Ga^3in Web3 Pitch Competition & VC networking - Bull City Blockchain Battle @DevCon
Welcome to the Bull City Blockchain Battle presented by Ga^3in Ventures at @DevCon in Bangkok, Thailand!
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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Startups, submit your pitch here (rules below, accepting until Nov 12 midnight BKK time, make sure you secure an early bird ticket).
VC & investors, if you want to judge - reach out to sergey@gain.ventures.
Judges:
Anna Li - Director of Economics and Research at Republic Crypto
Christian Narvaez - founder at Rayo Capital
Daniel Jean - venture partner at Taisu Ventures
KJ Jia - founder & partner at OPL and head of web3 at UpHonest Capital
Martina Beg - Marketing Manager at Galxe
Valentin Preobrazhenskiy - Founder, CEO at Latoken
Agenda:
- 10:00 - 10:15 guests gathering, mingling & networking
- 10:15 - 11:15 pitch competition
- 11:15 - 12:00 networking - startups & VC's
Grand prize: Win the title of Competition Champion and be featured across our extensive network, including 300 investors and a vibrant community of over 16,000 members. Get the visibility you need to propel your project forward!
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
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 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 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
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