Web3 Pitch Competition & VC networking by Ga^3in Ventures at ETHDenver2025

​Welcome to the Web3 Pitch Competition & VC networking at the ETHDenver 2025 edition presented by Ga^3in Ventures!

Ga^3in Ventures is a Duke & friends focused Web3 Syndicate & Venture Studio with 16,000 audience across the globe. We host Web3 pitch competitions around the world, investor soirees, and crypto funds yachts to grow the Web 3.0 industry. Twitter Agenda:

• 12:00 - 12:15 guests gathering
• 12:15 - 13:15 pitch competition
• 13:15 - 14:00 networking - startups & VC's

Startups, submit your pitch here (rules below). VC & investors, if you want to judge - submit a form. MC: Sergey Khusnetdinov - partner at Ga^3in Ventures, venture partner at Taisu Ventures Judges:

​Aly Madhavji - Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund

Aaliyah Barker - Program Manager at Draper University

Ludovic Copere - Senior Investment Director at Sony Innovation Fund

David Yao - Principal at LBank Labs Past Judges: Abhishek Saxena - investment lead at Polygon Ventures Adam Mastrelli - partner at Woodstock Fund Anastasia Drinevskaya - CMO at Match Chain Andrew Hillyer - Director, Digital Assets at PwC Andrew Gonzalez - formerly with M31 Capital  Adam Wasserman - VP of Investments at IOG Christian Narvaez - founder at Rayo Capital Dariia Vasylieva - Founder, CEO FD CAPITAL Daniil Gaidamakin - COO at Jets.Capital Gerald Gallagher - general counsel at Sei Labs 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 Jerry Li - Business Development at Solana Foundation Turan Vural - researcher at Fenbushi Capital and UCLA PhD candidate Elliot Chun - partner at Architect Partners LLC Elena Obukhova - Founder at crypto & web3 community Supermoon Valentin Preobrazhenskiy - Founder, CEO at Latoken Valentine Zavgorodnev - co-founder at Prosto VC 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 UPCOMING PITCH COMPETITIONS:

PAST 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 by Ga^3in Ventures. 

​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 on our twitter account, then we post the results on who is pitching.
• Judges could nominate startups to pitch.
• 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: sergey@gain.ventures