Antler’s Ibex and EMURGO collaborate to promote Web3 innovation and fintech expansion
In an effort to promote Web3 innovation and fintech growth, particularly in Africa, EMURGO, a trailblazing blockchain technology company and one of the founding organizations behind the Cardano blockchain, and Ibex, the corporate innovation division of Antler, one of the world’s most active early-stage investors, have teamed up.
Antler recently launched Ibex, a platform for investment and innovation targeted at particular industries. Its goal is to help companies change the way they think about technology development by encouraging partnerships with startups.
Corporates can more effectively manage the challenges of growth with Ibex, ensuring that their collaborations with startups produce quantifiable and significant results.
By combining Antler’s vast global network with EMURGO’s in-depth knowledge, the partnership is expected to spur innovation at the nexus of fintech and Web3 technologies while assisting entrepreneurs in growing their businesses.
In addition to addressing major industry challenges in promoting the sustainable and consistent development of commercial Web3 solutions, this long-term partnership will identify, fund, and accelerate the growth of global founders and startup projects using fintech and Web3 to solve important real-world problems.
Together with supporting EMURGO in fostering ground-breaking innovation at every stage of its development, it also seeks to construct a strong financial technology stack that is compatible with Cardano and other widely used Web3 technologies.
“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,” said EMURGO founder and CEO Ken Kodama.
Ibex is a strategic innovation and investment platform within the Antler ecosystem that is intended to drive breakthrough innovation for industry partners, according to Deepak Jayaraman, partner at Antler and global head of Ibex.
“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,” he said.
