René Pinnell
René Pinnell is the founder of Artizen, a web3 match-funding platform that helps creators raise capital for projects across art, science, technology and culture. Before Artizen he founded and led Kaleidoscope VR from 2015 to 2021, a company built around funding and curating virtual reality film and immersive art. Over more than two decades in creative funding, he has helped creators raise upwards of $50 million, including the first seven-figure virtual reality film deal at the Sundance Film Festival. His talk in this archive comes from the Creativity Track at ETHBoulder, continuing a focus on how creative work gets funded and supported.