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V-Sum

Signal over noise

V-Sum is a curated finance media and convening company focused on one thing: helping builders build together.

It started as a distributed virtual conference — a way to surface the most interesting companies building in finance without the overhead of traditional events. No lanyards. No cocktail hours. Just focused briefings, real conversations, and recordings that get shared afterward.

Today, V-Sum produces technical briefings, hosts virtual and in-person gatherings, and maintains a growing archive of technical briefings from the companies that are actually building.

The thesis is simple: the most important companies in finance are often not the loudest. V-Sum exists to surface them.

How V-Sum works

15-Minute Technical Briefings

Companies deliver a 15-minute briefing via video conference — product presentation, no slides. After each briefing, attendees split into groups of 10 for off-the-record discussion with the presenting team. Briefings are recorded and distributed. Discussions stay private.

A Growing Archive

Every briefing is published with context — who presented, what the company does, and why it matters. The result is a searchable library of 59+ technical briefings from companies like Stride, Sila, Nval, Ntropy, Ansible Labs, and more.

Curation, Not Scale

Attendance is by invitation or application. Companies don't pay to present. Events are free to attend. The model is built on curation — 50 of the right people beats 500 of the wrong ones.

Sustained by Sponsors

V-Sum is supported by sponsors who believe in the mission of helping builders build together. Sponsors receive visibility across events, episodes, and the platform.

Companies featured

Stride · Sila · Nval · Ntropy · Ansible Labs · Fairplay · Orb · Oasis Labs · Prime Trust · DFNS · Paxos · Plaid · Arc · Nium · Routable · Crescent · Modern Treasury · FinGoal · Rehive · MoonPay · Composer · Unit · Lance · Abound · Swarm Markets · Zero Hash · TreasureFI · Phantom · NFTfi · Goldfinch Finance · Helium · Rainbow · Stacks · Numary · Basis Theory · Astra · Alloy · OpenNode · Fabrica · Pinata · Sardine · Casa · ZenLedger · Hedera Hashgraph · Apto Payments · Dwolla · Atomic · YAP · CredoLab · Brankas · Triple Blind · Transparent Financial Systems · Digital Asset Holdings · DriveWealth · Phixius · Nivelo · Moov

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