aid: essence-ventures
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/essence-ventures.png
name: Essence Ventures
description: Essence Ventures is an independent, African American-owned media, technology, and
  commerce company focused on content, community, and commerce for Black women and their communities.
  Founded by Richelieu Dennis, it acquired Essence Communications (Essence magazine and the Essence
  Festival of Culture) in 2018, and its portfolio of lifestyle brands has included Afropunk, BeautyCon,
  and Essence Studios, reaching audiences across print, digital, video, social, and live events.
  Essence Ventures does not operate a public developer program or API; this profile is maintained in
  the API Evangelist network as a company/portfolio lead awaiting further enrichment.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/essence-ventures/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Media
- Publishing
- Events
- Commerce
- Community
apis: []
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.essence.com/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.essence.com/privacy-policy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.essence.com/terms-of-use/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.essence.com/about/contact/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence