What Was Epic Web3 Conference 2023?
Epic Web3 Conference was held at the Palácio do Marquês de Tancos, Lisbon, Portugal, on 9 June 2023. Billed as Europe's first conference focused specifically on Web3 product growth, it brought together founders, marketers, and venture investors from companies including ConsenSys, Polygon, Binance, Unstoppable Domains, Ledger, and Uniswap for a single day of practical sessions on fundraising, marketing, and user acquisition. The official page sat on the Epic Web3 Conference site. Convening during a genuinely difficult bear market for crypto fundraising, the conference's entire premise centred on practical survival and growth tactics rather than speculative hype.
Lisbon's deep crypto-friendly digital nomad culture gave this growth-focused gathering a fitting home among Portugal's broader Web3 community. To follow similar events, check the crypto events calendar and our crypto conferences list.
Key Themes at Epic Web3 Conference
The single-day agenda focused entirely on practical product growth:
- Fundraising in a bear market.
- Marketing to non-crypto users.
- Community building strategies.
- Startup pitch competition.
The explicitly practical, tactics-over-hype framing distinguished Epic Web3 from broader, more culturally-driven crypto conferences. Many guests also tracked broader blockchain events through CoinGabbar.
How Epic Web3 Addressed Crypto's Genuinely Difficult Fundraising Climate
Portugal operates under MiCA as an EU member, with Banco de Portugal serving as the national competent authority for crypto-asset service providers, and the country's historically favourable personal crypto tax treatment had already drawn a meaningful community of crypto-focused founders and digital nomads to Lisbon. By mid-2023, however, even this crypto-friendly environment couldn't shield founders from a genuinely difficult global fundraising climate following 2022's market collapses.
Epic Web3's entire format reflected this reality directly: rather than broad industry keynotes, sessions covered specific tactics for standing out and raising money during a bear market, marketing to attract users when trust in crypto was low, and onboarding non-crypto users at scale, alongside a genuine pitch competition connecting 20 nominated startups with over 70 VCs, foundations, and angel investors. For more shows, see CoinGabbar's Web3 tech events page.
Impact of Epic Web3 Conference on Lisbon's Founder Ecosystem
A growth-focused conference convening through a genuine fundraising downturn advanced practical founder survival skills directly. It connected early-stage Web3 startups with VCs and foundations actively investing despite difficult conditions. It surfaced concrete marketing and onboarding tactics rather than abstract industry narrative. And it reinforced Lisbon's role as a genuine European Web3 founder hub beyond its digital nomad reputation. Each session reflected that practical, tactics-first character.
Why Sponsors, Exhibitors and Partners Should Join
Epic Web3 Conference reached early-stage Web3 founders actively seeking practical growth tactics. Strong fits included:
- Web3 marketing and growth platforms: reach founders explicitly seeking user acquisition tactics.
- Venture capital and angel investors: engage 20-plus pitch competition nominees directly.
- Onboarding and UX infrastructure: connect with founders focused on non-crypto user adoption.
- Community management platforms: tap a conference explicitly covering community-building strategy.
- Crypto-friendly banking and payments: serve Lisbon's broader digital nomad founder community.
To get involved, you can list your event with the CoinGabbar team.
Why KOLs, Media and Influencers Attend
A conference built entirely around practical bear-market survival tactics offers genuinely useful, non-speculative content. Creators met founders and investors sharing concrete fundraising and growth strategies during real adversity. Coverage can spread through the press release network.
Why Builders and Participants Join
For early-stage Web3 founders, Epic Web3 Conference offered genuinely practical access during a difficult fundraising climate. You learned specific tactics for fundraising, marketing, and onboarding from speakers at ConsenSys, Polygon, Binance, and Uniswap, competed for investor attention through a structured pitch competition, and connected with Lisbon's broader crypto-friendly founder community. Many left with concrete next steps rather than abstract industry inspiration.
Tickets and PR Offers With CoinGabbar
Building Web3 growth or marketing tools? CoinGabbar offers ticket discounts at partner events and free or discounted press release publishing for projects booked through us. To sponsor or add your event to our digital asset events list, email event@coingabbar.io.
How the Event Concluded and What Came Next
Epic Web3 Conference 2023 closed with founders carrying concrete fundraising and growth tactics through one of crypto's most genuinely difficult fundraising periods. Pitch competition finalists continued conversations with VCs and angel investors in the weeks that followed. By focusing entirely on practical product growth rather than industry hype, the conference reinforced Lisbon's role as a serious European Web3 founder hub grounded in genuine tactical substance. To follow what came next, see CoinGabbar's crypto summits page and our NFT events list.
Glossary of Key Terms
- Banco de Portugal: Portugal's central bank and MiCA competent authority.
- Bear market: a sustained period of falling prices and reduced investor confidence.
- Pitch competition: a structured format where startups present to investors for funding consideration.
- User onboarding: the process of guiding new, often non-technical users into using a product.
- Digital nomad: a remote worker who travels while working online, a community historically drawn to Lisbon.
Disclaimer
This page is for general information only. It is not financial, legal, or tax advice. This is a Web3 conference that took place in June 2023; future dates and details may differ. Portuguese and EU crypto rules have evolved since; always check current Banco de Portugal guidance. Please confirm with the official source and do your own research. Crypto assets are volatile and can lose value.
