What she256 does

she256 is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with a stated mission to increase diversity and break down barriers to entry in the blockchain industry. It serves female-identifying, non-binary, and underrepresented minority individuals seeking to enter or advance in the crypto/blockchain workforce, alongside corporate sponsors and partner protocols that engage the community for DEI and hiring purposes. The organization delivers an integrated portfolio of free programs: a six-month mentorship program that has engaged 900+ participants across 40+ countries; the BlockChange open-source blockchain education curriculum for high-schoolers hosted on GitHub; the Fireside Chats interview series with women blockchain builders; a Discord-based community platform with 3,500+ members; the Recolor annual conference (held since 2019 at Berkeley Haas); the Future of Blockchain Study, a DEI research initiative backed by an 18-partner Coalition for Diversity that collected 475 survey responses; and a Career Development / Job Board hosting 300+ open opportunities from 15+ vetted partner companies plus a resume database. Underlying technology is intentionally lightweight: Discord for community, GitHub for curriculum, a custom job board at jobs.she256.org with automated scraping from partner career pages, and standard content distribution across Medium, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. Revenue is generated through tax-deductible donations via Coinbase Commerce and corporate sponsorships from Interchain, Samsung, and Berkeley Haas; all community-facing programs are provided free of charge and the team operates with 1-10 employees supplemented by volunteers across functional leads for mentorship, education, career development, business development, community growth, design, and social media.

Name

she256

Legal name

she256

Website

https://she256.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

she256 is a 501c3 nonprofit that runs mentorship, education, community, job board, and DEI research programs to increase representation of women, non-binary, and underrepresented minorities in the blockchain industry, supported by corporate sponsors and serving a global community of thousands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions to the 501c3 nonprofit organization via Coinbase checkout
2. Sponsorships: Support from organizational sponsors including Interchain, Samsung, and Berkeley Haas

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

she256 is a 501c3 nonprofit that runs an integrated portfolio of free programs to increase diversity in blockchain: a 6-month mentor-mentee matching service for women and non-binary individuals, open-source blockchain education (BlockChange) for high-schoolers, the Fireside Chats interview series with women builders, a Discord-based global community platform, a vetted blockchain job board with resume database, the annual Recolor conference, and the Future of Blockchain Study producing DEI data for the crypto industry.

Product overview

she256 is a nonprofit organization (501c3) offering an ecosystem of programs designed to increase diversity and break down barriers to entry in the blockchain space. The core portfolio includes the Mentorship Program (6-month mentor-mentee matching), BlockChange (open-source blockchain education for high-schoolers), Fireside Chats (interview series with women builders), a Community Platform on Discord, the Recolor Annual Conference, the Future of Blockchain Study (DEI research initiative), Career Development/Job Board services, and a Beginner's Guide to Blockchain PDF. These programs work together to provide education, networking, career pathways, and community building for underrepresented groups in crypto.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BlockChange: An open-source blockchain education series for high-schoolers, teaching blockchain fundamentals and introducing students to opportunities in the blockchain space.
• Fireside Chats
• Recolor
• Future of Blockchain Study

Products and services

• Mentorship Program
• BlockChange

Quantifiable outcome

• 900+ mentorship participants from 40+ countries have gone on to work at top blockchain projects and launch companies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coalition for Diversity PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner18 partner companies including Opyn, MyCrypto, Polychain Capital, Argent, O1 labs, Scalar Capital, Wib, Metacartel, StrongURL, Blockshop, Stellar, BAF, Ripple, Penn Blockchain, Blockchain Education Network, Lastbit, Aave, and ETHPlanet. Partners pledge to encourage employees to take the diversity survey, share the study within their community, and promote the initiative on social media.
• CompoundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Crypto Business Development event and Governance spotlight with Rabbithole, featuring Compound protocol education
• CoinTrackerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered for Crypto Taxes Tips & Tricks webinar, providing crypto tax expertise to she256 community
• FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered for NFTs 101 workshop for Eyebeam residents and alumni, introducing NFT and crypto concepts
• Rewriting the CodeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered for Intro to Blockchain workshop series, reaching women interested in blockchain careers
• Women in Blockchain BostonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated to create the 'Beginner's Guide to Blockchain' consolidating curated beginner-friendly resources
• Blockchain Acceleration Foundation (BAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted 'The Path to Mass Adoption' virtual event featuring Binance.US CEO and ConsenSys executives
• ETHPlanetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Lightning Talks featuring women builders from Ethereum community during Ethereum Summer Camp 2020
• SperaxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerModerated Stablecoin Panel at Sperax's Behind the Chain virtual conference
• CelominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Taco Tuesday happy hour during San Francisco Blockchain Week's CESC conference
• Dystopia LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint event during San Francisco Blockchain Week featuring Austin Griffith and Burner Wallet discussion

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/she_256
• GitHubgithub.com/ElaineJYKim/blockchange_opensource
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0KgRx2bbJiLX-01QR53S6g
• Facebookfacebook.com/she256
• Instagraminstagram.com/she256_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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