Strategic collaboration to support founders, scale startups, and tackle industry challenges through the synergy of blockchain technology and Antler’s global investment network.
SINGAPORE, 10 September 2024 — EMURGO, a pioneering blockchain technology company and one of the founding entities behind the Cardano blockchain, has announced a strategic partnership with Ibex, the corporate innovation arm of Antler, one of the world’s most active early-stage investors.
Ibex is a new initiative by Antler, designed as a sector-specific innovation and investment platform. It aims to assist corporations in transforming their approach to technological development by fostering collaborations with startups. Through Ibex, corporates can better navigate the complexities of growth, ensuring that their partnerships with startups lead to measurable and impactful outcomes. The collaboration is set to drive innovation at the intersection of Fintech and Web3 technologies, leveraging EMURGO’s deep expertise and Antler’s expansive global network to support founders and scale startups. This long-term collaboration will:
- Identify, invest in, and drive the growth of global founders and startup projects solving critical real-world problems leveraging Fintech and Web3
- Tackle key industry challenges in fostering the sustainable and consistent development of commercial Web3 solutions
- Build a robust financial technology stack that is interoperable with Cardano and other adopted Web3 technologies
- Support EMURGO to drive breakthrough innovation across its growth stages
EMURGO founder and CEO Ken Kodama: “Partnering with Antler and the Ibex platform marks a significant step towards solving pressing issues by fostering the development and user adoption of interoperable solutions leveraging Fintech and Web3 technologies. Combining our industry insights, extensive global reach, and networks, we can equip founders with the resources needed to overcome challenges and accelerate technological progress.”
Deepak Jayaraman, Partner at Antler and Global Head of Ibex: “We are excited to announce our partnership with EMURGO, a leader in blockchain, marking the inaugural initiative of Ibex, our strategic innovation and investment platform within the Antler ecosystem, designed to drive breakthrough innovation for industry partners. Ibex will help industry partners fortify internal innovation engines to extract tangible value from engagements with startups and the global entrepreneurial ecosystem. We will collaborate closely with global leaders, aligning long-term innovation goals, connecting industry giants with startups and innovators, and tackling challenges or seizing opportunities that arise, leveraging Antler’s extensive global network of over 1,300 startups (and growing) to drive impactful outcomes.”
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About EMURGO
EMURGO is a blockchain technology company and a founding entity of the Cardano blockchain that provides products and services to drive the adoption of Cardano’s Web3 ecosystem. Originally established in Japan, EMURGO exists to facilitate commercial growth of the Cardano ecosystem and unlock the full potential of the ecosystem through partnerships, investments, education, and infrastructure development. To connect and learn more, visit https://emurgo.io.
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Nathaniel Acton, VP – Global Marketing, EMURGO
About Antler
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. Antler is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030.
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Rike Döpp Bergérus, VP of Global Communications
