Atlanta based community builder and NFT studio Umba Daima, founded by entrepreneur and Jamaican American Iris Nevins, has announced the launch of Tech Misfits - a bold new professional networking app focused on collaboration, community, and wealth building for tech and STEM professionals.
The initiative is brought to life by community activist and software engineer turned co-founder and CEO of Umba Daima Iris Nevins who launched the company to build a multi-cultural ecosystem of educational and social Web3 experiences. Nevins is a former engineering manager at Mailchimp and Vox Media.
Working with some of the most exciting and diverse global networks of tech professionals and enthusiasts, Umba Daima will use Tech Misfits to thoughtfully bring together various members of different communities onto one platform – a mobile app that will create a new avenue of networking opportunities for tech professionals with an emphasis on ensuring that individuals from underrepresented backgrounds are intentionally included in this community.
Umba Daima will use innovative blockchain technology powered by Flow to release Tech Misfits NFT avatars, an art collection that reimagines the future of the technology industry by showcasing how truly diverse and inclusive the community could and should look. The art collection features characters that have varying professions, and carry a variety of unique looks, aesthetics, and cultural differences. They represent a truly diverse and inclusive tech industry in which people of many cultures and perspectives are collaborating on building the technology that shapes our day to day lives.
Ownership of a Tech Misfits avatar grants membership to the Tech Misfits network. Owners can download the Tech Misfits app to their android or iphone, set up a profile, and join various public forums as well as create their own forums. The goal of the app is to enable “CGWB” or “Collaboration, Growth, & Wealth Building.” Members can network and build relationships; build teams for their initiatives; seek mentors, advice and investment, and vitally, post and find opportunities.
The app will empower members to build both online and IRL member-led initiatives. Many members will already have their own initiatives and companies that they can further support through the app. In addition, community members are encouraged to co-create new experiences and projects together using the app as a place for community building, professional development, recruiting, feedback, and resource sharing.
