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.@awscloud is co-hosting the Founder x VC Summit at Token2049 SG week.
Oct 6 and 9, Singapore
On stage: State Street, Franklin Templeton, Robinhood, Chainlink Labs, Spartan Group, CMT Digital
500+ in the room on Day 1
RSVP NOW: luma.com/gdqakgz3
Closing Sept 25 | partner@backersstage.com
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We're bringing Melody He (@melmelmelting) to the Founder x VC summit during @token2049 as a speaker.
She's Co-Founder of Spartan Group (@TheSpartanGroup) , leading their advisory business and AI Labs, working with founders across Asia on fundraising and strategy.
If you're raising or investing in where AI meets crypto, you won't want to miss this session.
October 6 · Singapore 🇸🇬
Pass: backersstage.com/founder-x-v…
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Backers Stage Capital | Token2049 🇸🇬 retweeted
🤵 Our Head of BD, @daniil_defi will represent Cicada on the judge panel for @BackersStage Founder x VC Summit!
Together with @awscloud as co-host, the Demo Day brings together founders, institutions, and VCs under one roof.
→ 10 curated startups live pitching
→ 50+ top operators and allocators
🇸🇬 Singapore | October 6 - 9
.@awscloud is co-hosting the Founder x VC Summit at Token2049 SG week.
Oct 6 and 9, Singapore
On stage: State Street, Franklin Templeton, Robinhood, Chainlink Labs, Spartan Group, CMT Digital
500+ in the room on Day 1
RSVP NOW: luma.com/gdqakgz3
Closing Sept 25 | partner@backersstage.com
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Happy to have Jsquare joining us as a VC Partner for the Founder × VC Summit.
Looking forward to bringing them into the room with founders and other investors during @token2049 week
Thrilled to join the Founder × VC Summit as a VC Partner! @BackersStage #Token2049
Looking forward to meeting bold founders and backing the next wave of innovation in emerging technologies.
See you in Singapore! ➡️ luma.com/gdqakgz3?tk=P7lXGI
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Backers Stage Capital | Token2049 🇸🇬 retweeted
Thrilled to join the Founder × VC Summit as a VC Partner! @BackersStage #Token2049
Looking forward to meeting bold founders and backing the next wave of innovation in emerging technologies.
See you in Singapore! ➡️ luma.com/gdqakgz3?tk=P7lXGI
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Backers Stage Capital | Token2049 🇸🇬 retweeted
Singapore's Web3 sector pulled in $742M in investments last year, 64% of all the country's FinTech funding.
That capital gravity is exactly what BackersStage is tapping into with;
The Founder × VC Summit, running during Token2049 week, backed by @BackersStage.
📍 Singapore 🇸🇬
Day 1 — Demo Day | Oct 6
Day 2 — Happy Hour | Oct 9
Cohosted by @awscloud. Cryptopolitan is a media partner.
Banks, funds and institutions representing $1T+ in AUM will be in the room.
Register.
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Welcoming @WizzHQ as a Golden Partner of the Founder × VC Summit
TOKEN2049 Singapore week, Oct 6 and 9, co-hosted with @awscloud
500+ in the room on Day 1
@StateStreet @FranklnTempletn @RobinhoodCrypto @chainlink on Stage
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Founder × VC Summit | Speaker Announcement
We’re bringing Chetan Karkhanis to the Founder x VC summit during @token2049 as a speaker.
He's Senior Vice President at @FranklnTempletn, leading their digital asset strategy, after senior roles at JPMorgan, Charles Schwab and Moody's. His career has sat right where traditional finance meets digital.
If you're building or investing in the future of finance, you won't want to miss this session.
October 6 · Singapore 🇸🇬
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Founder × VC Summit | Speaker Announcement
@AndrewMcMarkets is joining us in Singapore.
He leads Institutional & Market Development at @chainlinklabs , and before that ran eToro US. 15 years across traditional finance and digital assets, working right where the two are starting to converge.
Join us in Singapore to hear from leading voices shaping the future of finance and the onchain economy.
Day 1 · Demo Day
October 6 · Singapore 🇸🇬
Tickets: backersstage.com/founder-x-v…
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Founder × VC Summit | Speaker Announcement
We’re bringing @NicolaWhite444 VP at Institutional Crypto & General Manager, Bitstamp at @RobinhoodApp to the Founder × VC Summit during @token2049.
20 years of leadership across trading, technology, and institutional markets including CEO of B2C2, Global COO of Fixed Income at Citadel Securities, and Global Head of Electronic Markets at Morgan Stanley.
Founders and investors will hear directly from one of the most experienced operators in institutional crypto.
Day 1 | Demo Day
October 6 | Singapore🇸🇬
Tickets: backersstage.com/founder-x-v…
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Founder × VC Summit | Speaker Announcement
The room keeps getting stronger!
We’re excited to welcome @EvanLuthra as a speaker at the Founder × VC Summit: The Institutional Capital Era, during @token2049 Singapore week.
Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur. General Partner at @KOLCapital. Angel Investor. Serial Founder. Web3 Builder.
With experience on both sides of the table, Evan brings a sharp perspective on building scalable companies, early-stage investing, and what makes founders stand out.
Day 1 | Demo Day
October 6 | Singapore🇸🇬
If you’re building what’s next, be in the room.
Apply now: backersstage.com/founder-x-v…
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Founder × VC Summit | Speaker Announcement
We’re proud to welcome Zahid Mustafa, Managing Director & Head of Digital Custody & Cash at
State Street, as a speaker during Token2049 Singapore week.
With leadership across custody, tokenization & digital cash, he brings a rare perspective on how institutional capital is moving on-chain.
If you’re building the future of finance, this is a conversation worth being in.
Day 1 | Demo Day
October 6 | Singapore🇸🇬
Apply now: backersstage.com/founder-x-v…
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Backers Stage Capital | Token2049 🇸🇬 retweeted
THE FOUNDERS ARE COMING TO SINGAPORE
AND SO IS THE CAPITAL
We’re bringing the Founder × VC Summit to Singapore building a room where ambitious founders meet the capital shaping what’s next during @token2049 week.
Two days bringing together banks, institutions, investors, and leading founders across AI, Web3, RWA, and beyond.
October 6 and 9 | Singapore 🇸🇬
A limited number of Partner slots are still open.
If you want your brand in the room where the right conversations happen, let’s build together.
Apply now → backersstage.com/founder-x-v…
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Open roles at BackersStage
→ smm (social media manager)
→ bd (b2b partnerships)
Think you can help build the future?
Comment the role you want, what you’d build or improve at Flex, and your best work.
Comments preferred, but DMs are open too
share your pow: jac@backersstage.com
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Aug 27–28 · 10,000+ attendees from 125+ countries · 150+ speakers including CZ, Balaji Srinivasan and Justin Sun.
To enter:
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⚠️ You need to actually be in HK on those days.
Closes Tue 25 Aug, 08:00 PM HKT.
5 winners announced the on 26th
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backersstage is hiring 👀
this is who we're looking for:
→ social media manager
-you live on the timeline. you know what performs before you hit post.
- run our X, telegram, and newsletter end to end
→ business development
- you're comfortable in any room. founders, investors, industry heads, doesn't matter
- open and close partnerships, sponsors, and speakers
sit across from funds and founders
if you can walk up to anyone and leave with a follow-up, we want you
share your resume: jac@backersstage.com.
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Backers Stage Capital | Token2049 🇸🇬 retweeted
🔈🔈BD Ventures is proud to be the Official Media Partner of an Exclusive AI × Web3 Founder & VC Gathering.
During @token2049 Week, Founder × VC Summit: AI × Web3 Edition by @BackersStage brings together leading founders, active VCs, investors, and Web3 builders for two exclusive days in Singapore.
1️⃣Oct 6 | Demo Day
✔️10 AI × Web3 startups live pitching
✔️50+ active VCs and investors
✔️Investor Q&A sessions
✔️Discussions around institutional capital, fundraising, and the agent economy
🎟Register: luma.com/gdqakgz3
2️⃣Oct 9 | Happy Hour
An intimate evening connecting founders, investors, builders, and the startups from Demo Day through meaningful conversations and networking.
🎟Register: luma.com/4lzbeit3
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