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 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.
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The holidays are approaching in some parts of the world—and Airalo's team poses an interesting question: if you could only travel to one destination ever again, which one would that be? https://lnkd.in/gRw5GbUZ?
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Glint Solar's Rémi Bégaud caught up with Oslo Business Region and shared how he has created the perfect work-life balance in Oslo: https://lnkd.in/g-ACP3mg John Modin, Even J. Kvelland, Harald Olderheim
Follow Along: 100 Founder Decisions, by Rajiv Srivatsa, Partner at Antler in India. Over the next ~100 days, Rajiv will share 100 posts about the pivotal decisions founders face—covering people, product, process, planning, performance, and even the deeply personal side of the founder journey. Rajiv, with over 12 years of experience in the Indian startup ecosystem, brings insights grounded in real-world challenges and successes, drawing from his journey as an IIT Madras graduate, engineer at Yahoo, co-founder of Urban Ladder, and now a Partner at Antler, where he helps founders build the future—follow along as he shares one post a day, filled with lessons and actionable takeaways. https://lnkd.in/dVAABpmS? #FounderJourney #StartupDecisions #Entrepreneurship #Leadership
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The top 100 founder decisions - the 10 categories! Over the coming ~100 days, as I already shared last week, I will be talking about 100 decisions that founders make in this arduous journey. I needed some framework around which I document these 100 decisions, hence the intro post today around the 10 categories - all starting with a "P" to make things easier :) So these are the 10P categories into which these 100 decisions can be slotted! 1. Preparation - all the decisions that you take before becoming a founder 2. Philosophy - the values around which the company needs to be built 3. Purpose - the "why" and the customer for whom you are solving 4. Product - what you build, how you build it, and the tech decisions 5. Promotion - all things marketing, social, distribution, sales & PR 6. People - the category with the most # of decisions across the board 7. Process - the level of processes to draft into the company across stages 8. Planning - from strategy to money to metrics to everything in-between 9. Performance - how are you going to determine if you are moving ahead 10. Personal - while this is at the core of the journey, we take this category finally on all the personal decision points across this journey So here's to starting the new series "Top 100 Founder Decisions" with a post a day across these 10P categories! #top #100 #founder #decisions #startups #entrepreneurship
US metro areas have fewer Pre-seed than Seed investors—Antler Principal Cash Allred explains the fund math behind it 👇 https://lnkd.in/d5gDKyUJ?
This chart should help some founders feel seen 👀. In every ecosystem, there are fewer pre-seed investors than there are seed investors. The fund math pushes them that way. VCs who started out doing pre-seed almost always move up to seed once they have a chance to raise larger funds. Write bigger checks, generate more AUM fees, invest in the same number of companies. Combine that with Series A funds who dipped lower opportunistically to justify their own increase in AUM and you get a ton of rounds at Seed that don't happen at Pre-Seed. In less-mature ecosystems, Angels are either writing checks into their friends or not writing any checks at all. Younger founders (who don't have rich friends yet) have a really hard time raising at this stage if they aren't in an Angel-rich ecosystem or an ecosystem of rich peers (prestigous alumni networks). Another dyanmic is that previous Pre-seed funds (now seed funds) still want to see every pre-seed deal (on the off chance they do one) and waste a ton of time for founders. Is it different for 2nd time founders? Not always. The people they raised from on their last company may have moved up stream and require more traction at this point. This is why we are seeing so much demand for things like Antler - the check size makes sense even for experienced founders. They get true institutional support from the beginning. It gives them the capital and platform they need to produce real traction, rally up angel money, and go on to raise either more pre-seed or a full seed round depending on the situation. Thanks Peter Walker and Carta for the data - so many things we could talk about here!
Is consumer innovation the sleeper hit of the next decade? Let’s talk. Post-2021, many investors pivoted toward enterprise solutions, but does that mean consumer-facing innovation is tapped out? "VCs are sleeping on consumer right now," says Tobias Bengtsdahl, Partner at Antler, in this PitchBook News interview with Leah Hodgson. "Big tech dominates consumer AI markets, but gaps remain—particularly in spaces where trust and credibility are key, like mental health". Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dWw-fWDt #VentureCapital #AI #Startups #Innovation
Antler Partners Nitin Sharma and Rajiv Srivatsa featured in Entrepreneur India
#Update Antler, a VC firm, invested $75 million in 30 Indian startups across AI, tech, and climate. They're impressed by India's talent and believe the next tech giants will come from there. New investments include Bizup (fashion), Cautio (AI dashcams), Freshcon GmbH (meal kits), HireBound (AI recruiting), Infer.so (finance voice bots), MEINE Electric (renewable energy), and SustVest (solar energy platform). Other startups focus on finance (Keeper, Maximize Money), mobility (Milo Drive), education (Wonder), and more. Antler seeks to empower founders with innovative solutions. Their next India program starts in February 2025. Read the story: https://ow.ly/AVmJ50UkxBm Nitin Sharma & Rajiv Srivatsa, General Partners at Antler in India and Co-founders of the Antler India Fund #VentureCapital #IndianStartups #TechInvestment #AIStartups #ClimateTech #Innovation #StartupEcosystem #Entrepreneurship #IndiaTech #InvestmentNews
Antler Elevate Partner Fady Abdel-Nour, CFA recently joined the judging panel at the finals of She Loves Tech —the world’s largest acceleration platform for women and technology. Congratulations to the winners: 🥇 Medtech startup Feminai 🥈 Profit Peak, a SaaS platform 🥉 intella, an AI-language tech platform from the Middle East #SheLovesTechat10 #womenintech
We hosted our annual flagship UK event, ‘UK Dynamism: Investing in Growth & Innovation’ with Google Cloud, with presentations by industry-leaders like Hussein Kanji Neil Shah Sarah Kunst and Toby Triebel on the role of innovation in spurring a new era of growth. https://lnkd.in/dzFqMrU2 Andrea Hajdu-Howe FCA Jed Rose Sarah Finegan
Actively fundraising? Perfect your pitch for 2025. Join tomorrow’s virtual workshop and you'll get actionable insights on how to build fundraising strategies that work + hear from Partners actively writing checks at early stage venture firms and a founder who has successfully raised capital. “Mastering Early-Stage Fundraising: Insider Tips for Founders,” with Prerna Sharma (Partner at Antler), Mia Lewin (Managing Partner, TheFounderVC), Kimmy Paluch (Managing Partner, Beta Boom), and Hansi Singh, PhD (Founder & CEO, Planette AI.ai). Wednesday, December 4 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in EST. 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT+1 Sign up 👇
aParently, the first online matchmaking and support platform for platonic co-parents launched this week. The Copenhagen-based startup connects people looking to raise children together without a romantic relationship to tackle declining global fertility rates and support the growing number of solo parents. Congratulations to Co-founders Jacob Lennheden and Ane Larsen. https://lnkd.in/dKizS9Yx