San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitAngels (the world’s leading investor network for the blockchain industry, today announced ShredSpots, Waterfall Protocol and Big Watt Digital as the winners of the BitAngels Startup Pitch Contest on CoinAgenda (www.coinagenda.com ), the leading global conference series connecting blockchain and cryptocurrency investors with startups since 2014.
“With the local growth of blockchain and Web3, we are proud to announce that two of the three BitAngels winners are Puerto Rican-based companies,” said Michael Terpin, BitAngels founder. “Throughout technology history, many of the industry’s most dominant companies began their journey in a bear market.”
Companies participating in BitAngel’s Startup Pitch Competition included carbon markets, NFTs, funds, wallets and more. To empower and fund the next generation of blockchain innovations, BitAngel’s pitch events provide an opportunity for founders to present their projects to investors. Investors and community members get an early look at some of the most exciting upcoming blockchain ventures expanding Web3.
Held December 5-7, 2022 at the Fairmont El San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a mix of angel and VC investments presented in a Demo Day environment to judges and CoinAgenda attendees consisting of investors and entrepreneurs. After the presentations, the judges selected the best presenters based on their professional analysis.
The winners from the CoinAgenda Caribbean BitAngels Pitch Day are:
#1: ShredSpots- The first decentralized AR metaverse that immortalizes urban creative expression and immerses users into an alternative world of street-born art.
#2: Waterfall Protocol – A Proof-of-Stake smart contract platform based on DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph).
#3: Big Watt Digital- Aims to be one of the fastest growing ESG Crypto mining companies in the entire industry and prioritizes environmental, social and governance factors in the company’s investment and scaling criteria.
#4: Open Carbon – The world’s first NFT marketplace for carbon credits. The OpenCarbon platform delivers forward-looking, SEC-compliant, carbon-offsetting financial products to efficiently source, construct, manage and liquidate large and complex carbon asset portfolios.
#5: Hallo Technologies- The on demand gaming economy in a social app.
As the first place winner, ShredSpots will receive a marketing package (valued up to $10,000). The package includes a free booth, a ticket to a CoinAgenda 2023 of your choice, and 2 free press releases on the leading global blockchain press release, BlockchainWire. Second and third place winners receive a ticket to a CoinAgenda 2023.
Upcoming events:
- September 2023: CoinAgenda Global in Los Angeles
- October 2023: CoinAgenda Greece in Athens
- December 2023: CoinAgenda Caribbean in Puerto Rico
Startups interested in participating in BitAngel’s Startup Pitch Competition can email [email protected]. BitAngels hosts events globally. To apply to present at a future BitAngels event or to view the full calendar, please visit the BitAngels website.
ABOUT THE COIN AGENDA
CoinAgenda (www.coinagenda.com) has been the leading global conference series since 2014, connecting professional investors, traders, family offices and digital currency funds with top entrepreneurs in blockchain, cryptocurrency and Web3. CoinAgenda is an experience that allows all attendees to meet, mingle and get to know the leading thought leaders, entrepreneurs and investors in the sector, including memorable parties in unique locations. It is the most exclusive investor conference series in the blockchain world.
ABOUT BIT ANGELS
BitAngels (www.bitangels.network) is an investor network for the blockchain industry. BitAngels was launched in 2013 as the world’s first digital currency startup angel network. Each BitAngels event features networking and short pitches by startup founders to an audience of investors, business leaders and the local blockchain community. These events give investors the unique chance to learn about new cryptocurrency investment opportunities.
