Women in Web3 - Issue #46 - Probably Pizza @ NFT NYC, Maggie Rogers goes IRL, and $5M goes to a certain HUG

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Welcome to Women in Web3! I’m?Carly?from?Weld Recruiting?and this is the 46th edition of our weekly get-down!

Now, scroll through for the usual:

?? Women in Web3… and Beyond

?? Who We’re Talking To On The Weld Podcast Network

?? The Crypto Recruiter: web3 Job Openings

?? Upcoming Web3 Events You’re Gonna Want To Pencil In…

?? In Other News… (NFT alpha, crypto updates, blockchain news, metaverse minutes + more)

0?? A New Section I Like To Call…Web0

?? Women in Web3… and Beyond

• Debbie Soon + Randi Zuckerberg closed?a $5M seed round for HUG, with funding led by OhhShiny, Mark Daniel, OKX Ventures, and L’Oreal Groupe’s BOLD Ventures. [In true being awesome fashion, Debbie shared?exactly how they did it here.]
• Ex-Ralph Lauren digital chief Alice Delahunt , is introducing an incubator for emerging digital fashion talent. Enter:?the Syky Collective.?You can?apply here?until May 2.
• Ty Haney?is still making noise using blockchain to switch up the relationship between brands and fans.

?? Who We’re Talking To On The Weld Podcast Network

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Now for this week’s guest: Your host Kathryn R. speaks with Paul Brady, the COO and Co-Founder of GetHedge, a crypto payment processing platform that automatically converts pay into bitcoin, litecoin and etherium.?Paul discusses what GetHedge is and how it works, as well as the need he saw in the market for a service like this one.?He shares more about his web3 journey and his cryptocurrencies of choice too!

Have you heard of our brother podcast, Blockchain IRL?

Check out this week’s episode as Weld Recruiting 's CEO Matthew McSpadden sits down with Jordan Fried , a serial entrepreneur, Chairman of Immutable Holdings, and the CEO of NFT.com.

?? The Crypto Recruiter: web3 Job Openings

Looking for a blockchain recruiter? A?#web3?recruiter? We got you. Looking for a blockchain intern job? Salesforce blockchain jobs? web3 python roles? web3?#cybersecurity?positions? We got you.

Whether you’re a candidate looking for a new career in web3, or you’re building your team and ready to hire –?get in touch!?I’d love to help.

???Check out our list of web3 job openings on the Weld Recruiting site.

+ Job of the week: Senior UX/UI Designer

Experience with consumer-based mobile products, rapid iterations and prototyping, and map-based or gaming-focused apps preferred.

Location:?London, UK — hybrid preferred

Interested? Submit your resume here.

?? You're Gonna Want To Pencil These In...

If you’re at NFT NYC…?Aaron Ahmadi?+ Probably Nothing give you: probably pizza, happening tomorrow at alts by adidas. ?? ??

Also in the Big Apple,?Sean Gormley?+ Wrangler have a bit of a scavenger hunt going on. Find Jeremy Booth in town and you’ll get a limited-time POAP in celebration of The Western Art Dept. denim jacket ?? ?? The team at?LTD.INC?included a chip connecting the garment to an NFT verifying authenticity and ownership.

Upcoming…

• EY’s Global Blockchain Summit is coming up — May 9 to 12.?Follow Paul Brody to stay in the know.
• The big list?of Consensus ‘ish.
• Ad Age’s Web3 Summit is coming on May 9.?Crack a cold one with Pratik Thakar during the keynote.

?? In Other News… (NFT alpha, crypto updates, blockchain news, metaverse minutes + more)

• Sebastian Oddo?+ Mastercard launched their Artist Accelerator, helping musicians and creators grow through incubation and create priceless opportunities using blockchain. Mint here:?https://lnkd.in/e5DTYAT9?[It's only live for the next three weeks!] ?????????
• a16z dropped their?2023 State of Crypto Report.
• The Burning by XCOPYART sold for 242 ETH (~$448K)…?Wut bear market?
• My buddies at TIKI are?offering a tasty take?on consumer data licensing technology. (Seriously, Little Debbie and oatmeal cream pies are involved.)
• Solana launched a?web3 smartphone.?[Android only]
• Sebastian Borget at The Sandbox is bullish on AI.?Here’s why.

0?? A new section I like to call…Web0

Maggie Rogers is selling her concert tickets…IRL — the inspiration for this new section.?Read my thoughts here.

And to back this up, in the same week — The beloved ice cream bar creators at Magnum want to?get us out of the metaverse?and into the park this summer, melty sweet treats in hand. They just partnered with mental well-being neuroscientist Dr. Jack Lewis to create a 20-point guide for enjoying pleasure both on and offline.

That's all for now folks! See you next week.

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