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WAMVENTURES: BLOCKCHAIN + CRYPTO MARKETS | Insights

WAMVentures Forum kicks off the spring season on  April 25 (Wednesday 6-9pm) with Blockchain & Crypto Investors, Experts & Innovators.  Gain valuable insights about blockchain, ICOs, how blockchain technology affects industries & more from Arsen Pereymer, Founder & Managing Partner, Appument Ventures; Pelli Wang, Head of Partnerships at Token Foundry, ConsenSys; and Richard Hecker, CEO, Traction + Scale and Co-founder, Crypto Working Group.

Arsen Pereymer, Appument Ventures, Founder & Managing Partner

Serial Entrepreneur, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Expert (since 2012)

Ever since getting into Bitcoin mining in 2012, Arsen's passion in blockchain and crypto exploded. An influencer and enthusiast in the crypto community, Arsen has been helping many get into crypto by teaching trading strategies, technical and fundamental analysis techniques. In addition to advising many ICOs, and upcoming blockchain startups, Arsen is working on a unique blockchain startup of his own. Arsen has launched several AI-powered and deep-machine learning services which use his trading strategies to trade on behalf of investors. Arsen is also in the process of launching a Crypto AI-powered hedge fund.  

In addition to being into crypto, Arsen has a successful track-record in the app store. Arsen has created & published 400+ iOS apps of which many have reached the top charts, featured by Apple and have amassed tens of millions of organic downloads. 
Follow on Twitter @arsenpereymer

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Pelli Wang, Head of Partnerships at Token Foundry @ Consensys

Pelli Wang heads partnerships at Token Foundry at ConsenSys, a platform that combines token economics, game theory and distributed systems to launch well-designed and governed token sales on the blockchain. Prior to joining ConsenSys, she led venture investments and partnerships for SeedInvest, an early pioneer in equity crowdfunding through the JOBS act.  Pelli has consistently been at the forefront of the democratization of fundraising for emerging technologies. She also has spoken at numerous industry conferences, judged at startup competitions and mentored young entrepreneurs.  Follow on Twitter @pelliwang

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Richard Hecker, CEO, Traction + Scale and Co-founder, Crypto Working Group

Richie Hecker is a technology entrepreneur and investor. He has bought and sold assets that have had enterprise values over a billion dollars across the private, public and crypto markets. Richie co-founded the Crypto Working Group, the leading Self Regulating Organization in the industry. He is an op-ed writer for leading publications such as TechCrunchWall Street Journal AcceleratorsHuffPost and Observer and lectures at universities including Columbia, Parsons and NYU on the fusion of politics, and entrepreneurship. You can follow him on Twitter @RichieBlueEyes

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PITCH SESSIONApply to pitch for expert & investor feedback at: contact "at" wamventures.com by April 20, 2018, 4pm EST. Submit 1-page executive summary (reflecting core elements of your active or planned blockchain whitepaper) including stage of business, problem, solution and market size of your industry/vertical. Preference for companies that have achieved MVP and demonstrate progress toward traction and/or unique technology (emphasis on blockchain projects / solutions).  Use SUBJECT: Pitch at WAMVentures Forum 4/25/18. * * Presenting team must have at least one woman or diverse founder/co-founder or key team member. *  *

WAMVentures encourages women and diverse founders to pitch and gain valuable investor feedback.

HOSTVeronica Guzman, Founder, WAMVentures Group LLC

REGISTER EARLY: Prior WAMVentures Forums have sold out! NO DOOR registration.

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