Commbne - Comunicação baseada em inovação, raça e etnia.

What Commbne - Comunicação baseada em inovação, raça e etnia. does

Instituto Commbne is a Brazilian non-profit communication organization founded in 2020 and headquartered in Salvador, Bahia, focused on anti-racist communication and racial justice across the Afro-Latin diaspora. The organization operates four thematic axes — Information (Informação), Formation (Formação), Exchange (Intercâmbio), and Production (Produção) — through which it produces and curates podcasts (Ritmo pela Democracia), territorial projects (Projeto Rizoma in São Tomé de Paripe; Territórios Livres, Tecnologias Livres in partnership with Intervozes, MMTR-NE, and CONAQ across nine Northeastern Brazilian states), publications (Olhares Insurgentes da Améfrica Ladina), and educational programming (Círculo de Leitura e Produção de Textos). Content is distributed through the commbne.org website, major social platforms, Spotify, YouTube, an email newsletter marketed as 'the most anti-racist newsletter in Brazil,' and broadcast television via TV Band Bahia and Sergipe.

The underlying platform is a content publishing and community-engagement stack rather than a software product; the website is built on Wix, developed by CALÚ Comunicação Criativa, and the organization holds LGPD-compliant data handling. Commbne's business model is donation-based and project-funded: the organization does not sell commercial products or services, prominently displays a 'DOAR' (Donate) call-to-action, and pursues project-based grants through international and domestic partners such as Intervozes, CONAQ, MMTR-NE, and ICCI. It operates with a small team of 5 employees and serves Black and Afro-descendant communities, Black communicators and journalists, rural and quilombola communities, and intersectional marginalized populations across Brazil and Latin America.

In 2024, the organization extended its reach into broadcast television via the Podcast Ritmo partnership and into Latin America–wide editorial positioning through the Edital Vozes da Améfrica Ladina grant mechanism. The launch of Projeto Rizoma broadened its programmatic scope into climate justice communication. No funding rounds, revenue figures, or institutional investment are disclosed, and the organization remains an independent non-profit civil entity (Instituto) incorporated in Brazil.

Name

Commbne - Comunicação baseada em inovação, raça e etnia.

Legal name

Instituto Commbne

Website

https://commbne.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Instituto Commbne is a Brazilian non-profit communication organization headquartered in Salvador, Bahia, producing anti-racist podcasts, publications, and territorial projects for Black, Afro-descendant, and quilombola communities across Brazil and Latin America, funded by donations and project-based grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social impact communication

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI), Digital Archives, Libraries & Institutional Access Platforms (MPAJAMAJ)

Keywords

• Anti-racist communication
• Racial justice media
• Community journalism
• Social impact publishing
• Cultural advocacy content

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and support: Commbne operates as a non-profit organization and relies on donations from supporters, as indicated by the prominent 'DOAR' (Donate) call-to-action on its website. The organization also pursues project-based funding through partnerships with international organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Instituto Commbne is a Salvador-based non-profit communication organization that produces anti-racist media content for Black and Afro-descendant communities in Brazil and Latin America. It operates through four thematic axes (Information, Formation, Exchange, Production) and delivers podcasts, publications, reading circles, and community projects focused on Afro-Latin identity, racial justice, and digital inclusion in quilombola and rural communities.

Product overview

Instituto Commbne operates as a communication organization for racial justice through four thematic axes: Information (Informação), Formation (Formação), Exchange (Intercâmbio), and Production (Produção). The organization produces and publishes content including podcasts (Ritmo pela Democracia, Vivencie), projects (Rizoma, Territórios Livres Tecnologias Livres), and publications (Olhares Insurgentes da Améfrica Ladina). Commbne also fosters initiatives like the Círculo de Leitura e Produção de Textos and partners with external organizations such as the Olabisi - Laboratório Criativo for educational and communication programs targeting Afro-Brazilian empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Podcast Ritmo: Podcast focused on culture, identity, ancestry, and democracy, featuring conversations with artists, intellectuals, and communicators.
• Projeto Rizoma
• Olhares Insurgentes da Améfrica Ladina
• Círculo de Leitura e Produção de Textos
• Olhares Negros
• Notícias Commbne

Products and services

• Ritmo pela Democracia

Quantifiable outcome

• 274 families in 33 quilombola and rural communities reached through the Territórios Livres, Tecnologias Livres project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ICCI – Instituto Comunicação Cultura e IncidênciaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024ICCI – Instituto Comunicação Cultura e Incidência is listed as a supporting partner for the Podcast Ritmo project. The partnership contributes to the production and dissemination of conversations about culture, identity, ancestry, and democracy.
• Intervozes – Coletivo Brasil de Comunicação SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Intervozes is a key strategic partner of Commbne, with whom it jointly develops research and communication projects for racial justice. The two organizations collaborated on the Territórios Livres, Tecnologias Livres (TLTL) initiative starting in 2021, which mapped internet access and technology uses in quilombola and rural communities across Northeastern Brazil. Commbne also features Intervozes as a co-author and contributor to its publications, including 'Olhares Insurgentes da Améfrica Ladina' and 'Ecos de Búzios'.
• Movimento de Mulheres Trabalhadoras Rurais do Nordeste (MMTR-NE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MMTR-NE is a strategic partner in the Territórios Livres, Tecnologias Livres (TLTL) project initiated in 2021, focusing on mapping technology access and socio-environmental justice in rural and quilombola communities of Northeastern Brazil. The partnership connects Commbne's communication focus with MMTR-NE's base of rural women workers.
• Coordenação de Articulação Nacional das Comunidades Negras Rurais Quilombolas (CONAQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021CONAQ is a key partner in the Territórios Livres, Tecnologias Livres (TLTL) project initiated in 2021. Commbne participates in research-action work with CONAQ to map technology access and communication rights in quilombola communities across Northeastern Brazil, reaching 274 families in 33 communities across 9 states.
• CALÚ Comunicação CriativaminorOthersCALÚ Comunicação Criativa developed the Instituto Commbne website, as acknowledged in the site footer: 'Desenvolvido por CALÚ Comunicação Criativa'. This is a development/creative services partnership.
• Mansa FilmesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMansa Filmes is the production company responsible for producing the Podcast Ritmo. The podcast is produced by Mansa Filmes with realization by Instituto Commbne and support from ICCI, and is distributed through TV Band Bahia and Sergipe, YouTube, and Spotify.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alma Preta Jornalismo: Independent Black-focused news agency in Brazil producing journalism on racial justice, similar to Commbne's editorial and news content (Notícias Commbne, Olhares Negros). Comparable in audience mission and digital publishing model.
• Agência Afro: Brazilian agency dedicated to amplifying Black voices and anti-racist communication through editorial content and media production. Direct overlap with Commbne's racial-justice editorial mandate.
• AJOR Brasil – Associação de Jornalistas pela Igualdade Racial: Brazilian association of journalists for racial equality, focused on training, advocacy, and content supporting Black communicators — the same practitioner community Commbne serves and amplifies.
• Intervozes – Coletivo Brasil de Comunicação Social: Brazilian collective focused on communication rights and social justice; a core partner of Commbne and a co-implementer on the TLTL research-action project. Operates in the same anti-racist/communication-rights space in Brazil.

Broad incumbents

• Blavity: U.S.-based Black media and entertainment company producing editorial content, podcasts, and events for Black audiences. Comparable in multi-format content production (podcasts, newsletters, social) targeting Black communities.
• CEERT – Centro de Estudos das Relações de Trabalho e Desigualdades: Brazilian research and advocacy center focused on racial and gender inequalities in the workplace; produces publications and policy work in the same racial-justice space as Commbne.
• Witness: Global human rights organization that trains and equips activists to use video and technology for social justice; comparable as a media-and-human-rights producer working with marginalized communities.
• CRIOLA: Brazilian human rights organization focused on Black women's rights, with a similar São Paulo/Rio-based footprint and overlapping anti-racist advocacy mandate.
• Geledés Instituto da Mulher Negra: Established Brazilian nonprofit working on Black women's rights, anti-racist communication, and public policy advocacy. Larger and older than Commbne, with overlapping mission around Afro-Brazilian visibility and racial justice.

Regional players

• Casa de Cultura da Bahia: Cultural institution in Salvador focused on Afro-Brazilian culture and arts programming. Operates in the same city as Commbne with an overlapping mission of cultural affirmation and Black identity, though primarily offline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/commbne
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@commbne
• Facebookfacebook.com/commbne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commbne
• Instagraminstagram.com/commbne

Compliance1 record

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