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Ronald Jan is an experienced operator, entrepreneur and investor, with expertise in a.o. e-commerce, fintech and healthtech. He has spent over a decade with various C-level roles in tech startups including Rocket Internet and Delivery Hero. Previously he has been a strategy consultant at Booz & Co and an investment banker at ABN Amro. INSEAD educated.

Kristian co-leads the Norwegian operations at Antler alongside Anne, where he leads both our fundraising and partnership efforts. Kristian is also responsible for building the ecosystem around Antler in Europe focusing on partnerships with commercial companies that want to contribute through their services and idea generation towards founders in the programs. He is also working on raising the European funds that invest in Antler's portfolio companies.

Michael started his career with The Boston Consulting Group. Since then, he has worked with building, scaling, and investing in startups. Michael has helped build and scale numerous companies as a co-founder, advisor, or angel-investor including two companies which have experienced exit events.

Anil is a Partner at Antler Africa, based in Lagos. He has an impressive track record that includes founding Toronto’s first restaurant delivery service, he is no stranger to leveraging pioneering technology to disrupt traditional industries. He has spent the better part of the last two decades, building and scaling businesses across diverse sectors in Nigeria, including FMCG, renewable energy, agro-allied industries, and construction. His hands-on operational consulting for major startups such as Jumia, along with advisory services for over 100 startups, showcases his extensive experience supporting entrepreneurs across various stages of growth.

Lola is a Partner at Antler Africa, based in Lagos. She brings years of leadership experience across the technology, agriculture, and mobility sectors on the continent. She has held senior roles at several high-impact companies, including Google, OLX, Babban Gona, and most recently Bolt, where she led operations across multiple African markets.Her track record spans scaling businesses, driving operational excellence, and leading high-performing teams across diverse environments. Lola holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and is deeply passionate about building companies that deliver meaningful impact in Africa

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Livia is a full-stack marketing and communications expert obsessed with building brands. With 10 years' experience from startups in Stockholm and NYC, Livia previously ran fintech Tink’s marketing department and headed up community and content marketing at ecommerce platform Tictail. Livia is a lover of the Russian language, undercover interior designer and will help you set your marketing strategy, grow and attract customers.

Oscar, heading up Antler Stockholm, is an entrepreneur, expansion specialist and leader with 10 years' experience in building ventures across Africa, Europe, Middle East and Latin America. He previously co-founded BIMA, a global leader in mobile insurance, with 26M customers and has worked at Spotify, Kinnevik and Universal Avenue. He loves the outdoors and his favorite meal is freshly caught trout grilled over an open fire.

Nitin brings 12+ years of experience in global venture capital, having invested in 100+ tech startups across stages, from being the first believer all the way to pre-IPO. Nitin learnt the ropes of the VC business in the US at NEA (one of the world’s largest funds) and was also an early executive at EverFi (acq. by Blackbaud for $750M). Nitin was part of the founding team at Lightbox Ventures, one of India’s leading funds (now $400M AUM). He then created his own micro-VC (FirstPrinciples) as a thesis-driven, early believer in 40+ startups, and was the first VC in India to focus on Web3. A Wharton graduate, Nitin has served on advisory boards/groups for the USC Viterbi School, NITI Aayog, AngelList India and TheBetterIndia.

Melalite is a Partner in Antler Africa based in Nairobi, supporting the Antler founders on tech and strategy. Her prior experience includes Oracle, Bain & Company, and Princeton Consultants. Melalite holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA/MSC in Computer Science from Smith College and Rutgers University.

Markus is a Partner at Antler sharing the overall responsibility for Antler’s operations in Southeast Asia. Markus has worked with technology ventures in SEA for nearly a decade. Prior to Antler, Markus was in Venture Development Roles at Zalora and Global Fashion Group (GFG) based in Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Originally from Sweden, Erik is a seasoned entrepreneur who has founded five ventures, including Zalora in Vietnam. Currently Partner at Antler, he leads the firm's investments and operations in Vietnam. Also known as 'Shark Erik', he is a judge and investor on Shark Tank Vietnam. Prior to this, he was an investment banker at London's Square Mile and Vietnam Investments Group. His entrepreneurial journey has earned him recognition as one of Sweden's tech super talents, as recognised by Dagens Industri. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Erik is also fluent in Vietnamese.

Gabriel was Head of Corporate Venture Capital at GS Retail, the retail subsidiary of Korean conglomerate GS Group. He has led many notable investments, including Moloco, Inc., currently valued at over USD $1.5 billion. He started his career as a consultant at Accenture Strategy, founded a WiseBros&Company, a B2B SaaS company to help universities restructure, worked at Rakuten CEO's Innovation Office helping the Japanese company expand into global markets, and led Bravestone Venture Partners where he made notable investments including seed investment in ImpriMed in the U.S.

Fady is an investment partner based in Singapore. Prior to Antler, Fady was the Global Head of M&A and investments at PayU, the payments and fintech arm of Prosus, a global technology-focused investment group known for its early investment into Tencent. Before Prosus, he spent time with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) across their Toronto and Hong Kong offices and helped set up the Hong Kong office, establishing the firm’s presence in the region. Fady has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business—York University and is a CFA charterholder.

Originally from Norway, Mathias is a Principal at Antler Elevate in London. Since joining in 2019, he has co-led Antler Norway and worked on strategic projects and investments for Antler globally. He is passionate about supporting founders who solve challenges across climate, energy, and fintech. Mathias kicked off his career as a management consultant at McKinsey, before working as an investment professional at a Nordic PE firm. Mathias holds a MSc Econ. from Norwegian School of Economics.

Andrea is a Global Partner and Co-Heads Antler Capital. Andrea has spent 20+ years in the financial services industry, most recently at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Management Division. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Andrea spent over a decade at HSBC and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales having trained at KPMG.

Anthony is a Global Partner and Co-Heads Antler Capital. Anthony is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO who has co-founded, scaled and sold market-leading businesses globally in the financial services and ecommerce retail sectors. Prior to joining Antler, Anthony was the co-founder and CEO of fintech/proptech BrickX, and prior the co-founder of ActivInstinct, Europe’s leading Sports eCommerce business. He started his career with UBS Investment Bank in London.