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A heartfelt thank you to all the founders who pitched in today's Startup Chicago Web3 Founders Showcase in partnership with 1871's Web3 Innovation Lab and Decasonic 👏🏾. We heard from a talented group of entrepreneurs at the forefront of the Web3 ecosystem: Sree Chintala, My-Legacy.ai Noel F. Myers, The SunDAO Network Christian Gaona, TexChange Unbrokered Inc. Yusuf Henriques, IndyGeneUS AI Michael Olorunninwo, GradientFI Jonathan G. Blanco 🛠, Niftmint Peter Tomala, World Play League Dege Nsoki, Virtual Practicuum Chris Liquin, Cupcake If you weren't able to join us this time, check out some of the highlights below ⬇️ A special thank you to our keynote speakers, Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871, and Paul Hsu, Founder and CEO of Decasonic, for their inspiring words and insights on the state of Web3 entrepreneurship in Chicagoland. To the investors and partners who participated, your presence and commitment are invaluable. #ChicagoWeb3 #Blockchain #DeFi #ChicagoStartups #InclusiveInnovation #VentureCapital #WorldBusinessChicago #StartupChicago

We're just shy of being one week away from our exciting virtual Web3 Showcase, presented in partnership with 1871 and Decasonic on Thursday, April 11th at 2 PM CST. This event is an extension of 1871's Web3 Innovation Lab, a 4-month program that connects growth-stage and late-stage Web3 startups with corporate businesses, experts, and investors to collaboratively solve industry challenges and explore opportunities in the Web3 space. The 2024 Web3 lab focuses on areas like infrastructure, identity, government use cases, and enabling enterprises. We're also thrilled to have the support of Decasonic, a Chicago-based venture capital and digital assets fund that invests in and partners with blockchain startups to help founders accelerate product-market fit and scale their growth. Next week's showcase will feature: - Select Startup Pitches from Web3 founders actively fundraising for their next round (Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B): - Expert Keynotes by Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871, and Paul Hsu, Founder of Decasonic. Showcase Presenters: 1. My-Legacy.ai - Sree Chintala 2. The SunDAO Network - Greg S-K Ness ℏ and Noel F. Myers 3. TexChange Unbrokered Inc. - Christian Gaona 4. IndyGeneUS AI - Yusuf Henriques 5. GradientFI - Michael Olorunninwo 6. Niftmint - Jonathan G. Blanco 🛠 7. World Play League - Peter Tomala 8. Virtual Practicuum - Dege Nsoki 9. Cupcake - Chris Liquin As an extension of the Chicago Venture Summit, Startup Chicago connects venture-ready startups with investors to accelerate growth through: - Targeted matchmaking between VCs and startups - Exclusive virtual showcases to engage promising Web3 startups who are actively fundraising in 2024 and beyond - Unique opportunities to connect with Chicago startup & VC ecosystem leaders Don't miss this opportunity to discover some of the most innovative Web3 startups in Chicago! The event will be hosted virtually via Zoom, and registration is by email invitation only. If you're interested in attending or would like to recommend an investor to invite, please reach out to Billy Ndizeye. #chicago #startups #web3 #inclusiveinnovation Abin Kuriakose, Nicole McCarthy, Gabby Snedeker

🌐🚀 Introducing our first-ever 2024 Web3 Innovation Lab cohort! 🌟 We're thrilled to unveil the dynamic and visionary members of our 2024 #Web3 Innovation Lab cohort in partnership with U.S. Blockchain Coalition & WTIA. These 28 growth & late-stage startups are at the forefront of Web3 innovation, w/ focuses in:  •Building out the Digitally Native Middleware •All Things Identity •Enabling Government •Enabling Enterprise •Use Cases for Normies •Layer’s 0’s & 1’s Read our press release for an in-depth look at each member and their visionary startups.  📰🔗 https://lnkd.in/gbxAu__r 14bis Supply Tracking Gamr (Techstars '23) Niftmint GradientFI BlockSpan Lit Protocol Taro Finance (Techstars '23) SUNN Blockchain BlockSurvey Yeetum Bitpowr (500 Global F’22) Velocity Career Labs Qila.io FreshCredit® World Play League TexChange Unbrokered Inc. Credenza ULedger Raze Chainparency Vennity, Inc. qstn MINTangible IndyGeneUS AI | Google for Startups ’23 Cryptolegacy