Private Equity International names Ros Bazany as Woman of Influence 2024

Renee Currie of Altai and Jo Thomas of Enrola share their journeys building VC-backable startups and insights on what it takes to succeed as women founders.

Founders Kshitija Deshmukh (FOBOH) and Nathan Spiteri (Shopfront) share how Antler’s day-zero support helped them build successful startups.

Founded at the Antler Residency, Figr has raised $2.25 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered design platform. 

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A Conversation with Maveen, an experienced software engineer and cofounder of 913.ai

Antler invests £840K in seven new british tech startups.

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Applications are now open for Antler in Australia’s 13th residency. With our new Brisbane residency kicking off in February 2025, alongside Sydney and Melbourne, we’re offering aspiring founders the chance to secure long-term funding, expert guidance, and co-founder matching.  

Read more about our residency, the new $77M fund, and the new investment structure that aims to support over 100 pre-seed startups across Australia.

Voting with Venture: Tech Founders are Prioritizing Purpose and ESG Integration

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There is growing recognition that diverse founders and diverse teams generate more innovative solutions, ultimately building stronger businesses in the long run. Read Antler in the UK portfolio director Sarah Finegan's recent article in Startups Magazine, offering 10 tips on securing venture capital as an underrepresented founder.

Something I see happen quite often when thinking about new startup ideas is the temptation to focus on the downstream opportunities an idea may create, versus the primary problem you are trying to solve you have to solve to unlock these opportunities.

Antler works with founders starting from day zero, bringing them in-house to our Residency programs in Austin and New York. After investment from Antler, our portfolio companies work with our team to unlock continued growth and prepare to raise subsequent funding. As partners at the earliest stage, we’re proud to showcase some of our US portfolio companies who’ve matured as they continue to scale in our US Fall 2024 Portfolio Showcase.

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ALT Fashion leverages AI to revolutionise fashion search and discovery, building the meta search engine for fashion.

In the early stages of a startup, growth is correlated to scaling, rather than perfecting minor details.

TradeCredit is building supply chain finance products for fresh produce retailers.

HealthCRED raises $1.2 Million to revolutionise B2B Healthcare financing in India.

Accelerating due diligence and deepening insights - an AI operating system for private equity professionals

Watch this space to see the exceptional businesses these founders form in just 10 weeks.

India’s first open mobility platform, Namma Yatri raises $11 million from Antler, Blume Ventures and Google.

Explore the transformative journey of Steven Gans, an AI enthusiast who leveraged his design background and Antler's support to pioneer groundbreaking startups and navigate the evolving venture capital landscape.

Join us as Sia shares his entrepreneurial journey, highlighting the challenges, lessons, and strategies that shaped his approach to product management.

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HireBound is a conversational AI copilot that automates workflows for recruiters and develops proprietary resume intelligence.

Tradomate.one is building an AI-based trading analysis and automation platform for the next-gen trader.

Cautio is building the future of safety and security with intelligent video telematics.

Insurance Padosi is building a new-age insurance solution with a focus on customer education and personalized recommendations.

Meine Electric is revolutionizing renewable energy generation with aluminium-air fuel cells.

Storefox.ai is building the next-gen intelligence platform for offline retail.

Kubo Care aims to empower over 1 billion seniors globally to age safely and independently through innovative and non-invasive health monitoring solutions.

Read our report about why the rise of the European technical founder means there has never been a better chance for Europe to build its first tech giant

Meet Mike Kim, a visionary who has navigated a fascinating career path from finance to technology and, ultimately, to founding his own ventures. 

Antler’s exclusive “Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Building Venture-Scalable Businesses” summit in London brought together top women founders for a dynamic afternoon of thought leadership and discussion. Read highlights of the event—essential insights for the next generation of women founders in the UK and beyond.

Three founders share their recent experiences attending the showcase for the first time

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Navigating the Path from Entrepreneurship to New Professional Horizons

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Meet the spacetech founder tackling climate change by setting the new global standard for precise and continuous greenhouse gas emissions measurements.

Inside Before Day Zero, India’s most exclusive startup community for top talent figuring out their next move.

Learning from the experiences of startup founders within the Antler community in Indonesia.

The seasoned venture capitalist, recognized for developing innovative funding mechanisms and advocating for the mental health of entrepreneurs joins Antler, the world’s most active angel & seed-stage investor

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Exciting news for entrepreneurs ready to leave their mark: We've launched a pivotal initiative that spotlights the diverse opportunities within Canada's thriving industries.

Our report curates pivotal problem statements from Canada's leading tech visionaries, founders, and VCs, offering aspiring entrepreneurs a pathway to impactful innovation.

Discover 20+ big opportunities pinpointed by top Canadian minds, spread across six fast-growing industries. Each challenge is an invitation to create and innovate—leading the way to the future.

We hope it will serve as a roadmap for aspiring founders ready to build tomorrow's solutions today.

2024年3月13日、Antler Japan初となる『Antler Japan DEMO DAY 2024』を開催しました。会場には国内外の起業家、ベンチャーキャピタル、CVC、個人投資家、Antler Cohort Programの第1期生・第2期生、スタートアップエコシステムを支える人々にご来場いただき、大きなセミナールームは立ち見が出るほどの盛況ぶりとなりました。Antler Cohort Programを通じて共同創業者を得て創業し、出資を受けたポートフォリオ企業5社のご紹介、そして当日のピッチセッションの様子をお届けします。

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Antler works with founders starting from day zero, bringing them in-house to our Residency programs in Austin, Boulder, and New York. After investment from Antler, our portfolio companies work with our team to unlock continued growth and prepare to raise subsequent funding. As partners at the earliest stage, we’re proud to showcase some of our US portfolio companies who’ve matured as they continue to scale.

The Antler team in the US is thrilled to introduce our newest class of Visiting Partners who will be coaching and supporting founders participating in our US Spring 2024 Residencies this April across Austin, Boulder, and NYC.

Read more about the founders that make the largest residency cohort to date in India.

Notably, there's a surge in vertical AI startups in Indonesia, supported by the emergence of genAI technologies like ChatGPT

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Um guia prático para você levantar a rodada que o seu negócio precisa para crescer

With household energy bills increasing by 81% since October 2022 and 70% of UK homeowners unable to afford the cost of installing a solar energy system, home energy continues to be a bleak landscape for homeowners to navigate.

Enter GRYD Energy, the team who is changing the game by overturning the traditional solar deployment model—with no upfront costs to homeowners. Read why GRYD is poised to scale an untapped part of the solar market, and why Antler is proud to be their day zero investor.

At Antler, we're always on the lookout for founders building groundbreaking technologies that have the potential to reshape industries. Our latest investment in Agenta.ai—a trailblazing company founded in our Berlin residency in June 2023—embodies this vision, representing a significant leap forward in the development and deployment of large language model (LLM) applications.

How can the world tackle the increasingly complex problems of our time? With a new global infrastructure backing the most driven founders. Listen to Antler founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland discuss this—and why we're building Antler—on the Capital Allocators podcast.

Antler is charting a new course for innovation by expanding our presence in Australia. We are launching in Queensland and partnering with the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC).

Supported by the Queensland Government's Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF), the partnership is poised to transform the state's innovation sector. With a focus on bridging the early-stage funding gap, Antler and QIC are committed to attracting and nurturing the nation's top talent, driving forward Queensland's position on the global innovation stage.

Startups and founders around the world have been building against a rocky backdrop in recent years. After the shock of the COVID pandemic, uncertainty and angst have persisted about inflation, interest rates, market declines, bank failures, and the looming threat of recession.

Despite this, entrepreneurship and innovation are accelerating around the globe. Why is this happening? Why is now the best time in history to build a business?

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What will innovation look like as we move deeper into 2024? What are the biggest industry trends that will define the coming year?

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We asked our global network of Antler Operators—founders, sector leaders, CxOs, and VPs from companies including Roblox, Airtable, Shopify, Spotify, Affirm, DoorDash, Uber, Hubspot, and more, who offer 1:1 advice to Antler portfolio companies, giving them extra firepower to help fast-track their growth.

Dive into a coveted list of 10 forward-thinking startup ideas curated by James McClure, Partner at Antler in Australia, for entrepreneurs looking to make an impact. Spanning generative AI, modular housing, B2B due diligence, and beyond, these opportunities reflect the evolving landscape of tech and societal needs. Whether it's leveraging proprietary content for LLMs, innovating in the housing market, or pioneering quantum high-frequency trading, these ideas not only address current challenges but also open up new avenues for monetisation and growth.