Ubuntu Markets LLC · Ubuntu Villages 501c3 · Oakland, CA

We build
for the
village.

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 Products Work With Us Our Story

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Our Foundation

Ubuntu"I am because we are."

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

Three tools. One ecosystem.

Live · iOS · Android

Ubuntu Markets

Legacy Table

Where recipes become heirlooms.

A family recipe and heritage app that preserves the stories, smells, and soul behind every dish — built for generations to come.

Family recipe archive with rich storytelling
Audio and photo memory attachments
Collaborative family cookbooks
Heritage lineage mapping

Download Free Get on Android

Explore Legacy Table →

Live · iOS · Android

Ubuntu Markets

Kindred

Where your circles gather and grow.

A closed-environment community gathering app built for the culture — family reunions, BGLO chapters, church communities, and beyond.

Private circles with invite-only access
Event planning built for communities
QR invite links and member management
Seed / Gather / Legacy pricing tiers

Download Free Get on Android

Visit Kindred →

Live · iOS · Android · Web

Ubuntu Villages

Ile Ubuntu

The 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.

Youth-centered classroom management
Educator tools and progress tracking
Community learning dashboards
Built for Ubuntu Villages programs

Download Free Get on Android

Visit Ile Ubuntu →

Kindred is live on iOS.

Private circles for families, churches, and intentional communities.

Visit heykindred.org

Products built

Entities, one mission

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

Built from the
inside out.

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

Three doors. One village.

Investors

Back Afrofuturist tech from Oakland.

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 a product. Build a feature.

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

Tell the story.

Coverage requests, founder interviews, and product demos welcome. We respond fast and travel for the right story.

Request press info →

We buildfor thevillage.

Three tools. One ecosystem.

Legacy Table

Kindred

Ile Ubuntu

Built from theinside out.

Three doors. One village.

Back Afrofuturist tech from Oakland.

Pilot a product. Build a feature.

Tell the story.

Let's buildsomething together.

We build
for the
village.

Built from the
inside out.

Let's build
something together.