Ubuntu Markets LLC · Ubuntu Villages 501c3 · Oakland, CA
Ubuntu Markets and Ubuntu Villages create digital tools rooted in Ubuntu philosophy — technology designed to connect, preserve, and advance Black families and communities across generations.
Our Foundation
Ubuntu is a way of being. It is the belief that our humanity is bound together. That no one rises alone. That a community's strength is the measure of its care for one another.
Everything we build begins here. Every product, every feature, every decision asks the same question: does this serve the village?
What We Build
Live · iOS · Android
Ubuntu MarketsWhere recipes become heirlooms.
A family recipe and heritage app that preserves the stories, smells, and soul behind every dish — built for generations to come.
Live · iOS · Android
Ubuntu MarketsWhere your circles gather and grow.
A closed-environment community gathering app built for the culture — family reunions, BGLO chapters, church communities, and beyond.
Live · iOS · Android · Web
Ubuntu VillagesThe house where learning lives.
A classroom management platform rooted in Ubuntu philosophy — built to support educators working with young people in community-centered learning environments.
Kindred is live on iOS.
Private circles for families, churches, and intentional communities.
Hodari & Shylah Hamilton-Touré
Co-Founders · Ubuntu Markets & Ubuntu Villages
Hodari — Chief Innovation Officer, Hidden Genius Project
Shylah — Founding Executive Director, Jambalaya Center for Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts
About Us
Ubuntu Markets (LLC) and Ubuntu Villages (501c3) are Black-owned organizations co-founded in Oakland, CA by Hodari Touré, Chief Innovation Officer at the Hidden Genius Project, and Shylah Hamilton-Touré, Founding Executive Director of the Jambalaya Center for Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts. Together they form a single ecosystem — innovation and tradition under one roof.
We build tools for families, for circles, for the village — technology that carries the weight and warmth of lived experience.
Ubuntu
I am because we are. Every product begins here.
Legacy
We build for the generation not yet born.
Community
Afrofuturist design rooted in lived truth.
Ownership
Black-owned. Community-centered. Always.
Work With Us
Investors
Three live products. Two entities — LLC and 501c3. Founder-led, community-rooted, built with the village in mind. If your fund backs mission-aligned tech, we should talk.
Reach out to investors team →Partners
Pilot Ile Ubuntu in your school. Host Kindred for your congregation. Co-build a feature with Ubuntu Villages. Partnerships are how the village expands.
Start a partnership →Press
Coverage requests, founder interviews, and product demos welcome. We respond fast and travel for the right story.
Request press info →Whether you're a partner, investor, educator, or just someone who believes in the vision — the village starts with a conversation.
Or email us directly at contact@ubuntu-markets.org