Institutional Advisory
Strategy, transformation and operating counsel for institutions navigating consequential change.
Strategy · Operations · Growth↗Black-centered. Future-built.
WE BUILD
WHAT THE
FUTURE
DEPENDS ON.
Strategy. Technology. Media. Education.
One institution. Built for impact.
EST. 2018ATL · NYC · TOR
THE FUTURE IS NOT
WAITING TO INCLUDE US.SO WE’RE BUILDING IT.
WAITING TO INCLUDE US.SO WE’RE BUILDING IT.
UNMUTEDCO / THE VANGUARD
STRATEGY ✦ TECHNOLOGY ✦ MEDIA ✦ EDUCATION ✦ COMMUNITY ✦ STRATEGY ✦ TECHNOLOGY
01
Who we are
Not a value-add. A necessity.
WE ARE BUILDING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE
OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE.
Unmutedco is a Black-centered institution operating at the intersection of business, technology, media and education. We build and operate the foundational tools, services and platforms communities depend on to thrive.
Established in 2018 and built across Atlanta, New York and Toronto, Unmutedco carries forward hard-earned experience without being defined by the ventures that came before it.
What we do
ONE INSTITUTION.
FOUR WAYS FORWARD.
From the boardroom to the newsroom, we bring strategy, systems and storytelling together to solve the whole problem.
Technology & Cloud
Secure cloud, modern workplace, managed services and custom systems built to scale with you.
Cloud · AI · Managed Services↗Media & Television
Original programming, production, distribution and platforms where Black stories own the frame.
Noir Television · NoirTube · Newsroom↗Education & Workforce
Learning experiences, tools and partnerships that prepare people and organizations for what comes next.
Unmuted EDU · Academy · Talent↗The portfolio
BUILT TOGETHER.
MADE TO MOVE.
01Business infrastructure
NOIRWORX
Cloud, websites, CRM, automation and the practical operating tools small businesses need to move.
Explore brand ↗02Black television, expanded
NOIR TELEVISION
A connected entertainment ecosystem spanning streaming, original content, audio and creator distribution.
Explore brand ↗03The signal that matters
Timely, essential alerts and journalism made for Black communities—not adapted after the fact.
Explore brand ↗04Opportunity, taught
UNMUTED EDU
Courses, workforce programs and institutional learning technology built around access and outcomes.
Explore brand ↗05Ideas into systems
UNMUTEDCO LABS
The custom app, AI, mobile and inventive technical arm behind products including FannieLou.AI.
Explore brand ↗“We do not wait for permission
to build what our communities need.”
to build what our communities need.”
Reach with purpose
LOCAL ROOTS.
INTERNATIONAL
REACH.
We operate where culture, capital and community meet—delivering stability, imagination and access across borders.
3Operating hubs
Atlanta · NYC · Toronto
Atlanta · NYC · Toronto
4Integrated
practice areas
practice areas
1Connected
institution
institution
From the pressroom
THE LATEST
SIGNAL.
Company
August 2026 · CompanyUNMUTEDCO expands North with Canadian operations
A new international base extends the institution’s ability to serve across North America.
Read more ↗Community
August 2026 · CommunityWOKE.FUND launches to refund justice
A direct response to the dismantling of equity infrastructure and community investment.
Read more ↗Media
August 2026 · MediaNOIRBOOK joins the Unmutedco portfolio
A new platform created to document, connect and amplify Black creative work.
Read more ↗Start a conversation
LET’S BUILD
WHAT’S NEXT.
Tell us what you are building, changing or trying to solve. We’ll connect you with the right part of Unmutedco.