298: Techstars Web3 Demo Day 2025: Live from NY Tech Week — MoneyNeverSleeps

This week, we're doing something different on MoneyNeverSleeps.

You're coming inside the room for the Techstars Web3 Demo Day 2025, recorded live at Civic Hall in NYC during NY Tech Week, where we brought 5 incredible Web3 startups to the stage for a standing-room-only crowd of founders, investors, and builders.

These aren’t founders chasing hype - they’re building with traction, with purpose, and with an eye on the next version of the internet.

Along the way, you’ll hear:

A powerful fireside chat with Clarisse Hagege, founder and CEO of Dfns, on her journey from TradFi to web3 and the reality of raising in tough markets
Startups introduced by their mentors and customers, not just the usual emcee banter
Closing thoughts on what Techstars Web3 has meant to me and to Hugh McGirr, my partner in building this since 2021

You’ll hear from:

🧠 Autonom – web3’s first full-context real-world assets oracle
🛡️ DABL – the essential risk layer for onchain hedging
🔐 Nera Systems – privacy-enhancing tech for secure data sharing in AI workflows
🌱 nodes.garden – one-click platform for running testnet nodes and earning token rewards
🔍 TRUSTBYTES – bringing predictive intelligence to institutional wallets
Whether you’re a founder, investor, or web3 builder—this one captures the energy, the ambition, and the conviction of what’s next.

🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube: Techstars Web3 Demo Day 2025

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