Sheila Lirio Marcelo

Metacrafters.io Raises $4.5M for Web3 Developers with Multichain Grants from Solana, Flow, Avalanche, and Polygon Foundations

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Friday, June 10, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metacrafters.io, a collaborative Web3 developer curriculum that lives within a multiplayer, learn-to-earn game, announced today it has raised a $4.5M multichain grant from Solana, Flow, Avalanche, and Polygon Foundations.

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  • Metacrafters students will pay tuition for courses in cryptocurrency, but upon completion will earn back their tuition plus additional rewards.
  • The grant money will be used to fund cryptocurrency rewards and incentivize students to take developer courses and learn Web3 coding skills.
  • Metacrafters will use the grants to bring together a community of developers who want to expand their skills from Web2 into Web3 and to help support the learn-to-earn model.
  • With a learn-to-earn model, developers and engineers are offered grant-funded financial incentives to complete courses as they upskill from Web2 to Web3.

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Founder and CEO of Care.com, to Be Named Executive Chairwoman

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Founder, Chairwoman and CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo of Care.com (NYSE: CRCM), the worlds largest online marketplace for finding and managing family care, announced today on behalf of the Company that she will assume the role of Executive Chairwoman of Care.com.

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  • Founder, Chairwoman and CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo of Care.com (NYSE: CRCM), the worlds largest online marketplace for finding and managing family care, announced today on behalf of the Company that she will assume the role of Executive Chairwoman of Care.com.
  • A search will begin for a new CEO led by Lead Independent Director George Bell and Board Director Marla Blow, along with Ms. Marcelo.
  • Ms. Marcelo will serve as CEO until a new CEO is named.
  • Ms. Marcelo will also advise the new CEO in areas such as Care@Work client relationships, policy initiatives and public engagement.

Care.com to Participate at the Needham Emerging Technology Conference

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Since launching in 2007, Care.com (NYSE: CRCM) has been committed to solving the complex care challenges that impact families, caregivers, employers, and care service companies.

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  • Since launching in 2007, Care.com (NYSE: CRCM) has been committed to solving the complex care challenges that impact families, caregivers, employers, and care service companies.
  • Spanning child care to senior care, pet care, housekeeping and more, Care.com provides a sweeping array of services for families and caregivers to find, manage and pay for care or find employment.
  • For enterprise clients, Care.com builds customized benefits packages covering child care, back up care and senior care consulting services through its Care@Work business, and serves care businesses with marketing and recruiting support.
  • Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Care.com has offices in Berlin, Austin and the San Francisco Bay area.

Averon Welcomes Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Care.com Founder, Chairwoman and CEO to the Averon Advisory Board

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Averon today proudly announced that Sheila Lirio Marcelo has joined the Averon Advisory Board, adding to an already stellar roster.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Averon today proudly announced that Sheila Lirio Marcelo has joined the Averon Advisory Board, adding to an already stellar roster.
  • She sits on the Boston Children's Hospital Board of Trustees, the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and the Board of the Philippine Development Foundation.
  • "Sheila Marcelo's impeccable track record is highly relevant to Averon," said Lea Tarnowski, President, COO and co-founder of Averon.
  • Averon and Be Authentic are trademarks or registered trademarks of Averon US, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries.