Accelerating BitcoinFi: Founders & Investors Mixer
Event Instructions – Spritz Restaurant at The Venetian
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the event today!
The restaurant can be a little tricky to find, so here are step-by-step directions:
From the main casino floor, follow signs toward the guest elevators or the Venetian Pool.
Take the guest elevators up to the 4th floor.
Exit the elevator and walk toward the pool area.
You’ll see Spritz Restaurant down the path on your left, right by the Venetian Pool.
See you all soon!
Join us for an unforgettable experience that merges Bitcoin innovation and entrepreneurship during Bitcoin Vegas. Crafted to unite brilliant minds, this exclusive event is your gateway to transformative connections within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
What's Happening:
🚀 High-Impact Networking: Connect with top figures, visionary leaders, pioneering founders, and savvy investors—all in one place. Build relationships that could propel your journey in the Bitcoin space.
💡 Engaging Conversations: Dive deep into discussions about Bitcoin's future, breakthrough technologies like Ordinals, BRC-20, RUNES, and L2s, and the innovations shaping the industry.
💰 Fundraising Opportunities: Pitch your unicorn business to top BTC investors and explore avenues for growth and collaboration.
🎉 General Admission: Doors open for GA from 10:00 and - 1:00 PM
About the Organizers:
BitcoinFi Accelerator: BitcoinFi Accelerator is an exclusive 6-week builder program to support innovative applications built for Bitcoin. From the creators of the first ever Bitcoin Accelerator in 2014, we're thrilled to introduce a program focused on pushing the boundaries of what's possible with Bitcoin.
Apply at bitcoinfi.network today!
Maestro: Maestro is a blockchain infrastructure provider specializing in UTxO-based blockchains such as Bitcoin, Cardano, and Dogecoin. Their platform offers a range of developer tools and APIs designed to streamline the creation and scaling of decentralized applications by simplifying blockchain complexities. With a focus on high performance, low latency, and real-time transaction monitoring, Maestro supports the development of DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and crypto wallets.
Draper Associates: Draper Associates is a global venture capital firm that invests in early-stage, transformative startups, with a significant focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. The firm has funded over 50 blockchain companies, including leading names like Coinbase, Ledger, and Tezos, demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing the decentralized web and promoting financial freedom. Draper Associates backs companies that drive innovation in Bitcoin and other blockchain solutions, emphasizing projects that shift power to consumers and disrupt traditional industries
Thesis*: Thesis* is a pioneering venture studio dedicated to building on Bitcoin. Since 2014, Thesis* has committed to building solutions focused on empowering individuals and communities through creation of market leading products including Fold, Mezo, tBTC, Acre and Taho in its core portfolio of brands. Thesis* continues to challenge traditional systems, driven by innovation and a belief in a sovereign digital future shaping the decentralized landscape one project at a time.
BoostVC: Boost VC is a venture capital firm founded by Adam Draper in 2012, focused on investing in early-stage startups in emerging technologies like blockchain, crypto, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. The firm is known for supporting innovative founders and helping transform cutting-edge technological concepts into successful companies, notably through the first ever Bitcoin accelerator they started in 2014.
Draper University: DraperU is founder residency founded in 2012 by Tim Draper. They aim to bring like-minded entrepreneurs together in person and have them ready for fundraising throughout the workshop and networking in the programs. Over 100 founders from 30+ countries including some portfolio companies all across the Draper funds living together at the DraperU campus in Silicon Valley. Each founder residency program range 3 weeks to 3 months, providing grants and equity funding. Today, 5,000+ alumni has been thriving around the world.
Event Partners
Mezo: Mezo is a bank-free platform that empowers people to live off their Bitcoin, without ever having to sell it. It enables seamless, everyday finance beyond banks. With permissionless access, intuitive design, and uncompromising safety, Mezo offers a modern way to manage, borrow, and transact—powered entirely by Bitcoin.
As the industry’s first full-stack Bitcoin economy, Mezo users can unlock the practical utility of Bitcoin. Powering Mezo’s economy is MUSD, the first fully Bitcoin-backed stablecoin, which grants users instant spending power against their Bitcoin equity at low, fixed rates. Now, anyone can tap into their Bitcoin wealth and unlock real-world financial flexibility in a truly bankless system.
BOB (Build on Bitcoin): BOB is a hybrid Layer 2 that brings Bitcoin’s security to the world of Ethereum-style applications. Designed to combine the best of both ecosystems, BOB enables developers to build scalable, high-performance apps that inherit Bitcoin’s trust while leveraging the flexibility and composability of the EVM.
By anchoring to Bitcoin and integrating with its native assets, BOB opens up a powerful new design space for builders—from DeFi and NFTs to gaming and beyond. Whether you’re looking to scale existing applications or create entirely new use cases, BOB provides the infrastructure to innovate at the frontier of Bitcoin and Ethereum convergence.