Get Discovered: Startup Showcase + VC Access at Zebu Live
Many, many years ago this intern, yes me, the one writing these top-notch newsletters, went on the web3 equivalent of a hunger strike. The plan was to boycott all crypto-related food until I came up with a way to make sure my fellow Zebu Live event goers didn’t let their snackable ideas pass them by.
No more NFT Doughnuts, no more digital sundaes or crypto burgers – not until I solved the funding issue for crypto startups in the UK. I needed a simple, yet bold plan. After many days glued to my desk (not literally), with only physical food to satisfy me, it suddenly came to me…
A Pitch Competition so amazing it would attract the best VCs and be the UK’s premier launchpad for crypto innovation. It would be called the ZEBU LIVE STARTUP SHOWCASE.
Okay, I might have been overly-dramatic there, but it makes for a better introduction to this newsletter than some typical, “WE ARE LIVE, join our Pitch Comp” announcement. Also, I do a lot of the heavy lifting around here, so it’s nice to have lovely words written about me (even if they are my own).
Right, Marketing just gave me “the look”, so…
WE ARE LIVE, join our Pitch Comp… Okay, enough web3 fun for one day.
Your Startup. Our Stage. Zebu Live Startup Showcase.
Web3 founders, this is your moment.
The Zebu Live Startup Showcase gives early-stage web3 and crypto-native startups a zero-risk, high-reward opportunity to pitch, be discovered and join the UK’s frontier of crypto innovation.
Apply now for a chance to:
- Be selected as one of the Top 50 startups, your deck will be shared directly with VCs, Flight3, and Steven Bartlett’s Flight Fund (Yes, THAT Steven Bartlett).
- Win the opportunity to pitch live on stage at Zebu Live 2025 in front of an audience of investors, media and ecosystem leaders.
- Get featured across Zebu Live and Flight3 social channels as a project to watch.
21–22 October | Tobacco Dock, London
Applications are private; only selected startups will be announced publicly.
Zero risk and all the reward. That’s my kind of risk.
Who should apply?
- Pre-seed to Series A
- Building in DeFi, infra, gaming, social, tooling or AI x crypto
- Testnet-ready, MVP live or in early traction
- Not in stealth and led by credible, crypto-native teams
Everyone benefits
- Startups: real visibility, curated exposure and the chance to pitch VCs directly.
- Investors: a filtered, private deal pipeline curated by Flight3 and Zebu Live.
- Flight3: the opportunity to build long-term founder relationships and surface promising dealflow.
- Zebu Live: the Showcase cements our role as the UK’s biggest web3 conference for blockchain innovation.
I'm excited to see who we get. And, when you're rich and famous, just remember this intern whose Pitch Competition announcement helped get you to the top.