Proof of TalkJune 2 & 3, 2026
Hosted bySpectrum Nodes

13 Startups · 3 Tracks · 12 Jurors

Proof of Pitch

Over two days, you are the fund. Thirteen founders. Twelve tier-1 partners across three panels. One hundred decision-makers in the room. Step into the deal room and rank your top 3 in each track.

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The Concept · Be The VC

  1. 01
    Rank your top 3 in each track.

    Pick a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the General and Canton tracks. Your 1st choice scores 3 points, 2nd scores 2, 3rd scores 1.

  2. 02
    Vote alongside the official jury.

    Every audience ballot is tallied, track by track. Twelve tier-1 partners across three panels seal their own top 3, revealed live on stage.

  3. 03
    Win the room.

    The more of your picks that land in their track's final top 3, the higher your score — sharpest read takes the title, Best VC in the Room.

  • 13

    Founders pitching

  • 12

    Tier-1 VCs across the panels

  • 3

    Dedicated tracks

Three Tracks · Two Days

Dedicated
Tracks.

Thirteen founders, sorted into three categories. Each one pitches to its own track panel of tier-1 partners, judging on the rails they're building on.

  • 01 · The Open Lane

    General Track

    Consumer crypto, AI-native trading, privacy rails, structured yield — anything that breaks the mold.

    7 foundersSee lineup →
  • 02 · RWA & Tokenisation

    Canton Track

    Institutional-grade tokenized assets, privacy-preserving credit, and the rails for 24/7 capital markets.

    6 foundersSee lineup →
  • 03 · Decentralised AI

    Bittensor Track

    Token-incentivized AI — training data, alignment, agentic infrastructure with skin in the game.

    Lineup TBASoon

The Panel · Sealed Books

Tier 1 Web3 VCs
& thought leaders in our jury.

Each track gets its own panel. Their ballots stay sealed until the moderator opens the chamber on stage — the more your top 3 matches theirs, the higher you climb the Best VC leaderboard.

Tap any juror for their profile

General Track

General Track jury panel
General Track jury panel

Canton Track

Canton Track jury panel

Bittensor Track

Bittensor Track jury panel

Meet the full panel →

In partnership with

The Coalition.

A handpicked group of institutions, ecosystems and operators standing behind Proof of Pitch — every name vetted, every relationship earned.

Main Partner · Hosting the Competition

Spectrum Nodes

Institutional-grade staking and validator infrastructure. The operating spine of Proof of Pitch — and the reason the competition runs on rails the room can trust.

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And the operators, allocators and friends of the room

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