DeSci London is a grassroots community focused on educating researchers about DeSci and helping to support early-stage DeSci projects. We host in-person events where DeSci builders, investors, academics, and the DeSci curious can connect, share ideas, and collaborate.

Why are we building DeSci London?
In the last five years, new tools have made it possible for you to work from wherever you can in the world, this allows for fantastic flexibility and has drastically improved the quality of life for many. Whilst this is undeniably useful, it can often reduce the number of human interactions you may have in your day-to-day life.

We want to create a space where DeSci builders can cross-pollinate ideas, receive feedback from researchers, secure funding from investors, act as a catalyst for the whole of DeSci

Who are we building it for?
The whole ecosystem! In January we held a conference that was free to attend, at one of London’s most prestigious research institutions. We provided (and continue to provide through our monthly meetups) a platform for new projects to share their ideas. We put representation and diversity at the heart of what we do, as shown by the 16 travel grants we offered and nearly 50% of speakers being women.

What would this grant money go towards?
We want to continue acting as a community hub, providing a platform for DeSci projects and upholding accountability for projects.

We want to incept DeSci communities wherever people want them, this grant would supply us with the funding we need to create new DeSci communities all over the globe, creating a de-siloed support network for academic researchers and the network future founders need to get their ideas off the ground. Already we have connected founders to investors with over £1,000,000 raised through our network.
