The Village Network
New York City · Est. 2026

The Trust Standard for Black & Brown Brands

You already want to shop Black-owned. Woven tells you who to trust.

Spend with intention · Grow with purpose

Launching this August
The LeVue Loft
Filé Gumbo Bar
Coffee Uplifts People
Bed-Vyne Wine
Baked Cravings
Harlem Cycle
Rogers Burgers
Miss Barb's
The Rogers Garden
Celsious
WOVEN
CERTIFIED
The gap we close

Wanting to shop Black-owned is easy. Knowing who to trust is hard.

Directories list everyone. Deal apps chase strangers with the deepest discount. Neither tells you which brands are genuinely excellent, the ones worth coming back to.

Woven is built to close that gap. Think of us as the Michelin Guide for Black-owned brands: not the biggest list, the most trusted one.

A directory tells you who exists. A standard tells you who's worth it.

The Standard

One Mark. Earned, Never Bought.

This is the seal a Woven Certified brand earns so consumers know that it's been vetted.

  • 01Product Quality & CraftWe try the products ourselves and check references before a brand earns the mark.
  • 02Brand Story & FounderWe connect with brand founders to establish relationships rooted in care and the village mindset.
  • 03Values & Community ImpactWe look at how a brand shows up for community, not only at what it sells.
  • 04Customer ExperienceWe confirm the brand is ready for you to engage with their product and able to deliver.
Woven Certified
Founding partners

The first brands to earn the mark.

These are the founding partners who earned the Woven Certified seal and committed to the community experience from day one.

Filé Gumbo Bar
Creole Kitchen
The LeVue Loft
Creative Studio
Rogers Burgers
Burgers
The Rogers Garden
Bar & Lounge
Bed-Vyne Wine
Wine & Spirits
Baked Cravings
Bakery
Harlem Cycle
Fitness
Celsious
Laundry
Miss Barb's
Café
Coffee Uplifts People
Coffee
How it works

Two layers: the Guide, and the Village.

Free · The Guide

The directory of Woven Certified brands.

The Guide is free and open to everyone. Browse every brand that earned the mark across the city, from food and retail to services and experiences.

  • Every brand is vetted against the same standard.
  • You can see who is genuinely worth your loyalty.
Paid · Membership

The Village, for people who invest in it.

Members do not pay for a list. They pay to belong to the world the Guide represents, with real perks and first access to what we're building.

  • Member perks at every Certified partner.
  • Invitations to events, and first in line for what is new.
Membership

Join as a founding member.

Members are BIPOC New Yorkers and the allies who shop alongside them, people who spend with intention and stay loyal to the brands they believe in. Every membership puts a dollar back into Black and Brown New York.

Founding
$15 / mo

This rate stays locked for life for anyone who joins at launch.

Standard
$18 / mo

Pay month to month, or save when you bill for the year.

Founding rate opens launch weekend

The founding rate opens at our launch weekend this August and closes when the weekend ends. $15 stays locked for life for everyone who joins in time.

Launch weekend · This August

Woven goes live this August.

There is no waitlist. When the app goes live, you download it, join, and start using your membership that same weekend.

Coming to the App Store this August RSVP for the launch party
For brands

Earn the mark.

Woven members already committed money to supporting Black and Brown businesses. They are not browsing, they are looking for reasons to use their membership. Certification puts your brand in front of the people who came to spend.

Are you a brand? Get Certified