World of Women and The Sandbox partner with a 25 million dollar fund to lead and support women into the metaverse
March 8, 2022
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Author: The Sandbox
HONG KONG – March 8, 2022 – The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced today that it has partnered with World of Women (WoW), a first-of-its-kind, culture shaping NFT community celebrating representation, inclusivity, and equal opportunities for all, to launch the WoW Foundation, to bring more women and diversity of thought into the NFT and metaverse space. The Foundation will kick off with a $25M grant from The Sandbox with a mission to amplify the representation of women in decentralized web spaces.
World of Women and The Sandbox will work together to achieve its mission of enhancing the open metaverse and encouraging more female participation, World of Women will work together with The Sandbox to create a series of interactive experiences. These will occur through the WoW Foundation, and will focus on 4 main pillars: uplifting the ecosystem by supporting artists and funding projects; educating newcomers; communicating to give more visibility to women-centric causes, while inspiring others; and giving back to charities. The fund will also provide business development opportunities across the growing networks of The Sandbox, Animoca Brands, and Brinc. The Sandbox plans to support creators and guide them through success in Web3, from mentoring to funding their first mint to exhibitions in the metaverse and their first sale.
In addition to the WoW fund, there will be further developments to achieve the fund’s missions through multiple initiatives that will evolve during the course of the projects including:
World of Women 3D interoperable Avatars, releasing 10,000 3D avatars during the Alpha 2 launch. The Sandbox acquired the most expensive WoW NFT at the time of purchase, named Aurora by the WoW community, and made her the new “Goddess” of the metaverse
The WoW Museum, a stunning building on a 2x2 Sandbox land which will serve as a showcase for the WoW Foundation and support its actions
The WoW University, which will provide free online lessons on how to get started with Web3 and become proficient. The lessons throughout the course will run through immersive experiences in The Sandbox. Upon completion, “students,” will get certified and receive an NFT diploma.
The WoW Academy was built for projects and artists to act as an incubator and provide advice, funding, mentoring, and access to The Sandbox’s and World of Women’s network. The academy season will conclude in an NFT showcase to reveal the results achieved
“We are thrilled to be teaming up with The Sandbox. With this grant, we are going to establish our mission in the metaverse, by leading and supporting women in this new space. We will start by voxelizing all 10,000 WoW so that our entire community can join us there. Then, we'll achieve our mission through numerous actions; such as the opening of the WoW Museum, which will be a symbol of representation and diversity in the metaverse. We have great projects ahead, and are looking forward to achieving them with our community in The Sandbox.” said Yam Karkai, Co-founder & Artist of World of Women.
“This partnership signals our intent to invest long term in shaping a diverse and inclusive space for women to thrive in Web3 within our metaverse. Through facilitating the education and funding of women’s projects we hope these programs help establish a generation of influential women builders in the space,” added Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox.
While the WoW Foundation focuses on different sub-sectors within the blockchain world, the funds initiative all carry the same objective to further invest in the women in the space, building long-term and equitable growth and opportunities in the industry.
About The Sandbox
The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is one of the decentralized virtual worlds that has been fueling the recent growth of virtual real-estate demand having partnered with major IPs and brands including Adidas, Warner Music Group, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Deadmau5, Atari, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Care Bears, The Smurfs, and more. Building on existing The Sandbox IP that has more than 40 million global installs on mobile, The Sandbox metaverse offers players and creators a decentralized and intuitive platform to create immersive 3D worlds and game experiences and to safely store, trade, and monetize their creations. For more information, please visit www.sandbox.game and follow the regular updates on Twitter, Medium and Discord.
About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner and ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification. It develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes; and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Formula 1®, Disney, WWE, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Doraemon. The company has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Bondly, and Lympo. Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of more than 150 investments in NFT-related companies and decentralized projects that are contributing to building the open metaverse, including Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on Twitter or Facebook.
About World of Women
World of Women is a community and brand celebrating representation, inclusivity, and equal opportunities for all. United by an iconic collection, featuring 10,000 artworks of diverse and powerful women. WoW works on making sure that Web3 and the NFT space become a safe, welcoming, and fair place for all and believes that NFT collections should be created by people from all over the world, and feature art that feels approachable, inclusive and authentic to people of all backgrounds. WoW is represented by Guy Oseary whose roster includes Madonna, U2 and the Bored Ape Yacht Club, as well as Aaron Berndtson and Eben Smith from Digital Collectibles Agency (DCA). For more information, please visit www.worldofwomen.art and follow our regular updates on Twitter,
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