The Founder × VC Summit: The Institutional Capital Era brings together Banks, funds, and institutions representing $1T+ in assets under management and custody.
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.
Day 1 – AI × Web3, stablecoin & payment-native startups · on-chain / AI infrastructure · 50+ active VCs · application-only attendees (strict)
Day 2 (October 9) – Happy Hour: Some of the best rounds close over a drink, once the pitching’s done and people finally talk like people.
Hosted by BackersStage
Speakers include:
- Zahid Mustafa, MD, Head of Digital Custody, State Street
- Nicola White, VP, Institutional Crypto & GM, Bitstamp, Robinhood
- Andrew McCormick, Head of Institutional & Market Development, Chainlink Labs
- Melody He, Co-Founder & Partner, Spartan Group
- Augie Ilag, Partner, Head of Asia, CMT Digital
- Evan Luthra, General Partner, KOL Capital
- Kevin Lepsoe, Founder, ETHGas
✨ This event is part of the TOKEN2049 Singapore Week
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