Partnership Announcement - Stone & Chalk x Aus DeFi
One small step for web3, one major step for web3-kind
If you've been part of or witness to the Australian startup and scaleup ecosystem then the name Stone & Chalk will be familiar to you. It's been the home of innovation in Australia since 2015 and with office in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, they have widespread reach.
Fintech has been a major focus for them (as well as health tech, climate tech, cybersecurity and more) and a natural progression for that comes in the form of the innovations we're seeing across the web3/blockchain space.
Today, 9th December 2022, we're proud to announce that Aus DeFi Association is partnering with Stone & Chalk to create the Web3 Innovation Centre, a national first.
The launch of the new Innovation Centre in early 2023 comes following the Tech Council of Australia’s latest report on Digital Assets, which estimates that there will be $15-$20 billion in investments and up to one thousand startups in the digital asset space by 2030. The research reinforces the untapped potential of blockchain technologies and digital assets in all aspects of society including social finance, environmental impact and the wider creator economy.
The Australia-first partnership between Stone & Chalk Group and the Australian DeFi Association will play an integral role in helping realise the untapped potential of the emerging Web3 ecosystem, bringing public and private sectors together to unlock the industry’s capabilities. The Web3 Innovation Centres will be located at each of Stone & Chalk Group’s Hubs, acting as a place of convergence for local founders looking to propel the industry forward by accessing the latest thinking, support and guidance from industry experts, mentors, corporate partners and collaborators.
A number of services will be offered to residents of this initiative and whilst the initial focus is on physical desks across the venues (Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne), there are plans for hybrid/virtual offerings as well.
Full media release here: https://www.stoneandchalk.com.au/media-centre/australia-first-web3-innovation-centre/
The venture studio NotCentralised will offer bespoke offerings into the Web3 Innovation Centre and join a number of other partners who will be part of this new and growing ecosystem.
Further member benefits are shown here (and more will come as the centre grows and matures).
Both organisations are proud to be announcing this partnership and it will go down as a momentous occasion for the Australian startup and web3 communities.
You might remember, we did our October event for Sydney at Stone & Chalk and that was a resounding success (see below). So, here's to more of that along with working together in 2023.
For more information about the Web3 Innovation Centre, get in touch with us via this email or our website www.defi.org.au