The Web3 Demo Day, under the auspices of Afflux, and with the generous sponsorship of Plug Chain, Bing Ventures, PicaPica, and NIFTYIN, along with the invaluable support of Skyland, Japan's preeminent risk investment firm, and UneMeta, the country's premier NFT company, in addition to the endorsement of numerous Web3 venture capital institutions, media outlets, and co-organizers, is scheduled to commence on February 28th. A total of 31 projects, hailing from various corners of the world, have been carefully selected to compete in this momentous event, representing the potential to spearhead the next phase of growth within Japan's flourishing Web3 market.

Today, we are pleased to launch Demo Day themed “Outlook of Web3 in Japan: リソースフロー”, a virtual event that combines hackathon, summit and demo day all into one streamlined experience, on February 28, 2023 held on the day. We sincerely invite you to participate in the Afflux Demo Day, discuss with us the development prospects and best practices of Web3 technology in Japan, and provide a communication and cooperation platform for industry experts, business representatives, investors, and technology enthusiasts. It is hoped that through this event, it will provide more impetus and support for the development of Web3 in Japan, and contribute to the transformation and innovation of the digital economy.

Today, AFFLUX officially announced the list of shortlisted projects for this Demo Day!

The following are 31 high-quality projects selected from nearly 60 submitted projects, in no particular order:

Yuliverse, SWAGGA, PicaPica, Mendax, BattleCity, memoworld.xyz, CEBG, MEEET, Galaxy, Blitz, SHORTOUT, Rivermen, RANDVERSE, Gameland, OpenBiSea, Kairos Loan, Allspark, Buk TEchnology, UnderBlock, Functionland, NIFTYIN, SPARK, PlugChain, OS Bank, MOJOR, Typus Finance, N3, City Pop TOKYO, Japan Dao, Dragon Fish Tokyo TAG, UneMeta.

We extend our sincere congratulations to all the projects selected to participate in the upcoming Demo Day. We eagerly anticipate witnessing your exceptional performances at this prestigious event.

For those whose projects did not qualify or who missed the application deadline, we encourage you to stay informed about AFFLUX's upcoming activities. Throughout 2023, we will be hosting various editions of Demo Day and we look forward to the prospect of engaging with you in the future. Moreover, project teams and investment institutions are warmly welcomed to reach out to us to explore potential collaborative opportunities.

Following the event, all pertinent project materials, investment and financing information, partnership requirements, and a comprehensive review of the Demo Day will be made available on the official AFFLUX website. We encourage all interested parties to remain vigilant and stay tuned for further updates.

All project information, investment and financing information, cooperation demand information and a complete Demo Day review of this Demo Day will be published on the AFFLUX official website after the event, please stay tuned.

The upcoming Demo Day will gather dozens of co-sponsors from the cryptocurrency industry, nearly fifty venture capital firms, along with dozens of media outlets and over fifty early-stage Web3 projects. The event is expected to generate a total traffic of over 500,000, covering a significant proportion of Web3 and Web2 users interested in the domain.

About Afflux Demo Day

Thanks to Plug Chain, Bing Ventures, PicaPica, and NIFTYIN for their special sponsorship of this roadshow and the support of our ecosystem partners, everyone can sign up for Afflux for free.

| PlugChain：PlugChain takes the aggregated cross-chain oracle protocol as the core, integrates the advantages of high performance, high expansion, low gas！

| Bing Ventures： Bing Ventures is a pioneering venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs and early-stage startups driving the next wave of Web3 and blockchain innovations. Founded in 2021 by former J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered bankers, our crypto native team brings collectively decades of experience in investing in, incubating, developing, and marketing Web 3.0 projects. With a sector-agnostic approach, we are dedicated to sifting through the noise to make thoughtful and responsible investments and leveraging our deep roots and networks in the industry to accelerate the best budding brands. Bing Ventures is headquartered in Singapore and has team members decentralized across Asia, the UK, and the US.

| PicaPica：Under the framework of a multi-chain wallet，we provide a platform for NFT minting and trading for advertisements issued by various industry influencers，community leaders，freelancers，and corporate brands.We also offer Web3 Blog Space for issuers to interact with their fans.

If you’re a Web3 developer, start by registering for Afflux Demo Day.

We also welcome you to join this Demo Day as angel investors, media, hosts, guests and even co-organizers. If you want to know more or have more ideas, please contact us.

NiftyIN：As a smart aggregation platform focusing on GameFi and NFT, NiftyIN turns artworks and game assets into NFTs and provides innovative GameFi functionality and development tools and API services required for integration and operation. While lowering the barriers for Web2 projects to enter Web3 and empowering GameFi project developers and NFT users, the platform offers new profit-making opportunities and reshapes the value of artworks and GameFi assets.

About AFFLUX

Afflux is a Web3 incubator based in Singapore, with branches located in Europe and North America. It was initiated by a consortium of crypto investors, Web2 entrepreneurs, and US university professors. The Afflux ecosystem consists of more than 400 blockchain projects, over 100 VCs, and a community of over 15,000 members.

Afflux means never-ending flow. We empower more early projects through active resource flow and customized services throughout the life cycle, and support project development with a diverse and extensive resource network. We will provide our customers with all the resources we can.