Duke Web3 Pitch Competition & VC networking - Bull City Blockchain Battle @BENZINGA in NYC
Welcome to the Bull City Blockchain Battle presented by Ga^3in Ventures in NYC during the Future of Digital Assets conference!
Startups, submit your pitch here (rules below).
VC & investors if you actively deploy - apply to judge.
Judges:
Elena Obukhova - Founder at crypto & web3 community & VC Supermoon
Elliot Chun - partner at Architect Partners LLC
Frank Badalamenti - partner at PwC
Steven Haft - Head of Global Partnerships and Climate Lead at ConsenSys
Host: Sergey Khusnetdinov, Duke MBA - Managing partner at Ga^3in Ventures, and venture partner at Taisu Ventures
Agenda:
- 17:00 - 17:15 guests gathering
- 17:15 - 18:15 pitch competition
- 18:15 - 20:00 networking - startups & VC's
Ga^3in Ventures is a Duke & friends Web3 focused syndicate & venture studio, we host monthly pitch competitions, and meet-ups across the globe.
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Hadron Founders Club (Hadron FC) is a global community that supports founders, developers, and creators building on web3. It offers events, services, and resources to help early-stage web3 startups in the Ethereum community.
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Past Judges:
Abhishek Saxena - investment lead at Polygon Ventures
Adam Mastrelli - partner at Woodstock Fund
Anastasia Drinevskaya - CMO at Match Chain
Andrew Gonzalez - formerly with M31 Capital
Andrew Hillyer - Director, Digital Assets at PwC
Adam Wasserman - VP of Investments at IOG
Christian Narvaez - founder at Rayo Capital
prof. Cam Harvey - Fuqua School of Business
Dariia Vasylieva - Founder, CEO FD CAPITAL
Daniil Gaidamakin - COO at Jets.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
KJ Jia - founder & partner at OPL and head of web3 at UpHonest Capital
Markus Bruderer - Partner at Antler
Martina Beg - Marketing Manager at Galxe
Mike Fraietta - founder at EmpireDAO
Suffiyan Malik - Investor at DraperU Ventures
Emily Lu - Angel investor & PE professional, backer at CESS
Nathan Gurr - principal at P2 Ventures (Polygon Ventures)
Julian Broadus - US Ambassador at WAM
prof. Jimmie Lenz - Duke Pratt Engineering School
Turan Vural - researcher at Fenbushi Capital and UCLA
Elena Obukhova - Founder at crypto & web3 community Supermoon
Valentin Preobrazhenskiy - Founder, CEO at Latoken
Colton Conley - blockchain investor at Arrington Capital
Yorick Evans-Freke - managing partner at Dark Horse Venture Partners
Giselle Liang - Senior Investment Manager from OKX Ventures
Laura K. Inamedinova - Partner at Illuminati Capital
PAST PITCH COMPETITIONS:
UPCOMING PITCH COMPETITIONS:
Every pitch competition 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 Duke 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. Pitching is FREE, but admission to the event is ticketed (Stipend is available, please apply). Regardless whether you are selected to pitch or note, please come to network with us and our ecosystem.
Selection process: we collect applications, then run a social media voting, then we 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
You have to have a ticket to be admitted to the event! If you can't afford a ticket, please reachout to receive a grant. If you are not selected to pitch, we have a wild card - randomly select a startup from the audience to pitch. Networking after the pitch is as much valuable as the pitch itself. We can't wait to see the innovative Web3 ideas coming out of our global community.
Sponsors reach out: sergey@gain.ventures