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The Killer Whales Season 2 cast in the green and red studio

Killer Whales

Sink or swim crypto pitches

Founders pitch to the biggest names in crypto. Win the Swim votes and you leave with mentorship, deals and a global spotlight.

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Season 2 prize pool $1.5M

The biggest prize pool on crypto TV.

600M+People reached
80+Countries
11Episodes, 2 seasons
32Projects pitched
5Streaming platforms
6Exits
Streaming

Season 1

Founders from 10 countries, scored on screen by Hacken.

Streaming

Season 2

A new host, more Whales and a $1.5M prize pool.

The studio lit green with SWIM across the ceiling
A founder pitching, seen from behind a Whale's chair
A founder pitching in front of a giant screen
A founder pitching beside a costumed mascot
A Cybertruck parked in the studio during a pitch
The Whales under a space scene on the ceiling
The Whales

The faces founders want in the room

Anthony ScaramucciAnthony ScaramucciSkyBridge Capital1.2M
Mario NawfalMario NawfalEntrepreneur2.1M
Ran NeunerRan NeunerCrypto Banter930K
Aaron ArnoldAaron ArnoldAltcoin Daily1.8M
Austin ArnoldAustin ArnoldAltcoin Daily1.8M
Gracy ChenGracy ChenBitget260K
Crypto WendyOCrypto WendyOMedia420K
George TungGeorge TungCryptosRus270K
The ThreadGuyThe ThreadGuyHost320K
6.3MCoinMarketCapCo-producer& guest Whales

Followers on X. Every episode goes out on the Whales’ own channels too.

Swim stories

Six exits and counting

Six projects from the show have since sold their company to investors or a buyer. Open a story to see what happened.

32Projects on TV
6Exits
18%+Exit rate
$55MFunds protected at Wallet Guard
Wallet Guard's founder celebrating in the green-lit studioExit · Acquired by MetaMask

Wallet Guard

17K → 117KUsers
$5M → $55MFunds protected
  1. Pitched
  2. Swim
  3. Acquired by MetaMask
Read the story → The Sleap.io founders pitching in the studioExit · Acquired by Staynex

Sleap.io

22 monthsFrom pitch to acquisition
  1. Pitched June 2024
  2. Swim
  3. Acquired April 2026
Read the story →
More Swim stories
ApeWater cans and packagingSwim · Funded

ApeWater

$2.5M+Raised at a $20M valuation
  1. Pitched
  2. Swim
  3. 4 new US markets
Read the story →
A founder rehearsing at a Killer Whales Pitch StationSwim · Funded

FX1

$350KCredit funding
  1. Pitched
  2. Swim
  3. Google programme
Story coming soon
The red and green Killer Whales setSwim · Brand

Catbotica

Brand IPGrew into a larger brand
  1. Pitched
  2. Swim
  3. Gaming launchpad
Story coming soon
The Whales watching a founder pitchSwim · Growth

Pundi X

15xPayments added
  1. Pitched
  2. Swim
  3. New markets
Story coming soon

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