Cardano meets Bitcoin: Inside the UTXO Pitch Night at TOKEN2049

Описание: How do blockchain startups raise capital? For nine founders at TOKEN2049 Singapore, the answer was a stage, more than 90 investors, and up to $500,000 in funding on the line.

UTXO Pitch Night took place on 7 October 2026, at Marina Bay Sands, bringing together startups building across Cardano, Bitcoin, and the wider UTXO ecosystem in front of a crowd of more than 400. The Cardano Foundation co-hosted the evening with Draper Dragon.
Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, opened the night, and Andy Tang, Founding Partner at Draper Dragon, later sat down with Hareesh Nair, CIO at TPC, for a fireside chat.

The startups that pitched were Veridian, AllScale, TOTO Finance, Kenomic, Spout Finance, Strike Finance, Sundial, Masumi, and RiverArk.
Pitch events like this one connect founders directly with investors who already understand the tech. But funding for blockchain startups also goes beyond traditional venture capital. Builders on Cardano can pursue ecosystem venture funds like the Orion Fund, accelerator programs, and Project Catalyst, the community-run treasury that funds projects through community votes.

Thank you to every team that pitched, to our speakers, and to everyone who filled the room.

Learn more about the Cardano Foundation at https://cardanofoundation.org