As both a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Danny Gilligan is at the forefront of driving disruptive innovation in Australia’s financial services sector. Through Reinventure Group, co-founded with Simon Cant in 2013, he is pioneering a new model of corporate
venture capital. The $150 million fund is focused on backing proven entrepreneurs leading disruptive technology ventures whose growth can be accelerated through a strategic relationship with Westpac, the fund’s lead investor. Danny is also co-founder of Data Republic, a trust platform for secure data exchange between companies that is seeking to lead the transition to a data driven economy. He was a founding director of Stone&Chalk, an independent not-for-profit Fintech hub whose overarching objective is to help foster and accelerate the development of world-leading
Fintech start-ups in Australia.