Build an AI company that can win globally — from Day Zero

We've backed some of the world's most impactful AI startups

Lovable is one of the world's leading vibe-coding platforms

PeecAI is the world's leading Generative Engine Optimisation platform

Wrtn is South Korea's largest superapp personalising AI interactions at scale

Micro1 is vetting top-tier talent for the world's Frontier AI-labs

AI drove over 53% of all new billion-dollar companies in 2025 so far. We’re still only at the beginning of the AI Big Bang.

In India, we've backed 51 AI-native or AI-first startups many of whom are poised to be category leaders.

• Navana AI is the complete full-stack voice AI powering some of the largest financial institutions in India
• Hexo has built a machine learning engineer (MLE) agent, currently working with Silicon Valley giants‍
• Project Mirage (AINA) is preparing the world for how we will interact with AI agents and AI-native devices‍
• Infer is a rare agentic AI startup, already serving Fortune 100 insurers in the US
• KuboCare is applying AI to senior care with deployments in the US and Japan already‍
• Dodge AI is bringing agentic AI to ERP maintenance, already backed by Tier 1 global funds‍‍‍
• Kenko is an emerging agentic AI winner serving the US health and fitness industry‍
• Uncharted AI is a cracked robotics + AI team, transforming how critical minerals are explored‍
• Mandrake Bioworks is applying AI to create an alternative gene editor to CRISPR

Six ways in which the Antler AI Residency takes you Further, Faster:

1. You get fast-tracked to pre-seed capital

• ₹4 Cr in potential investment for 11% equity, with an investment decision in just 3 weeks
• We endeavour to invest in 50–75% of startups that make it to the Residency
• Founders are also supported with a one-time ₹2L grant to cover expenses (powered by Hancock Prospecting)

2. You get substantial perks to turbocharge growth

• Build your AI company with $1M+ in AI-relevant perks (Including $350K guaranteed Azure Credits regardless of investment). You don't wait till IC to access perks. These credits are often enough to fully cover your infrastructure costs for your launch and initial scaling.
• Up to $4M+ in total perks post-investment

3. You build clarity through intensity

• A high-intensity, compressed Residency alongside a highly curated group, all designed to build focus and momentum
• Pressure-test your venture scalability—so you exit with real clarity, across product, GTM, and fundraising

From a few AI Residency Founders:

4. You access some of the best AI minds

1-1 sessions with experienced founders, builders and investors who've scaled AI companies globally

Top AI Operators who joined us for the last Residency Cohort

5. You get the best landing pad and US GTM support

• If building for global markets, go to the US sooner—and faster—with Antler Embark, Antler’s post-investment US expansion program
• Designed to help you find actual US market traction in 3-6 months (vs. 12–18 typically)
• Of course, you also join one of the world's most vibrant networks with founders in 27 global locations

Across the last 2 Embark cohorts:

• 23 AI startups from India, SEA, and Australia
• 95+ interactions with top AI operators, investors, and founders in Silicon Valley, leading to hundreds of relevant ecosystem and customer connects
• 60%+ of startups have already achieved US traction post-Embark

What Embark founders are saying...

6. You access a large pool of follow-on capital

• Potential $30M+ in follow-on capital as you scale
• Continued backing from Antler through Seed and Series A, with reserves via Antler Elevate up to Series B/C
• Raise your next round faster through Antler Showcase—our bi-annual, high-signal event that:
  • Curates 100+ top VCs
  • Compresses months of outreach into one high-impact day

It's time to build one of the world's best AI companies. We're excited to walk alongside you in your journey.