{"id":3736,"date":"2023-04-14T15:50:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T15:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2023-04-14T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T15:50:59","slug":"hug-secures-5m-in-seed-funding-to-support-the-web3-creator-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/hug-secures-5m-in-seed-funding-to-support-the-web3-creator-community\/","title":{"rendered":"HUG Secures $5M in Seed Funding to Support the Web3 Creator Community."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-116.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3737\" width=\"197\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-116.png 876w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-116-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-116-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New York City, NY, April 13, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehug.xyz\/\">HUG<\/a>, the community-driven discovery platform for NFT projects and creators, today announced it has raised $5 million in a seed funding round. The investment was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okx.com\/\">OKX<\/a>, with participation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venrex.partners\/\">Venrex<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lorealboldventures.com\/\">BOLD (Paris)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-117-1024x481.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-117-1024x481.png 1024w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-117-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-117-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-117.png 1435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HUG was founded by Randi Zuckerberg and Debbie Soon to support the Web3 creator community and build a more diverse and inclusive ecosystem. The company\u2019s platform allows people to discover NFT projects and creators in a thoughtfully curated way, and its creator accelerator program provides direct support and mentorship to up-and-coming project creators and founders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, HUG is home to 27 different NFT communities, and has a collective reach of over 650,000 Web3 and NFT enthusiasts who believe in the company\u2019s mission to build the inclusiverse. The funds raised will be used to further expand HUG\u2019s platform and accelerate the growth of its community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-118-1024x390.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-118-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-118-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-118-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-118.png 1429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/randizuckerberg\/\">Randi Zuckerberg<\/a>, Founder of HUG, said, &#8220;We are thrilled to have the support of such experienced investors as we continue to build a platform that supports the Web3 creator community. 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