Manifest Startup Pitch Competition and Job Fair Includes Positions at Kalshi, Polymarket, More

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Here's your opportunity to get in on the explosive sports betting prediction market.

And for those looking to pitch their industry startup, you won't want to miss this event.

Manifest 2025 is hosting a Startup Pitch Competition with live markets, organized by their sponsor Sovereign. Last year’s pitch competition led to angel and pre-seed investments for several participants. This year, we’re raising the stakes with more VCs eager to invest serious amounts for the right founders.  The event will take place at Lighthaven Campus in Berkley, California. June 6 · 7–10 PM

"Our confirmed judges represent billions of dollars in funds and have an interest in prediction markets, AI, crypto, biotech and more. They’ve invested in hundreds of companies, including Manifold itself. If you have an exciting startup, apply for a slot with your pitch deck."

The event is being hosted by Manifold Markets.   Marquee guests include the likes of Statistician & writer of Silver Bulletin, Nate Silver, and Substack founder Chris Best.

As far as the job fair goes, the following companies will be in attendance along with the job openings.

  • Polymarket - Senior product designer, design engineer, senior product engineer

  • Kalshi - Engineers, product, marketing, market structure

  • Substack - Engineering manager, engineers, GTM Ops lead, product manager

  • Elicit - Engineers, ML research resident, talent acquisitions lead, senior pm

  • Sovereign - Quantitative traders

Friday, June 6 · 7–10 PM @ Lighthaven
Free and open to the community

The Night Market is back for the third year! An open-air evening celebration of all things markets. It's a chance to meet people, share ideas, see strange gadgets, and wander around in a transcendent twilight. A Very Bay Area World's Fair and a fun attempt to manifest the futures.

Previous markets included but not limited to:

    Job market: trade your skills for other skills, or find your next gig
    Stuff market: arts, crafts, foods
    Experience market: mini games, fortunes
    Book market: got a book? essay? poem?
    Information market: like a poster session, without the standards
    Black market: naming rights to a baby's middle name, 'probiotics', etc

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