by Tonya Lee Williams focused on improving racial and indigenous diversity in the entertainment industry.
Reset Digital: Reset Digital is an advertising agency founded by Charles Cantu.
Sisters In Media: Sisters In Media is an organization dedicated to increasing the presence of women of color in entertainment while making valuable contributions to the industry and society at large.