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TOKEN2049 Singapore · Applications Open
Founder × VC
Summit
Institutional Capital Era
The highest-signal room of TOKEN2049 week. 500+ vetted decision-makers per day, 10 startups across stablecoins, payments, institutions and AI, and active VCs. No tourists, only deal flow.
6 & 9 October 2026
Singapore
Application-only
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500+
Decision-makers per day
50+
Active VCs
10
Startups pitching
2
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Confirmed Lineup
Speakers
The people setting the agenda for institutional capital onchain, from custody desks to the funds writing the cheques.
Zahid Mustafa
MD, Head of Digital Custody
State Street
Melody He
Co-Founder & Partner
Spartan Group
Augie Ilag
Partner, Head of Asia
CMT Digital · ex-Sequoia
Evan Luthra
General Partner
KOL Capital
Kevin Lepsoe
Founder
ETHGas
Demo Day Judging Panel
Irena Timofeeva
Head of BD
1inch
Roman Evdokimov
Partner
Contribution Capital
Bobur Muydinov
Founder & CEO
Inspira Labs
Full lineup dropping soon. Apply to speak or judge →
The Run of Show
Two days, engineered to close
Day 1 puts ten startups on stage in front of the people who write cheques. Day 2 gives those conversations somewhere private to land.
Day 1
Demo Day
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
11:00 – 17:00 SGT
Ten startups pitch live to a room of active investors, framed by keynotes and two panels on where institutional capital is actually going.
Application-only · Founders · Investors · Builders
- 11:00Doors OpenRegistration & networking
- 11:15Opening Remarks
- 11:30 – 12:00Expert Keynotes
- 12:00Panel · Wall Street On-ChainIs institutional capital adopting crypto, or taking it over?
- 12:40Break & Networking
- 12:50 – 13:30Firechat · The Agent EconomyWhen AI holds the wallet
- 13:30 – 14:50Demo Day · 10 Startups Pitch LiveLive pitches to active investors, judged on stage
- 14:50 – 15:30Panel · Zero to BackedHow founders win capital in the institutional era
- 15:30 – 16:15Firechat with Industry Top Voices · Expert Keynote
- 16:15 – 16:45Winners AnnouncedDemo Day results + acceleration prize
- 16:45Closing Remarks
- 17:00Close & Networking
Day 2
Happy Hour
Friday, 9 October 2026
18:30 – 22:00 SGT
A private room for the conversations Day 1 started. Hand-matched 1:1 founder and investor introductions over drinks, with no programming to sit through.
Invite-only · Founders · Investors · Partners
The Evening
- Relaxed networking with curated 1:1 introductions.
- Live music, signature cocktails, and premium food.
- Built for high-trust conversations that turn into long-term founder and investor relationships.
Run of Show
- 18:30Doors OpenWelcome drinks & networking
- 19:00Welcome RemarksBackersStage team
- 19:15KeynoteHosted by our Co-Host
- 19:30 – 21:45Curated NetworkingFounders × Funds · hand-matched conversations over drinks
- 21:45Closing Toast
- 22:00Close
Who’s in the room
The room is the product
Every attendee is vetted. No tourists. Your brand is seen by the exact people who shape institutional capital.
Audience mix
Founders35%
VCs25%
Ecosystem22%
Allocators18%
Onchain Finance Founders
Actively raising. Shipping product. Pre-seed to Series A. The builders shaping the next cycle.
Your next portfolio companies
Active VCs
Deploying capital now. Stablecoins, payments & AI thesis. Decision-makers, not tourists.
Top-tier funds, active deployers
Ecosystem Leads
Protocol teams, infra providers, L1/L2 builders. The infrastructure layer that powers growth.
Partnership & BD pipeline
Allocators
Family offices, angels, institutions. Quiet capital that moves markets behind the scenes.
High-net-worth, low-noise
Previous Editions
What the room looks like
Ten gatherings across seven countries. Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Cannes, Bali, Buenos Aires.
Partnership
Not just a logo. A position.
Eight partner slots across four tiers. Here is what your brand actually looks like in the room.
Branded Stage
Your brand behind every keynote, panel and pitch.
Exhibition Booths
Floor position in front of 500+ vetted attendees per day.
Photo Wall
Every photo that leaves the room carries your logo.
Lanyards
Worn by every founder, VC and allocator, both days.
Welcome Kit
In the hands of everyone who walks in.
On-site Branding
Down to the bottle on the table.
Eight partner slots. Two days. One room.
Whether you’re pitching, deploying capital, or putting your brand at the centre of it, the room is application-only and it fills early.
Speak or judge · jac@backersstage.comSponsor or partner · partner@backersstage.com
On the record
Our partners, in their own words
6+ partners, funds and media outlets have announced the Singapore edition publicly.
Yellow@Yellow
Inspira Labs@InspiraLabsHQ
BD GemX@BD_GemX
D Group@DGroup_VN
Captain Capital@CapCapital68
BD Ventures@ventures_bd
Amplification
Media & Community Partners
The outlets and communities carrying the Summit beyond the room.
Wu Blockchain
Cryptopolitan
CoinGape
BlockTempo
Techub News
Crypto News
Bitcoin World
Yellow Media
BFM Times
Cryptonomad
Coinmeta
CoinEasy
ME News
TBP
BD GemX
BD Ventures
Captain Capital
D Group
Media enquiries and partnership requests · atharv@backersstage.com