AceNYC Young Founders Festival

​Welcome to AceNYC🥶

​A festival for young founders hosted by young founders.

​In partnership, AceDAO, Apollo ID, CollegeDAO, Metaverse AI, Web3PORT, Afflux, MoleDAO, ConstellationDAO and OKX, are putting together a festival to connect with other young entrepreneurs just like you.

​Whether you're searching for a co-founder, looking for funding, or just interested in making meaningful connections, this is the event for you! Meet hundreds of other entrepreneurs in NYC and make friends that will last a lifetime 🚀

​We will have GenZ founders sharing their success stories, and hundreds of GenZ founders to network with, and by the end of the day, we do what we do best, a party to bring every together and have a fun time!🥳

​Come hang with us for an unforgettable night 🌟

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​Speakers

​Jae Chung - Co-founder of Manifold

​Jae is a crypto-native builder and angel investor with a strong traditional academic background. He won Silver in the Hong Kong National Math Olympiad and achieved a Top 10 ranking in the Southeast Asian Mathematics Competition.

​Jae started working with smart contracts pre-2017, and is a bug bounty recipient for AppLovin, Tinder and EOS, a multi-billion-dollar network. He ran validators across several chains and created a P2P cryptocurrency OTC desk, which was sold to a major exchange. He has built his own DeFi and NFT platforms, including Jenny DAO, which received investment from Animoca Brands, Paris Hilton, and Mr. Beast. He was an early investor in top Web 3 venture deals and funds, including Alien Worlds, Dynamic, and Multicoin Capital.

​Jae dropped out of the prestigious Jerome Fisher M&T program at the University of Pennslyvania’s Wharton School and SEAS (Dual-Degree).

​Sebastian Gil - Core Team @ Phantom Network

​Sebastian is a New York native and the Head of Product Marketing and Business Development for Phantom Network.

​Emily Wong - Core Team @ Phantom Network

Emily is the Business Development Manager / Product marketing manager for Phantom Network

​Phantom Network (PXN) started off as a 10,000 pfp NFT project, one of the most anticipated and successful mints of 2022. First raising over 12,300 ETH through mints/royalties and 45,000 ETH in volume on the Opensea secondary market, PXN is now launching an e-commerce marketplace where users can buy and sell real-world goods using cryptocurrency.

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​Event Itinerary

​8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Speaker Session
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Casual Networking
10:00PM - Midnight Partyyyyyyy💥

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​​​​​​​​​​About our hosts:

​AceDAO is a community that brings founders together to give each of them an opportunity to expand their network, build social capital, and find friends, customers, and business partners. By joining the AceDAO, members will be exposed to community events with the purpose of building trust and authenticity between each member, learning from each other, and building lifelong connections.

CollegeDAO is the first and largest student-led community bringing blockchain education and opportunities like internships, full-time careers, student startup funding, and events to college campuses worldwide. We hail from colleges around the world and gather to learn, build, and launch projects together.

​ApolloID is a membership software that help you to earn status at partner venues, and help you experience personalized service. With each visit and purchase made at your favorite venue, you earn points toward higher Status and, in turn, receive exclusive Access and premium Benefits. By joining Membership at a venue with your Apollo ID, venue staff and owners can now fully connect & build a relationship with you, so they can better cater to you before, during and after your visits. Imagine a world, where your data empowers and benefits you in a tangible way — that’s why we’re here.

​Metaverse AI is a global artificial intelligence (AI) & Web3.0 company building the Open Metaverse with advanced AI digital humans and mixed reality technology. The team has amassed extensive experience building VR/AR, social, and blockchain products for millions of active users on Facebook/Meta, Google, LinkedIn, Web3.0, etc. Metaverse AI has also been selected in NVIDIA’s AI Inception to integrate with technologies such as the Nvidia Omniverse, and collectively promote the development of the open metaverse.

​Web3PORT's mission is to promote growth of Web3 communities by breaking the barriers between entrepreneurs, investors and contributors, and forming a fair and open Web3 builder network.

Afflux is a professional incubator based on Web3 with technical content and aggregated project resources.

​ConstellationDAO is a global community. We accept everyone in the Techstars community regardless of location, belief, or background. Whether you are a web3 guru or new to crypto, we have a seat at the table for you.

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MoleDAO is a social platform for all blockchain enthusiasts to learn about the latest in blockchain, grow and contribute to buidl more innovative ideas with the help from experienced blockchain pioneers and innovators. We aim to bring blockchain to everyone and grow the ecosystem through Education and Hackathons.

OKX is an innovative cryptocurrency exchange with advanced financial services. We rely on blockchain technology to provide everything you need for wise trading and investment.