Web3 Student Group at University of Toronto (W3B)

What Web3 Student Group at University of Toronto (W3B) does

Web3 at University of Toronto Scarborough (W3B) is a non-profit student club organization based at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus (1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, Ontario) focused on Web3 and blockchain technology education and community building. The organization serves UofT students as the primary audience, with secondary reach to UofT faculty and the broader community, and explicitly aims to bridge the Management and Computer Science disciplines at the university. Approximately 11 student leaders run the organization, structured into Co-Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Directors roles.

W3B's core offerings are educational workshops covering Web3 fundamentals at multiple expertise levels, networking events connecting students with industry professionals and entrepreneurs, and the annual DaVinci Competition (with a dedicated microsite at davincicompetition.ca) complemented by the Da Vinci Hackathon. Educational event formats include hands-on demonstrations such as an On-Chain Voting Demo and NFT Pictionary, alongside recreational activities like a Badminton Tournament. The technology layer consists of a Next.js website (web3uoft.com) and a 'My Wallet' feature that integrates with MetaMask to let members view digital assets collected through event participation. The integration with the Ethereum-compatible MetaMask ecosystem is the only documented technical infrastructure.

The organization operates on a non-commercial model: all events, workshops, and competitions are offered free of charge, no membership fees exist, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on Instagram (@web3.uoft), the website, and campus word-of-mouth for member acquisition. There is no evidence of external funding, corporate sponsorship arrangements, named industry partnerships, or formal institutional backing beyond the university's campus club framework. The contact page invites sponsorship and workshop partnership inquiries, indicating openness to non-dues support, but no such relationships are currently documented.

Name

Web3 Student Group at University of Toronto (W3B)

Legal name

Web3 at University of Toronto Scarborough (W3B)

Website

https://web3uoft.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

W3B is a non-profit student club at the University of Toronto Scarborough that delivers free Web3 and blockchain education, networking events, and the annual DaVinci Competition to UofT students, faculty, and community members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Community and Education Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Guilds, Scholarship & Player Networks (asset renting, delegation, communities) (FSAPAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wallet Connectivity & Session Protocols (WalletConnect, deep links, QR, auth sessions) (FSAPACAF), Play-to-Earn & Reward Platforms (questing, loyalty, airdrop mechanics) (FSAPAGAH)

Keywords

• Web3 education
• Blockchain workshops
• Student community
• NFT events
• Hackathon competitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Scarborough

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

W3B is a non-profit student-run club at the University of Toronto that delivers Web3 and blockchain education, primarily to UTSC students and the broader UofT community. It hosts workshops, networking events, and competitive programs such as the DaVinci Competition and Da Vinci Hackathon, and supports a digital-asset wallet feature accessible via its website. Participation in events and community membership is offered free of charge.

Product overview

W3B is a student club organization at the University of Toronto Scarborough focused on Web3 and blockchain technology education and community building. The organization operates as a single unified offering centered around education and networking, comprising educational workshops, the annual DaVinci Competition, networking events, and a My Wallet feature for digital asset management. Products work together as a comprehensive Web3 introduction and engagement platform: workshops provide foundational knowledge, events facilitate community networking, the DaVinci Competition showcases project development skills, and the My Wallet feature allows members to manage blockchain-based assets earned through participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DaVinci Competition: Annual flagship competition where teams showcase their creativity and technical skills by developing innovative Web3 projects and compete for prizes.

Products and services

• DaVinci Competition
• Da Vinci Hackathon
• Web3 Education and Workshops Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ETHGlobal: Industry-leading organizer of Web3 hackathons worldwide. W3B's Da Vinci Hackathon follows the ETHGlobal hackathon format at a campus scale, making ETHGlobal both a reference model and a competitor for hacker mindshare.
• Bankless: Largest Web3-native education and media community, offering podcasts, newsletters, and beginner content. Represents the scaled, professionalized version of what W3B's educational workshops attempt at campus level.

Direct peers

• Berkeley Blockchain: Student-run Web3 organization at UC Berkeley focused on education, hackathons (including their own flagship), and developer tooling — directly comparable programming mix to W3B.
• Cornell Blockchain: Cornell's student-led Web3 club running educational programming and a flagship accelerator/hackathon, directly comparable in mission and event-driven GTM.
• Blockchain at Michigan: University of Michigan student-run blockchain organization offering workshops, hackathons, and networking. Direct structural analog to W3B at a large public research university.
• MIT Bitcoin Club: University Web3/bitcoin student organization at MIT running workshops, speaker events, and hackathons. Closest structural analog to W3B at a peer institution.
• Stanford Blockchain Club: Stanford's Web3 student organization hosting workshops, networking events, and hackathons for the campus community — same university-club format as W3B.
• Columbia Blockchain: Columbia University's Web3 student organization running hackathons, workshops, and speaker events — same university-club model with overlapping target audience of technically curious students.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/web3.uoft
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/web3uoft

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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