Announcing the Fall 2025 U.S. Portfolio Showcase

Antler in the US is proud to unveil the latest companies to join the U.S. portfolio, an outstanding group of startups across Enterprise, FinTech, Consumer, Hardware, Energy, Health and BioTech, and more.

As partners at the earliest stage, we’re proud to highlight these select teams as they continue to scale. We worked with these teams in our Residency programs in Austin and New York over the last six months. 

After investing, we continue to actively support our portfolio companies by helping them unlock further growth and prepare to raise subsequent funding. Below are  highlights of the companies: ranging from pre-seed to seed, some of these startups are heads down building, while others have already raised funding from strategic investors and institutional VCs.

We’re proud to spotlight our incredible founders as they continue to scale and change the world.

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Voltaic Marine: Onshore automated manufacturing for multi-use electric boat platforms

Founders: Richard Phamdo, Jonathan Yin, Cody Covey, and Will Stewart bring together decades of experience across EVs, autonomous systems, semiconductors, and enterprise sales. Collectively they’ve launched Tesla’s Model 3/Y, Cruise’s first driverless vehicles, Intel’s EV/autonomous programs, and scaled $500M+ ARR businesses.

RayLife: Next-gen biowearable to unlock noninvasive, 24/7 blood analysis

Founders: Mohsen Zaeimbash, PhD, HBS MBA, and Yong-Chul Yoon, PhD at MIT, are pioneers in photonics and medical devices with 5 patents, 40+ publications, and multiple hardware generations built. They combine deep science and Amazon-scale product execution.

Meso: AI platform for B2C social media marketing

Founders: Nathaniel Green, a Cornell alum who previously scaled a top digital agency representing Selena Gomez and Universal, and Dr. Sven Brueckner, a PhD computer scientist with leadership roles at Mercedes-Benz and LookingGlass Cyber. Together, they bring elite marketing and technical expertise.

Lead Autopilot: Redefining the legal workforce with AI client acquisition

Founders: Brothers Jacobo and Abraham Adberstein, both UT Austin grads, combine aerospace engineering, NASA design, and Cloudflare systems experience with a track record of building from their teens onward — including Jacobo’s first iOS game at 14.

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Post Translational Medicines:  Illuminating the dark proteome for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases

Founder: Bryan Ngo, scientist-entrepreneur with deep expertise in translational science, has worked at Altos Labs, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Rockefeller, and Cornell. Guided by Nobel Laureates and HHMI Investigators, he’s assembling the next category-defining biotech.

Kivira: Faster, more accurate mental health diagnoses through AI

Founder: Maria Carmona, 3x founder and EY Entrepreneur of the Year nominee, previously built and exited a LATAM wedding marketplace. A Booth MBA and YC SS award recipient, she now channels personal experience into reshaping mental health.

Blockhouse: Predictive analytics to reduce trading costs

Founders: Aaditya Krishnamohan, ex-Head of Crypto at a YC-backed fintech, and Pranav Udeshi, former UBS derivatives researcher, combine venture-backed scaling expertise and Wall Street rigor to transform global trading infrastructure.

GETT: Agentic commerce infrastructure for direct-to-restaurant transactions

Founders: Paul Stoltz, who led Walmart’s restaurant delivery acquisition, and Arpan Desai, e-commerce CTO behind Stubhub’s precursor and Ordermark integrations, unite restaurant tech and e-commerce scale to rewire dining transactions.

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Deepinvent: Frontier AI for patents

Founders: Brothers Marcus and Mitch Weller, joined by Aljo Rakita, form a multi-exit founding team. Marcus is a DARPA AI advisor with a PhD in Cognitive Science, Mitch automated litigation at the IRS, and Aljo co-founded a VC-backed Legal AI company.

FuelUp: AI-driven platform for fleet fueling and maintenance

Founder: Loren McClure, a BYU Marriott graduate, has built and scaled multiple businesses, consulted for AWS and J&J, and led AI/Web3 initiatives with Fortune 500 partners. Now applying that experience to transform fleet logistics.

Type 1 Compute: Brain-inspired processors for edge AI

Founders: Param Nayar, Murat Isik, and Jonathan Naoukin blend M&A diligence on $13B+ deals, award-winning Stanford neuromorphic research, and recognition at the Quantum Innovation Summit into a world-class deeptech founding team.

Offtake: AI-driven personalized content platform for IP holders

Founder: Ishaan Sutaria, founder of Wave Sports (10B+ monthly views, 500M fans, $60M VC raised, 200+ employees), built and sold one of the world’s largest digital sports publishers. Now redefining sports IP engagement.

Magnefy: Maximizing critical power asset utilization with edge AI digital twins

Founder: Joseph Kao, Stanford GSB MSx graduate and PhD in Materials Science from UC Berkeley, previously managed engineering at Apple and Meta. He brings top-tier technical program management to energy infrastructure.

Expecting Together: Scalable support network for the parenting journey

Founder: Georgia Kastaris, ex-Amazon Principal PM and NYU MBA, combines healthcare consulting expertise with big-tech execution to scale community-first family support solutions.

Fluorionics: Fluorides for advanced manufacturing

Founder: Ryno Pretorius, PhD, successfully built two deeptech pilot plants (Magrathea Metals, Brimstone Energy) raising $70M+ in venture and $200M+ in grants. Now developing fluorides at industrial scale.

Jack: Human-first job matching platform

Founders: Maca Baigorria and Alex Amico previously scaled Avocademy to $5M+ revenue and 100+ employees. Now tackling equitable hiring together.

Faradworks: Copilot for hardware design

Founders: Siddharth Kothari (Cornell MS, YC alum, 50+ PCB designs shipped) and Himanshu Mittal (AI systems expert serving 450M+ Gemini Pro users) bring elite hardware and AI product experience to the electronics stack.

Prism Health: Vertically-integrated CRO for clinical trials

Founders: Jana Montgomery, PhD, a 5x founder, engineer, and professor, and Kliment Minchev, MS, AI/ML engineer, unite 10+ years of clinical research with automation and AI expertise.

Breksey: AI-native OS for therapist-led practices

Founder: Maya Topitzer, former Head of Product at Cartwheel, previously scaled Headspace and Spring Health from $0 to $100M ARR. Holds dual Masters in Social Work and Public Health from Columbia.

Aparti: AI-powered asset division and document prep for family law

Founders: Igor Sheremet, 3x founder with a prior exit; Anna Naidis, veteran PM with 17 years across Fortune 500s and YC-backed startups; and Ingrid Avendaño, early Uber engineer and ex-Netflix/Chime builder. A powerhouse trio for legaltech.

Blinka: AI agents replacing CRE loan brokers

Founders: JP Linares, ex-lawyer and Division I athlete, and Sebastian Linares, self-taught engineer, bring fintech, legal, and AI experience to rewire commercial lending.

Wagr: Enabling casual esports competition for money

Founder: Jack Mascone, 2x Esports world champion and 2021 controller player of the year finalist, leverages his pro-gaming career and D1 athletics background to build the future of competitive play.

Janix: AI agents for hire

Founder: Scott Wilcox, former CTO and CIO of SXSW for 17 years, brings unmatched expertise in scaling global tech platforms and digital experiences to the next wave of AI agents.

week nights: Marketplace for club organizers to find venues, sponsors, and attendees

Founder: Shai Bruhis, 2x founder (YC alum) with 7+ years at Meta and Tile, combines technical execution with community-building passion to power a new pillar of experiential marketing.

Honeyguide: Market access platform for smallholder farmers in Africa

Founder: Taylor Roan, MIT-trained physicist and engineer, has led projects at NASA’s Curiosity Rover, Google’s Javelin, the Long Now Foundation, and Forward. Now taking a big swing at agriculture’s $1.2T opportunity.