Web3 & AI Pitch Competition & VC networking by Ga^3in Ventures x Fibonacci Capital at The Science of Blockchain Conference 2025, Berkeley
Welcome to the Web3&AI Pitch Competition & VC networking by Ga^3in Ventures at The Science of Blockchain Conference 2025, Berkeley!
Ga^3in Ventures is a Duke & friends focused Web3 Syndicate & Venture Studio with 16,000 audience across the globe. We host Web3 pitch competitions around the world, investor soirees, and crypto funds yachts to grow the Web 3.0 industry.
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Every month, Ga^3in Ventures carefully select 6-8 teams to present their Web3 + AI innovation. Founders get a chance to interact with investors from around the world and network with industry leaders from our Web3 + AI Ecosystem.
Agenda:
12:00 - 12:15 guests gathering
12:15 - 13:30 pitch competition
13:30 - 13:45 winner announcement
Startups, submit your pitch here (rules in attachment below).
VC & investors, if you want to judge - submit a form.
MC:
Sergey Khusnetdinov - managing partner at Ga^3in Ventures, professor at SKEMA
Judges (to be announced):
Pitch rules, selection process:
Pitch Competition Rules (1).pdf
Space is limited, so apply early! We can't wait to see the innovative Web3 ideas coming out of our global community.
Sponsors reach out: sveta@gain.ventures
Past Judges:
Aaliyah Barker - Program Manager at Draper University
Abhishek Saxena - Investment Lead at Polygon Ventures
Abhinav Pathak - Investment Partner at Woodstock Fund
Adam Mastrelli - Founder at 57 Maiden
Adam Wasserman - VP of Investments at IOG
Aly Madhavji - Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund
Anastasia Drinevskaya - CMO at Match Chain
Andrew Gonzalez - Investment Analyst at M31 Capital
Andrew Hillyer - Director, Digital Assets at PwC
Anna Li - Director of Economics and Research at Republic Crypto
Arisa Chelsea Ueno - Investment / Sourcing Lead in Web3 at Draper University
Belinda Pham - Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox
Brandon Rodríguez - VP of Marketing at Paystand
Chris Joannou - VP - Ecosystem Growth at Draper University
Chris Li - Co-Founder at OAK Networks
Christian Narvaez - Founder at Rayo Capital
Colton Conley - Blockchain investor at Arrington Capital
Connor O’Shea - General Partner at Blue Matter Capital
Daniel Jean - DeFi Strategy and Ops at kpk, venture partner at Taisu Ventures
Daniil Gaidamakin - COO at Jets.Capital
Dariia Vasylieva - Founder, CEO FD CAPITAL
David Yao - Principal at LBank Labs
Elena Obukhova - Founder at crypto & web3 community Supermoon
Elliana Jin - Head of Investments and a Principal at TBV (TB Ventures)
Elliot Chun - Partner at Architect Partners LLC
Emily Lu - Angel Investor & PE professional, backer at CESS
Frank Badalamenti - Partner at PwC
Gerald Gallagher - General Counsel at Sei Labs
Giselle Liang - Senior Investment Manager from OKX Ventures
Hinza Asif - President of Asia Web3 Alliance Japan
Jenny Xu - Senior Operations Manager - Ventures at HTX
Jerry Li - Business Development at Solana Foundation
Jillian Jaffe - Partnerships & Investments at LayerZero
Joseph Argiro - Founder, CEO at Iron Key Capital
Julian Broadus - US Ambassador at WAM
Kaimin Hu - Director at Taisu Ventures
KJ Jia - Founder & Partner at OnePiece Labs
Laura K. Inamedinova - Principal at Gate Ventures
Leah Callon-Butler - Director of Emfarsis
Ludovic Copéré - Senior Investment Director at Sony Innovation Fund
Mansoor Madhavji - Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund
Marat Mukhamedyarov - Managing Partner at Good News Ventures
Mark Lee Ford - Co-Founder and Chairman of The Moneo Company
Markus Bruderer - Partner at Antler
Martina Beg - Marketing Manager at Galxe
Max Lapin - US CFO at Revolut
Michael (Jelly) Jelen - Managing Partner at PB&J
Mike Fraietta - Founder at EmpireDAO
Nataly Connor - Head of Special Projects and Marketing Strategy at Cointelegraph
Nathan Gurr - Principal at P2 Ventures (Polygon Ventures)
Nitin Gaur - Founder of LedgerLink.ai
Petrix Barbosa - CEO of Matchain
Campbell Harvey - Professor of Finance at Duke University
Jimmie Lenz - Executive Director - Master of Engineering in Financial Technology at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Samiz Bayan - Investor at DraperDragon
Steven Haft - Head of Global Partnerships and Climate Lead at ConsenSys
Suffiyan Malik - Investor at DraperU Ventures
Takashi Hayashida - Founder and Managing Partner at Taisu Ventures
Tiffany Chang - Investment VP at Gate Venture
Turan Vural - Researcher at Fenbushi Capital and UCLA PhD candidate
Valentin Preobrazhenskiy - Founder, CEO at Latoken
Valentine Zavgorodnev - Co-Founder at Prosto VC
Yorick Evans-Freke - Managing Partner at Dark Horse Venture Partners
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