Cointelegraph enters into a strategic collaboration with Chainlink Labs to support Web3 startups

Cointelegraph is excited to announce a strategic collaboration with Chainlink Labs, the primary contributing developer of the industry-standard decentralized computing platform Chainlink. This collaboration will align the Cointelegraph Accelerator and Chainlink BUILD programs, helping drive innovation and accelerate the growth of next-gen Web3 projects.

Cointelegraph Accelerator and Chainlink Labs join to empower Web3 innovation

The Cointelegraph Accelerator is a global program that supports early-stage and up-and-coming Web3 startups. As part of the collaboration with Chainlink Labs, the Cointelegraph Accelerator will provide Chainlink BUILD projects with marketing support, media strategy, social media playbooks, user acquisition guides, access to the largest industry events, and other benefits that help accelerate their growth.

On the other hand, Chainlink Labs will engage with projects under the wing of the Cointelegraph Accelerator by offering technical support, mentorship and providing access to Chainlink’s decentralized computing platform and expanding their builder communities.

The Chainlink platform can provide protocols with access to real-world data, ways to securely transfer tokens and send messages cross-chain, and leverage offchain compute.

Together, Cointelegraph and Chainlink Labs will provide startups with technical and marketing support needed to help them find product-market fit, accelerate their growth, and securely scale their applications. According to Paul Solntsev, Head of Cointelegraph Accelerator:

“We’re excited to align the Cointelegraph Accelerator and Chainlink BUILD programs and better support projects in our ecosystem. This strategic collaboration with Chainlink Labs will help accelerate the growth of Web3 startups and drive blockchain innovation.”

About Chainlink

Chainlink is the industry-standard decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink has enabled over $9 trillion in transaction value by providing financial institutions, startups, and developers worldwide with access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain.

Chainlink powers verifiable applications and high-integrity markets for banking, DeFi, global trade, gaming, and other major sectors. Learn more about Chainlink by visiting chain.link or reading the developer documentation at docs.chain.link.

About Chainlink Labs

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink Labs is dedicated to the development and integration of Chainlink as the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain.

Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications and high-integrity markets for banking, DeFi, global trade, gaming, and other major sectors by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was recently ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Learn more about Chainlink Labs and explore open roles at chainlinklabs.com.

About Cointelegraph Accelerator

Cointelegraph Accelerator ignites the growth of promising Web3 projects by developing marketing strategies, providing advertorial media coverage, organizing workshops with mentors, and arranging participation in crypto events and introductions to Cointelegraph’s network of institutional investors, exchanges and other partners. The program focuses on Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Nonfungible Tokens (NFT), GameFi, Web3 social, as well as other segments of the broader Web3 industry.