BitAngels Pitchcast Deep Dive #7 GVNR & SHIZA
Join us every other week for a deep dive into startups that have pitched at BitAngels or Tokenize.
Each featured startup has either won a pitch contest or secured investment from at least one of the BitAngels City Leaders.
Schedule:
8:00 - 8:30 am GVNR, Founder, Benjamin Whitby. GVNR.xyz is a General Message Passing platform unlocking 3T of liquidity, bringing Bitcoin DeFi to all chains. The flagship product GVNR Diamond Hands enables GVNR Vaults to be used to mint UCD, an over collateralized stablecoin, backed with native BTC, no bridging, no wrapping, no taxable event and market defining fees.
8:30 - 9:00 am SHIZA, Founder & CEO, Syed Hussain
More about GVNR.xyz
GVNR unlocks Bitcoin DeFi loans with GVNR Diamond Hands, a DeFi protocol enabling native Bitcoin (BTC) to be used as collateral, Fully segregated, Non-custodial, On-Chain, No Bridging, No Wrapping. Eliminate centralized counterparty risk, mitigate tax events, with zero interest loans and a market leading 3% fee. Bitcoin lending market is estimated to reach 85Bln by 2030 as society recognises BTC as the ultimate collateral.
Team & Partners: The GVNRs are crypto natives and tradfi experts, with DeFi partners like Bancor and Lit Protocol, GVNR Diamond Hands is built to help you never sell.
GVNR Tokenomics: with just 20M token supply, an 18 Months linear vesting and upto 95% of fees burned via The Furnace. GVNR has a scarce supply and is structured to navigate today's risk and regulatory landscape.
Notable Advisors and Investors: Mikko Ohtamaa Tradingstrategy.ai Jim McDonald Attestant(Bitwise), Nick Harrington Aaxii Ventures Sebastian Markowsky Capitalmind Investec, Chris Fellingham Nomura Laser Digital Serge Sats Centauri Toby Novum Ordinalsbot David Sneider Lit Protocol Arthur Sabintsev POKT Network
Shared Human Intellect Zonal Agents (SHIZA) is building the foundational infrastructure for a post-agentic world where individuals own and monetize their AI instead of being replaced by it. Led by a powerhouse team of AI veterans, capital markets experts, Web3 pioneers, PhDs, and exited entrepreneurs—recently recognized as a Top 8 blockchain company of 2025 by TechRound—SHIZA addresses the inevitable reality that AI agents will automate tasks, then processes, then entire jobs within the next five years. While centralized giants like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google position themselves to capture 100% of the economic value from AI automation, SHIZA's revolutionary decentralized approach ensures individuals own their digital workforce and monetize their unique human intellect through our dual-token infrastructure and revenue-sharing model. Instead of you working for money, your AI works for you—generating passive income while you retain complete ownership of your digital assets. With proven product, revenue traction and a clear path to market dominance, SHIZA embodies our core mission: "Own Your AI, Before AI Owns You."
Backed By: Redbeard Ventures, Factor6 Capital, Denarii Labs, Wire Network, Cryptopoly Ventures, Firebolt, EpiCentric, Michael Terpin, Dr. Adel Elmissiry, Sheldon Weisfeld, James Haft, Michael Casey, Sai Poorna, Matt McKibbin
The Pitchcast Deep Dive is hosted by Bee Davies, a Creative Technologist specializing in AI, Web3, and XR in entertainment, and yes, she even has art on the moon! With her engaging style, Bee ensures both presenters and attendees enjoy a seamless, insightful experience.
Michael Terpin, founder of BitAngels and Transform Group, or Roc Zacharias, co-founder of Lunar Digital Assets, will be in attendance. Both are highly respected in the blockchain space, bringing deep expertise and influential networks to the discussion.
BitAngels, the world's first angel network for digital currency startups to the largest. It began in 2013, the brainchild of industry leaders Michael Terpin and David Johnston to accelerate blockchain adoption globally by connecting entrepreneurs and investors. BitAngels Pitchcast Deep Dive offers a welcoming environment to explore emerging projects, ask questions, and engage with investors. www.BitAngels.network