BLAZE GROUP Honored for Best in Metaverse, Virtual, & Immersive (Business & Technology) in the 27th Annual Webby Awards

Blaze Group named Webby Awards Honoree for the Second Year in a Row

OAKLAND, Calif. - April 14, 2023 - PRLog -- BLAZE GROUP LLC announced today that it has been named Webby Awards Honoree for Best in Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual - Business & Technology in the 27th Annual Webby Awards.

Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet. IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of Internet industry experts including Questlove, DJ and Producer; Tan France, Fashion Designer, Television Personality & Author; Natalie Guzman, Co-President & CMO, Savage X Fenty; Werner Vogels CTO, Amazon; Roxanne Gay, Host, The Roxanne Gay Agenda; Quinta Brunson, Writer, Director and Actor; Ziwe Fumudoh, Comedian and Writer; Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code; LeVar Burton, Actor, Podcaster and TV Host; Andy Slavit, Host, In The Bubble; Takashi Murakami, Artist; Samantha Bee, Comedian; and Tracy Chou, Founder & CEO, Block Party.

The Blaze Virtual Summit® is a bi-annual global virtual summit hosted by BLAZE GROUP LLC which brings together Black women entrepreneurs from around the globe in an engaging, free 5-day event.

Fast Forward to the Future was the theme of the Blaze Virtual Summit® | Summer 2022 where Blaze Group offered Black women entrepreneurs free access to knowledge, tools and expertise needed to keep pace with rapid changes being spurred by Web 3.0, new demand for de-centralization, and software-as-a-service solutions. The summit was sponsored by Kiva US, an organization that provides interest-free financing solutions to underfunded early stage entrepreneurs.

"Honorees like BLAZE GROUP LLC are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet," said Claire Graves, President of The Webby Awards. "It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from more than 14,300 entries we received this year,"

"Black women deserve access today. I'm going to do everything in my power to help Black founders live in the land of plenty - and I'm continuously creating stages for other trailblazers who are committed to doing the same." -- BLAZE GROUP Founder Casey Ariel Richardson

About BLAZE GROUP LLC

BLAZE GROUP provides knowledge, capital and mentorship to more than 7,000 Black female entrepreneurs around the globe. With a unique ability to provide culturally relevant and easily digestible education to its target audience, BLAZE GROUP is becoming one of the fastest-growing group coaching + community platforms that support Black female entrepreneurs. (See the official listing here)

About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites and Mobile Sites; Video; Advertising, Media and PR; Apps, dApps & Software, Social; Podcasts; Games and Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual.