

Founder x VC Summit: Day 1 @ Token2049 Week 🇸🇬
Founder × VC Summit: AI x Web3 Edition
Day 1 · Demo Day · Token2049 week · Oct 6 · Singapore 🇸🇬
TL;DR - Startups: AI × Web3-native · stablecoins & payments · on-chain / AI infrastructure · applied AI with real revenue
- 10 startups, 5 minutes each, live pitch + investor Q&A
- Apply to Speak / Judge (Limited Slots)
- Partner with us (Subject to availability)
Day 1 - AI × Web3, stablecoin & payment-native startups · on-chain / AI infrastructure · 50+ active VCs · application-only attendees (strict)
How Day 1 runs:
▸ 10 startups, 5 minutes each, live pitch + investor Q&A
▸ Two panels:
- Wall Street On-Chain - Is institutional capital adopting crypto, or taking it over?
- Zero to Backed - How founders win capital in the institutional era
▸ The Agent Economy - a 20-min fireside: when AI holds the wallet 🔥
Join Founder x VC Circle: t.me/backersstage
Who should apply
• Want to pitch? → Apply to Pitch (limited slots; only selected teams are confirmed)
Startup Support by Inspira Labs: Acceleration support, BD and VC introductions, research support for selected finalists, plus marketing, media, and cross-network amplification.
• Founders - raising now, shipping, clear on your numbers → Apply for a Founder Pass
• Investors - deploying in the next 6-12 months, hunting early gems → Apply for an Investor Pass
A few partner slots remain for the chains, exchanges, and protocols who want this room. own this important day w/ us.
partner@backersstage.com · TG @theatharvshrivastava / @OxJac
Day 2 is the happy hour on Oct 9, separate RSVP.
Hosted by BackersStage
Curated founder-investor rooms across global markets. The Institutional Capital Era tracks where capital actually moves as institutions arrive on-chain x AI, and who the next founders winning it will be.
Strategic & Accelerator Partner
Inspira Labs is a web3 venture studio and accelerator, working with early-stage founders on GTM, tokenomics, partnerships, and research across 1,000+ network partners.
Media
Cohost Media Partner:
Crypto Nomads is the place to discover crypto events, companies, jobs, and professionals. Crypto Nomads Club is its private community of web3 founders and builders who meet at global events
Media Partners:
Wu Blockchain • Crypto News • Yellow Media • DGroup • ME News • BitcoinWorld • CoinGape • BlockTempo • Captain Capital• BDGemX • The BlockOpedia • TechNews • Coineasy • CoinMeta • bfm times
- Join as Media Partner (Subject to availability)
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