We just kicked off the latest cohort of 200+ founders to our Antler Fall 2024 Residency in the US. The top 3% of over 6 thousand applications were admitted to this Residency, that is exceptional in its density of talent—here‘s a sample: 3x exited founders raised $20m and sold to top gaming platform former head of AI, head of product at Fortune 100s We look forward to working with these founders over the next eight weeks in the Residency. More updates to come! More about how Antler works here https://lnkd.in/dEz95fWw Tyler Norwood Jeff Becker Ryan Sommerville Prerna Sharma Lisa Potocsnak Charles Hayley Bell Roslyn Jin Caroline (Healey) McCracken Rio Hodges Cody Sugarman Cash Allred Kelly LaBuff Jake O'Shea Samantha Cerqueira Lauren Houpt Kaila J. Lim Besart Çopa
Antler
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Your drive and ambition should be able to change the world.
About us
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,000 investments into early-stage startups, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.
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http://www.antler.co
External link for Antler
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Singapore
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- startup, talents, venturecapital, investment, founder, talentacquisition, venture, investing, business, entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture capital
Locations
Employees at Antler
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Andreas Ehn
Partner at Approach – if you message me on LinkedIn, I will probably never see it; please email instead
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Alpesh Doshi
Passionate about technology, focused on Innovating thinking and Agile Delivery for Digital Transformation, #AI (Generative AI) and Data
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Mark Inkster
Climate tech investor | Board member
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Chris Carder
Executive Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Schulich School of Business. Adjunct Professor. Special Advisor, Office of the President - York…
Updates
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What sectors does Antler invest in? "We're looking for brilliant people, and we think that brilliant people will win no matter what the type of industry, whatever the industry du jour is," says Bede Moore on the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs podcast, with Philip Guarino
New Podcast! EMPOWERING SUCCESS FOR EARLY-STAGE VENTURES In this episode of the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs podcast, host Philip Guarino speaks with Bede Moore, an HBS alumnus and Antler's Chief Commercial Officer. Bede discusses his entrepreneurial journey and his current role leading global pre-seed venture investments at Antler. The discussion explores the unique challenges faced by early-stage entrepreneurs and how Antler's comprehensive approach provides founders with the support they need from the very beginning. Listen in to learn more about Antler's investment strategy and how they're empowering the next generation of innovators. Listen to it here: https://lnkd.in/eqzGtEua #haeinvites #harvardalumnientrepreneurs #harvard #harvardalumni #HBS #entrepreneurs #podcast #entrepreneurship #earlystageventures #startups #seedcapital #capitalaccess #seedfunding
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Diesta, founded by Julian Schoemig and Chris Davis, has raised $3.8M in a seed round led by FinTech Collective with Commerce Ventures and existing investors. As a B2B SaaS solution for payment operations in the insurance sector, Diesta is helping to drive digital transformation in one of the world’s most antiquated markets. More about them here: https://lnkd.in/d5nfXUnP
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Antler Canada’s sixth Founder Residency began last week with 60 founders, representing 17 nationalities, chosen from over 4,300 applicants. If you're a founder looking to build, visit our website to learn more about upcoming residencies. https://lnkd.in/dJd8UCc5
Bernie Li on LinkedIn: "There's no right time to start a company so just do it" With that…
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Finnish quantum startup QMill has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to develop quantum computing for industrial applications. The round was co-led by Antler, Maki.vc and Kvanted. Toni Annala Mikko Möttönen Hannu Kauppinen Ville Kotovirta Jussi Kallasvuo Read more on Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/d4WWyeaX
QMill, a Finnish quantum computing startup, just raised $4.5 million in seed funding with this pitch deck
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"Sweden's most innovative companies were all backed by angel investors in their early days. With passion, expertise, and capital, angels are the driving force and dare to bet on groundbreaking ideas and teams. Without angels, Sweden would stand still, and now we need them more than ever. Thanks to Andreas Grape, Ash Pournouri, and the Nordic Angels team for making it possible," says Oscar S Westergård, Partner at Antler in Sweden. Looking forward to celebrating the early-stage tech ecosystem, especially our active angel investors: Lars Lindgren, investor in Treyd Krim Talia at Sting, in yayloh, Buility Deqa Abukar at BLING, investor in Done , Hypertype
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“Outlier founders will increasingly be the ones who incorporate ESG and impact from the earliest stages—as early as day zero,” says Antler Partner Andrea Hajdu-Howe FCA: https://lnkd.in/dncqkwrU
Voting with Venture: Tech Founders are Prioritizing Purpose and ESG Integration
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What's happening across Antler: Antler Korea announced its $1.14M investment into eight standout companies from its fourth cohort - https://lnkd.in/dhneWfd8 Antler in Korea will be hosting the fourth Investor Day to invite investors to meet with the eight new portfolio companies on 17th January 2025. Interested in attending? Find more information here - https://lnkd.in/dq3U-zmB Registration for Antler Brasil's February 2025 residency opened - find more information here to build with Antler in Brazil 🇧🇷- https://lnkd.in/d8Xw_u3S Antler Japan welcomed Kunihiro Tanaka, founder and CEO of Sakura Internet Inc, for a Q&A session for the cohort founders - learn more and apply to build with Antler in Japan 🇯🇵here: https://lnkd.in/dDP2AHGC
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Thinking about starting a company? The best time is now! 🚀✨ Join one of 27 Antler residencies worldwide and work with Partners like Tobias Bengtsdahl to go from zero to seed in just a few months. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gRJ4jw4U
Partner at Antler – Investing in Founders at Day Zero 🏆 Osito 🐻❄️ ex CEO/Founder @memmo.me 🥷 Forbes 30u30 and all that jazz
Good morning 🌅 🚀 Whatever your ambition level for this week was – this picture is here to tell you it's time to increase it 🌋 If SpaceX can catch a 275 000 kg booster with their 'chopsticks' in the first ever attempt – what can you do? 🥢
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Theis Jensen shares how he and his co-founder Andreas Åfeldt Franke built Telgea, a global mobile carrier providing users with connections to the best available local networks worldwide with transparent pricing: https://lnkd.in/d5W5iAie
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