Meet your co-founders, join our global community, and access capital to build and scale your company faster.

A clear advantage from day zero

We give you an edge from the very beginning. Build and scale your company faster with our global community of co-founders and access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital around the world.

Build your team

We are the best place on the planet to find exceptional co-founders. The people we work with are remarkable—out of more than 50,000 annual applicants, less than 5% are accepted to join our residencies.

Join our community

Our truly global community of founders, operators, investors, experts, and partner organizations moves you forward, faster—whether it’s helping you go to market or efficiently expand into a new geography.

Access capital

Antler is here to maximize your success for the entire life cycle of your company—from being your earliest backer to a long-term capital partner who provides follow-on funding and access to additional top VCs.

The world needs founders

Progress is not inevitable—the world needs talented, determined, and resilient people to make it happen. Join Antler and be part of a truly global community committed to making progress inevitable.

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Antler Residency

Join as an individual or team

We welcome individuals and teams at the very beginning of their startup journey—before the company is founded and even pre-idea.

Scale an existing company

We join forces with existing companies that have established teams and are seeking additional funding and support.

Not ready to build your startup?

Antler Academy

Antler Academy is a free online platform for new entrepreneurs. Unlock step-by-step playbooks and templates used by real founders who've launched venture-backed startups.

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors

We have one of the largest communities of early-stage founders in the world—and a growing portfolio of game-changing companies that are creating jobs, contributing to GDP, and improving lives.

900+
Portfolio companies
$3.7B
Total portfolio value
5,600+
Antler founders
27
Locations worldwide

Exceptional founders come from anywhere with any background

Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not. With locations across six continents, we ease the pathway to entrepreneurship so more talented people in all corners of the globe can start problem-solving companies.

Finland

Antler in Finland offers programs that support founders or teams from the beginning of their startup journey.

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Malaysia

Antler Malaysia offers residency programs, dedicated to supporting founders at the very start of their journey—pre-idea, pre-team, or pre-seed.

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Middle East

Located in Dubai and Riyadh, Antler Middle East offers pre-seed programs for founders or existing teams from the start—pre-seed, pre-team or pre-idea.

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Sweden

Antler in Sweden offers programs that support founders or teams from the beginning of their startup journey.

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Norway

Antler in Norway offers programs that support founders or teams from the beginning of their startup journey.

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Denmark

Antler in Denmark offers programs that support founders or teams from the beginning of their startup journey.

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Japan

Based in Tokyo, Antler Japan offers pre-launch programs. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or already building as a team, we can support you.

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Korea

Antler Korea is based in Seoul. We offer pre-launch startup programs to help you build a team, validate an idea and maximize your chances at success.

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Canada

Located in Toronto, Antler in Canada offers pre-launch programs to partner with founders looking for a co-founder or teams already in operation.

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Spain

Ran out of Madrid, Antler Spain offers startup programs dedicated to supporting early founders or existing teams, from the ground up.

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Singapore

Antler Singapore offers pre-launch programs, dedicated to supporting founders at the very start of their journey—pre-idea, pre-team, or pre-seed.

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Brazil

Based in São Paulo, Antler Brazil offers pre-launch programs to assist entrepreneurs in forming teams and building businesses, from the beginning.

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France

Located in Paris, Antler France offers founder programs that will support you from the very beginning. This includes pre-team and even pre-idea.

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Kenya

Based in Nairobi, Antler Kenya offers pre-seed programs dedicated to early founders, existing teams or individuals determined to be an entrepreneur.

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UK

Ran out of London, Antler UK offers prelaunch programs to support founders find their co-founder, develop their idea and launch a business.

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Indonesia

Located in Jakarta, Antler Indonesia offers residency program for individuals looking for co-founders and direct investment for existing teams.

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Portugal

Based in Lisbon, we offer programs that can support founders from the earliest stages in building a startup. This includes pre-team and pre-idea.

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Vietnam

Based in Ho Chi Minh, Antler Vietnam offers pre-seed programs that support founders or existing teams from the start—pre-seed, pre-team or pre-idea.

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India

Located in Bengaluru, Antler India is invests in the range of $500K in pre-seed startups.

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US

Based out of Austin, Boulder and New York, Antler US offers Residency programs to support new founders and existing teams, from the earliest stages.

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Netherlands

Based in Amsterdam, Berlin and Munich, Antler in Central Europe support founders or existing teams from day zero to greatness.

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Australia

Ran out of Sydney and Melbourne, Antler Australia offers pre-seed programs that will support you from the very beginning—pre-team or even pre-idea.

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Germany

Ran out of Berlin, Munich and Amsterdam, Antler Central Europe helps entrepreneurs find co-founder/s, develop ideas, and get buy-in for their vision.

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Must-read articles from Antler

Browse our collection of founder stories, industry insights, and latest startup successes from Antler

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The new generation of Nordic founders

The Nordics have produced some of the most successful tech unicorns in Europe—and the world—with Spotify and Klarna securing some of the highest valuations ever achieved by European tech founders. As the tech flywheel spins faster and faster in the region, Antler is excited to publish the largest study of tech founders in the Nordics ever conducted.

Manuel Schönfeld: The management consultant determined to save companies millions

Our content series "It All Starts with People" delves into the passions, motivations, and vision of the exceptional founders we have the privilege of partnering with around the world. Read the story of Manuel Schönfeld, founder and CEO of PowerX, on a mission to help businesses waste less energy and money while combatting what he calls "the largest threat to our planet since the meteor wiped out dinosaurs.”

Build your transformational AI company with Antler

As AI technologies evolve at a breathtaking speed, founders have an unprecedented opportunity to leverage those tools to solve complex, meaningful, and pervasive problems. Antler is looking for the next wave of visionary founders committed to using AI to disrupt industries and improve how we live, work, and thrive as individuals, organizations, and economies.

Under the hood: How Antler sources and assesses great founders

Our Window into Progress digital event series continues with "Under the Hood"—a deep dive into the rigor and scale that makes Antler unique as we source and assess tens of thousands of founders across six continents.

Antler partners with Khazanah to launch in Malaysia

Antler is thrilled to announce our launch in Malaysia, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and in partnership with Khazanah.

The state of building today: Antler global perspectives

On the heels of publishing A Window into Progress—a global report that looks inside Antler, the world’s day zero investor—we are excited to present a digital event series offering deeper insights into our portfolio, investment approach, and unique views of the world. Our first event is "The State of Building Today," featuring perspectives on the state of VC and the startup ecosystems in Europe, the US, India, and Brazil.

Abraham Burak: The digital nomad delivering instant connectivity worldwide

Our content series "It All Starts with People" delves into the passions, motivations, and vision of the exceptional founders we have the privilege of partnering with around the world. Read the story of Abraham Burak and Bahadir Ozdemir, co-founders of Airalo, who are on a mission to make connectivity around the world accessible and affordable.

Meet the new generation of European tech founders

As unicorns and later-stage companies are battered by the economic climate, the overall health of the European tech ecosystem looks stronger than ever, with more founders coming from big tech and unicorns to build new startups with significant growth potential. Dive into our report and get to know the new generation of European tech founders.