In partnership with Sparx Labs, Salesforce, WeWork, FemBuild Collective, VIA, Draper University, and Opacity Labs Inc..

9 Startups. 6 Judges. 1 Stage.

"How do you find such high quality projects" asked one of the judges at our Startup Day. Proud to host best of the best during NY TECH WEEK by a16z.

From web3 to AI or AI to web3. Meet Opacity Labs Inc., OpenDeSci Foundation (stealth mode), TRUSTBYTES (Techstars Web3 '25), Reveel, Sonaris AI (Stealth), Mighty Network, Roonar, Nera Systems and Poliark.

AI & Web3 Startups

Congrats to Reveel for winning!

Reveel, presented by CEO Adrien Stern took the 1st place at our Startup Day. Winning Supermoon membership and special SPA treatment from our partner FloLo Holistic.

Nera Systems, Mighty Network, and Opacity Network made strong 2nd place impressions as well.

VC Judges

• Christian Narvaez – Rayo Capital Group

• Audra Gibson – Techstars

• Dominique Yadegar – Bonfire Ventures

• David Altman – Myriad Venture Partners

• Thomas Rush – Systemic Ventures

• Aaliyah Barker - Draper University

AI & Web3 VC Panel

Featuring our Co-Founder Elena Obukhova (Supermoon Ventures), Christine Lu Hong (Techstars), Fernanda Sesto (Unshackled Ventures)

Moderated by Shweta Shrivastava (Fintech & Health-Tech Product Leader)

Panelists broke down what VCs are looking for, whether the space is broken, how founders can raise in today’s market, and key trends in AI and Web3.

Funding Opportunity

Our partners at DraperU Ventures (founded by VC Tim Draper) is offering up to $72k in grants in investments this summer for early stage blockchain founders.

Live in Silicon Valley for 3 weeks, expand your network, and learn the ins and outs of navigating the web3 startup ecosystem.

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