DFC Pitch Club: $100,000+ in Startup Benefits

As part of Arbitrum Founder's Eve, the DeFi Founders Club and Arbitrum are hosting a startup pitching competition for teams building the future of Web3.
We’re looking for ambitious founders working on:
Stablecoins & Payments
Tokenization & Real-World Assets
DeFi & Financial Infrastructure
AI & Agentic Finance
Privacy-Preserving Applications
Consumer Crypto Products
Developer Tooling & Infrastructure
10 selected teams will take the stage for a sharp 2-minute pitch followed by 2 minutes of Q&A in front of investors, founders, builders, and ecosystem leaders.
Expect high-signal ideas, real products, and actionable feedback from some of the most active participants in the ecosystem.
Agenda
15:30 – 16:00 Check-in & networking
16:00 – 17:00 Startup pitches
17:00 – 17:50 How Arbitrum supports founders
17:50 – 18:00 Winner announcements & prize ceremony
18:00 – 19:00 Networking
Jury
Arbitrum Foundation
Greenfield Capital
Blockwall VC
Interop Ventures
Prizes
1st prize
Win a trip to the Arbitrum Founder House in London (total of $300K in prizes and grants)
$5,000 in Media Credits from Cointelegraph
$5,000 Audit Credits from Oak Security
Chainstack Annual Pro Plan ($2,388) + $1,000 in credits
1:1 Brand Positioning & Messaging Workshop with Kerna Studio
$25,000 AWS Credits
DFC mentorship
3-month DFC mentorship
2nd prize
$5,000 in Media Credits from Cointelegraph
$3,000 Audit Credits from Oak Security
Chainstack Annual Pro Plan ($2,388)
1:1 Brand Positioning & Messaging Workshop with Kerna Studio
$25,000 AWS Credits
DFC mentorship
3-month DFC mentorship
3rd prize
$2,000 Audit Credits from Oak Security
Chainstack 6-Month Pro Plan ($1,194)
1:1 Brand Positioning & Messaging Workshop with Kerna Studio
$25,000 AWS Credits
3-month DFC mentorship
Prizes subject to availability, eligibility, and partner terms.
DeFi Founder Club
DFC is a network of 60+ DeFi founders collectively representing over $3B in TVL and $100M+ in funding.
Arbitrum
One of the leading Ethereum scaling ecosystems, enabling fast and low-cost onchain applications. Arbitrum supports a thriving developer community across DeFi, gaming, AI, and consumer applications.