Paris Blockchain Week and Google Cloud launch the Web3 Startup Competition

Paris Blockchain Week will connect startups with cloud technology, investors, acceleration programs and more.

PARIS – The startup competition at Paris Blockchain Week, starts in collaboration with Google Cloud. Start-ups with a focus on blockchain and Web3 will have until February 15 to apply to participate in this unique opportunity to engage with investors who have a dedicated focus on the industry and convince them to support their projects.

Participants in this inspiring competition will include promising projects in the Web3 and blockchain space. The startup competition will shine a spotlight on high-potential startups, giving more than 100 aspiring entrepreneurs unique exposure, plus feedback from renowned investors. In addition, this competition gives these start-up companies access to financing, acceleration programs and coaching from partners.

Paris Blockchain Week evaluates startups that raised less than €3 million.

Participating investors will be first in line to discover high-potential Web3 start-ups and will have the opportunity ahead of others to invest in these innovators and game changers. During the competition, more than 100 pre-screened decks will be viewed by investors, who will decide which ten projects will be able to live-pitch to investors on March 20. For ten selected entrepreneurs in the program there will be an opportunity to pitch and build their network in the framework of Investors Day.

During the competition, the ten finalist founders will deliver their start-up pitch, followed by a short Q&A session. The judging investors will give their insights and reveal their characters on stage. The jury consists of successful entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders in the Web3 industry such as Tim Draper, Daniël Rood (Google Cloud), David Prinçay (Binance) and Julien Bouteloup (Stake Capital Group).

The three winning startups will present their project to Paris Blockchain attendees on the main stage at the flagship Paris Blockchain Week Summit. Emmanuel Fenet, CEO of Paris Blockchain Week, adds: “We are extremely excited to announce the startup competition with Google Cloud, as it underlines the entrepreneurial spirit of Paris Blockchain Week and the bright future of the industry. We would like to invite all open-minded professionals, digital assets enthusiasts, investors and entrepreneurs to gather in one amazing place.”

For start-ups, Paris Blockchain Week, and especially this competition, will be a unique opportunity to network and discuss their projects with over 150 dedicated Web3 investors. For investors, the event in Paris will be the ultimate ecosystem to find and invest early in web3 start-ups with high potential.

About Paris Blockchain Week

The renowned Paris Blockchain Week will hold its 4th edition as a live event from 20 to 24 March 2023 in Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre and online via a dedicated digital platform. Since its inception in 2019, PBW has established itself as a global meeting place for crypto enthusiasts, investors and entrepreneurs to engage in thought-provoking discussions about the digital asset industry at large. The event is organized by Chain of Events, an event organizer specializing in conferences and events for professionals in the blockchain universe. Supported by some of the leading figures in technology and politics, PBW 2022 welcomed 6,000+ attendees, 300+ speakers, 250 sponsors, 400 media and partners.

Top speakers and supporters from 2023 include Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum, CEO and founder of ConsenSys, Alexis Ohanian, founder of Seven Seven Six, Denelle Dixon, CEO and CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister of digital transition and telecommunications, Stephane Kasriel, Head of Commerce and Financial Technology at Meta, Stephanie Ramezan, Head of Gemini UK, James Tromans, Director, Cloud Web3 at Google, Ryan Selkis, Founder and CEO of Messari, Silvio Micali, Founder of Algorand , Beatriz Reyero, Global VP of Corporate Strategy at eBay Ventures, Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, Ira Auerbach, Senior Vice President, Head of Digital Assets at Nasdaq and many more.