The companies.
Each entry says exactly what the relationship is. The network does not pad its portfolio, and it does not blur the line between owning something and supporting it.
Current companies
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Current companyResearch and developmentFounded 2025xyraenlabs.com
Xyraen Labs
An independent research and development lab working in artificial intelligence, engineering, experimental systems and, later, robotics. Its active program is LUNA, a local-first AI assistant that runs on hardware the lab owns.
Wholly owned by Black Sheep Network. Keeps its own name, site and identity.
Sponsored media
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Sponsored mediaComedy podcast2021–2024Listen on Spotify
Black Sheep Society
A comedy podcast hosted by Kyle Richardson, Justin Bauter, Ricky Doremus and Joseph Horton: weekly news, top-five lists with guests, and riffs on terrible movies. Three shows under one name, published from 2021 to 2024.
Sponsored by Black Sheep Network. Co-created by the founder; the show belongs to its hosts.
Former ventures
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Former ventureFood truck, Hornell, New York2023–2025
TJ Henry's
The food truck Black Sheep Network was formed to own. It opened in January 2023, was the company’s first business, and was sold in 2025.
Former venture. Not a current holding.
What comes next
Black Sheep Network intends to establish, develop and acquire additional companies. It is not limited to technology, media or food service, and it is not in a hurry to look bigger than it is. The next company will be one the founder can run well, or one led by people who want to run it the network's way.
The network is interested in opportunities others overlook: businesses that are sound but unloved, ideas that need an owner willing to be patient, and founders who would rather build with a partner who shares their values than sell to one who does not.
No acquisition, investment or funding program is currently open. Conversations are.