UnicornDAO Raises $4.5M to Support Women and LGBTQ NFT Artists

UnicornDAO has raised $4.5 million to empower women and LGBTQ-led non-fungible token (NFT) initiatives. Feminist Movement in the Web3 Space Launched in March 2022 by Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova alongside John Caldwell and Rebecca Lamis, UnicornDAO calls itself “a feminist movement that consists of Web3 native people who are using Web3-based tools to create much-needed equality in the Web3 space.” Prominent members of the DAO include recording artists Sia along with NFT personalities Beeple and Gary Vaynerchuk, with additional investment from the World of Women and Moonbirds NFT collections, crypto trading app MoonPay, blockchain network Polygon and Yuga Labs, the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. On Sunday, recording artist Grimes donated the video for “New Gods” to the DAO, announcing that she had joined the UnicornDAO board. Donating my video 4 ‘New Gods’ to @unicorndao_xxx to help their mission to fund/ develop female and non-binary lead art and projects 🤍🗡https://t.co/yCJ5NMpAsl pic.twitter.com/m5mV8LR3yC — 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 (⌛️,⏳) ᚷᚱᛁᛗᛖᛋ (@Grimezsz) May 15, 2022 Membership is Now Open The DAO has already opened its membership to the general public this week and will hold an in-person launch event on June 21 at NFT NYC in New York. So far, it has raised $4.5 million and has purchased $1.4 million worth of art. $4.5M raised to spend on womxn+ art: @siamusic, @grimes, @beeple, @guyoseary, @worldofwomennft @garyvee...