Stone & Chalk selects long-lost twin Sling & Stone as PR agency of record

There are few partners who share the same panache, excitement and support for Australia’s technology ecosystem than we do. But we’ve finally found someone who not only shares those values, we even share an eerily similar name!

We’re excited to announce we are now working with award-winning PR agency Sling & Stone, to help tell Stone & Chalk Group’s stories of supporting Australia’s startups, scaleups and beyond to help our country’s economic prosperity.

An unrivalled national community for emerging technology, Stone & Chalk Group provides vital access to the experience, knowledge, capital, capabilities, infrastructure and guidance that startups and scaleups require to be successful.

Our footprint currently spans 11 locations across Australia, supporting almost 1,000 residents from more than 560 startups and scaleups. The Stone & Chalk Group village of residents and alumni has raised in excess of $520 million in capital and created more than 2,500 jobs over the past six years.

Stone & Chalk Group supports some of the fastest-growing companies in the economy, while working with enterprises and government to shape the policy and regulatory landscape required for critical and emerging technology products and services.

Sling & Stone will help raise the profile of Stone & Chalk Group in Australia and globally as we embark on an exciting strategic change, providing education and strategic consulting to residents, giving them the tools, resources and support to grow and expand themselves.

Olivia Grandjean-Thomsen, Head of Communications, Media and Events at Stone & Chalk Group, said:

“We are preparing for a massive 2022, building on the work we’ve done to date with our community with an even stronger program of work and support over the next year and beyond. It takes a village to raise a startup and Sling & Stone’s expertise, authority and smart thinking are all crucial ingredients to give our community the support they need in the future.”

James Hutchinson, Global Head of Business at Sling & Stone, said:

“As an organisation focused heavily on supporting and expanding Australia’s technology ecosystem, Stone & Chalk Group is exactly why we created Sling & Stone. Individually, we’ve already both helped support startups and scaleups raise funding, change industries and go global. Together, we’ll be able to do even more.”