Dragonfly
Rob Hadick
Proof of Pitch Competition
Pitch in front of the Investor Titans of Web3 at Proof of Talk 2026
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Dedicated
Tracks
Bittensor Track
Main Track
Tier 1 Web3 VCs &
Thought Leaders in our Jury
Haun Ventures
Diogo Mónica
Pantera
Nihal Maunder
Spartan
Leeor Groen
Arrington Capital
Keli Callaghan
Big Brain Holdings
Sam Kim
Borderless
Amit Mehra
Animoca Brands
Robby Yung
Bittensor
Jacob Steeves
Taostats
Mog Machine
General TAO Ventures
Mike Grantis
Crucible Labs
David Lawee
Cointelegraph
Paul Kruegel
Stake Capital
Julien Bouteloup
CoinFund
Kavan Canekeratne
Borderless
Alvaro Gracia
and more to be announced
Partners & Ecosystem
Startup Ecosystem Partners
Media Partners
Blockchain Ecosystems Partners
Be exposed to the major VC Firms in Web3
Some of our Participating Investors over time
Are you one of the Most Promising
Startups looking to Raise or Scale?
Proof of Pitch powered by Pitch Scan gives AI-driven insights + top Web3 VCs.
Applications open 25th of March
Closes the 20th of May
Closes the 20th of May
Elite Invitation to Pitch at the Louvre Palace where winners will be announced on main stage
Open to Web3 startups under 5 years: DeFi & Tokenization, DePIN, Decentralised AI, Bittensor Subnets
Every participating startup receives a 12-page evaluation report.
Your Road To The Stage At The Louvre
How it works, from start to stage.
1 Submit your Pitch Deck
Upload via application form
2 AI-Driven Evaluation
Pitch Scan LLM Analysis by Catalyst
3 Final Selection
Pitch Scan scores + expert juries, 12-page report shared
4 Finalist Selection &
Live Pitch in Paris
Live Pitch in Paris
Louvre Palace, June 2 & 3, 2026
Beyond Funding Prizes
That Foster Growth
Unlocking growth beyond funding.
Investments
- Potential Cash Investment by Tier 1 VCs
- €50k Media Grant from Cointelegraph
Exposure
- Invite-only VC Dinner (60+ VCs)
- Media shoutouts from Proof of Talk & XVentures channels
- Speech on Main Stage
- Winning decks shared with top speakers and VCs
Mentorship
The Finalists
(Fundraising)
(Tokenomics)
(GTM Strategy)
Press release, Web3 investor access, high-profile media interviews
Bittensor
- Subnet Registration funded by Const
- Mentorship by General TAO Ventures
Strategic Support by 50 Partners
- 1 year Web3 workshops
- Quarterly 1:1 calls
- More prizes to be announced soon +
Sponsorship & Past Edition
Sponsor the Most Anticipated Startup Competition in Web3
500+
Vetted startups
100+
Global investors
