Blavity is an American digital media company and website based in Los Angeles targeting black millennials.
[2][3][4] Their mission is to "economically and creatively support Black millennials across the African scape, so they can pursue the work they love, and change the world in the process.
[7] In Essence, Lihle Z. Mtshali described the site as focused "on sub-cultures, community, and local happenings in different cities rather than covering celebrities and mainstream black culture.
[13] In July 2018, Blavity raised $6.5 million in new funding through GV, Comcast Ventures, Plexo Capital, and Baron Davis Enterprises.
The funds are intended to increase the size of the company's engineering group, which works on new content, and establish a new office in Atlanta.