Web3 Pitch Competition & VC networking - Bull City Blockchain Battle @LA 🎡 #TechWeek
Welcome to the Bull City Blockchain Battle LA #TechWeek edition presented by Ga^3in Ventures!
Startups, submit your pitch here (rules below).
VC & investors, if you want to judge - submit a form.
Agenda:
2:00 - 2:20 PM - VC Panel
- Panelists: Takashi Hayashida (Taisu Ventures), Arnav (Hashkey), Mason (Pantera), Henry (Palm Drive)
- Discussion Topic: The State of Crypto & Web3 Investments in 2024
- Insights into key blockchain investment trends and market outlook.
- Moderator: Samuel Thomas (Quotient)
2:20 - 2:45 PM - Portfolio Pitches
- Presenters: Chris (Ava Protocol), Linda Yuan (Moddio), Juan Bruce (DSCVR), Jerry (Lofty)
- Moderator: Ishan (Taisu Ventures)
2:45 - 3:15 PM - Startup Panel
- Panelists:, Calvin Zhou (Shrapnel), Will (Movement Labs), Robert (Kaidro), DQ (Definitive), Monique (Orbiter Finance)
- Discussion: Building Resilient Web3 Startups
- Moderator: Ishan (Taisu Ventures)
3:30 - 4:30 PM - Pitch competition
Judges:
Takashi Hayashida - Founder and Managing Partner at Taisu Ventures
Mike Fraietta - founder at EmpireDAO
Nathan Gurr - principal at P2 Ventures (Polygon Ventures)
Julian Broadus - US Ambassador at WAM
Turan Vural - researcher at Fenbushi Capital and UCLA PhD candidate
Andrew Gonzalez - formerly with M31 Capital
Past Judges:
Abhishek Saxena - investment lead at Polygon Ventures
Christian Narvaez - founder at Rayo Capital
Max Lapin - US CFO at Revolut
Frank Badalamenti - partner at PwC
Steven Haft - Head of Global Partnerships and Climate Lead at ConsenSys
Takashi Hayashida - Founder and Managing Partner at Taisu Ventures
Markus Bruderer - Partner at Antler
Adam Wasserman - VP of Investments at IOG
Martina Beg - Marketing Manager at Galxe
Anastasia Drinevskaya - CMO at Match Chain
Andrew Hillyer - Director, Digital Assets at PwC
Mike Fraietta - founder at EmpireDAO
Suffiyan Malik - Investor at DraperU Ventures
Emily Lu - Angel investor & PE professional, backer at CESS
4:30 - 5:00 PM - Networking Session
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PAST PITCH COMPETITIONS:
UPCOMING PITCH COMPETITIONS:
Every month, we carefully select 6-8 teams to present their Web3 innovation. Founders get a chance to interact with investors from around the world and network with industry leaders from the Our Web3 Ecosystem.
Each team gets 3 minutes to pitch and 5 minutes for Q&A from the judges.
Whether you are a VC or angel looking for your next investment, a platform looking for the next killer product, or a startup with a game-changing idea – join us and participate in the next wave of innovation.
Apply To Pitch
Please fill out the Application Form and we'll follow up with you.
Selection process: we collect applications, then run a social media voting, then post the results on who is pitching.
Wild card: we randomly draw one startup from the audience to pitch, so if you are not selected, please still come to take your chances.
Event Details:
Presentations - 3 minute Presentation + 5 minute Q&A
Judges to be revealed closer to the event start
Space is limited, so apply early! We can't wait to see the innovative Web3 ideas coming out of the community.
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