SHOWCASE

THE FUTURE OF FINTECH:

BEST IN SHOW

Empire Startups and Fintech Is Femme are teaming up to showcase the very best, category-defining pre-seed and seed stage startups reimagining lending, payments, wealth, insurance, capital markets, and more.

Each event will feature five companies presenting and a panel of expert investors crowning Fintech's BEST-IN-SHOW.

with participation from

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FROM BUILD TO SPOTLIGHT MODE — PRE-SEED / SEED-STAGE — NOMINATE OR APPLY HERE.

REGISTER TO ATTEND

Modern Money: WealthTech Showcase
Fintech Is Femme: Female-led Showcase
Net Worthy: Financial Wellness Showcase
The Exchange: Capital Markets Showcase
Underwritten: The InsurTech Showcase
FinGPT: The GenAI Showcase

Oct 6 2025
Nov 10 2025
Mar 9 2026
Jun 8 2026
Sep 14 2026
Dec 7 2026

Modern Money: WealthTech Showcase

Oct 6 2025

Fintech Is Femme: Female-led Showcase

Jan 12 2026

Net Worthy: Financial Wellness Showcase

Mar 9 2026

The Exchange: Capital Markets Showcase

Jun 8 2026

Underwritten: The InsurTech Showcase

Sep 14 2026

FinGPT: The GenAI Showcase

Dec 7 2026

APPLY OR NOMINATE
YOUR FAVORITE FINTECH

REASONS TO ATTEND

Meet FinTech’s Rising Stars – Hear from the top entrepreneurs building what’s next

Spot What’s Next – Get early access to breakthrough tech and ideas

Not a Webinar – Live Q&A with founders and judges — fast, interactive, and fun

Expert Forecasts – Hear what top investors see coming next in FinTech

REASONS TO PRESENT

Momentum & Bragging Rights – Showcase your startup fresh off a Best in Show recognition

Unmatched Visibility – Get in front of the largest and most engaged FinTech community in the world

Curated Access – 1:1 meetings with top-tier investors, judges, and strategic partners

PREVIOUS MENTORS AND JUDGES

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Chrissy Wagner

Senior Vice President

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Elizabeth McCluskey

Managing Director

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Ruth Hubbard

Director

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Stephanie Campbell

Co-founder & General Partner

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David Jegen

Managing Partner

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Saira Rahman

VP, New Investor Initiatives

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Ashlyn Lackey

Director, Emerging Tech & Innovation

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Michael Nugent

Managing Partner

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Lizzie Naylor

Director, Global Emerging Fintech Track, Start Path

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Jon Zanoff

Managing Partner

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Carlos Arango

Vice President, Global Fintech Partnerships

Eric Jones

Head of Venture Investing

FinTech Partner

Alison Goldstein Norup

Head of VC & Startup Ecosystem

FinTech Partner

Emmalyn Shaw

Managing Partner

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Christa Williams-Collett

SVP, Principal

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KJ Singh

Managing Director

Dan Rosen

Founder & General Partner, Commerce Ventures

Kelly Fryer

Executive Director, Fintech Sandbox

Josh Tanenbaum

Managing Partner and Founder, Rebalance Capital

Kevin Cimring

Co-founder and CEO, Paperwork

Laurence Latimer​

CO-FOUNDER & CEO, DINARA

SARAH LEVY

CEO, BETTERMENT

DAVID BREAR

CO-FOUNDER & CEO, 11:FS

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INVESTOR, ANTHEMIS

ELLE NAVARRO BRUNO

MANAGING DIRECTOR, TECHSTARS WESTERN UNION PROGRAM

KARIM GILLANI

CO-FOUNDER AND GENERAL PARTNER, LUGE CAPITAL

KABIR KUMAR

DIRECTOR, FLOURISH VENTURES

RON SHEVLIN

MANAGING DIRECTOR, FINTECH RESEARCH, CORNERSTONE ADVISORS

Elizabeth Davis

PRINCIPAL INVESTOR, ANTHEMIS GROUP

SAM MAULE

KEY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, GOOGLE

RON J. WILLIAMS

PARTNER, CO-CREATED

JILLIAN WILLIAMS

PRINCIPAL, COWBOY VENTURES

AGENDA