

STARTUP CONNECT: Buenos Aires Edition
🚀 STARTUP CONNECT: Buenos Aires Edition
Where Web3 Founders Meet Investors, Partners and Growth Opportunities
👉 Apply to pitch or register to attend today!
STARTUP CONNECT is a global event series by Cointelegraph Accelerator designed to help Web3 founders accelerate their growth, build meaningful partnerships, and secure funding.
This edition is brought to you by Cointelegraph Accelerator in partnership with Peanut Trade and Prom.io.
Join us in Buenos Aires for an action-packed day connecting top startups, investors, builders, and ecosystem leaders — all focused on driving the next wave of Web3 innovation.
Agenda
12:00 — 13:00 Networking
13:00 — 13:15 Opening speech
13:15 — 13:40 Panel 1: The RWA Roadmap: Regulation, Limitations, and the Future of Tokenized Finance
Luki Song, Chainbase
Eli Cohen, Centrifuge
Matt Schmenk, Ava Labs
Vlad Semjonovs, Co-founder, Prom
13:45 — 14:10 Panel 2: Fixed Income Revolution: Building Sustainable Yield and Structured Products in DeFi
Feroz Lakhani, Brand Director, Ankr
Alex Esin, CEO, P2P.org
Essi Lagevardi, Co-founder & CEO, Turtle
Anatolii Padenko, CEO, Kolibr.io
Tomer Sharoni, Co-founder & CEO, Addressable
14:15 — 15:15 Startup Pitch Contest
15:15 — 15:45 Panel 3: Decoding the 2025 Crypto VC Investment Thesis and What to Expect in 2026
David Shengart, General Partner, Notalone Ventures
Julien Bouteloup, Founder & CEO, Stake Capital
Tobias Bauer, Co-founder & General Partner, TBV
Valeriy Zamaraiev, CTO, 1kx.capital
Alex Momot, CEO, Peanut Trade
Elena Obukhova, Co-founder, Supermoon
15:45 — 15:50 Closing speech
15:50 — 16:00 Winner Announcement
16:00 — 17:00 Networking
💥 Why Attend
Pitch Battles: Showcase your startup and compete for $60,000+ in prizes plus global exposure.
Investor-Ready Deal Flow: Get in front of active Web3 VCs and institutional investors looking for their next big bet.
Curated Networking: Meet legal, marketing, and infrastructure partners ready to help scale your project.
Expert Panels: Learn directly from leading investors, ecosystem builders, and founders who’ve done it before.
🌐 Who You’ll Meet
Investors & VCs: From early-stage angels to top institutional funds
Infrastructure Providers: Legal, audit, marketing, and tech support partners
Liquidity Providers: Market makers, CEXs, DEXs
Media & KOLs: Thought leaders amplifying visibility and storytelling
🌟 Past Speakers & Partners Include:
Mastercard, Chainlink, Aptos, Messari, Draper Dragon, Hashed, Dfinity, Standard Chartered, HTX Ventures, and more.
Ready to grow your Web3 startup?
Join the global Cointelegraph Accelerator network and connect with investors, mentors, and partners who can take your vision to the next level.
👉 Apply to pitch or register to attend today!
About Cointelegraph Accelerator
The program helps find and support the next generation of leaders in the Web3 space, bringing together investors, startups, and relevant stakeholders to contribute to the development of Web3. The Accelerator offers a high-quality program focused on the participants' needs in fundraising, marketing, and business development.
About Peanut Trade
Peanut Trade provides full-cycle services for TGE strategy and MEV market-making. Reach out to Peanut Trade for:
• Comprehensive Token Launch Management
• Healthy liquidity metrics creation
• In-house algo trading software
• Profit generation with profit-sharing
• Anti-snipe protection
• Profitable arbitrage across CEXs and DEXs
• Expertise in DEX trading
• Transparent dashboard with real-time trading results
About Prom
Prom is an open infrastructure for institutional-grade yields, letting you access tokenized real-world assets with the simplicity of DeFi.
Prom opens the door to yield strategies and asset classes once limited to only funds and banks, powering your returns by real-world income streams through a single on-chain infrastructure.
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