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Why Antler Invested in HIFI's $37M Series A

We’re doubling down on HIFI’s $37M Series A round led by Left Lane Capital with participation from Tether - after backing the company at the pre-seed and seed.

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European Founder Report 2026: A Tale of Two Tiers

Antler's latest report is one of the largest studies of tech founders in Europe. We have analyzed 209 European unicorns, 551 unicorn founders, 4,129 Series A founders, and 81,055 individual funding rounds since 2000 to uncover a dramatic shift in the region's venture ecosystem.

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The solo signal

Solo founders in Antler's portfolio once failed at three times the rate of founding duos. Across 1,747 companies, that gap has all but closed. Why is the harder question.

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Attributes over experience

Starting up has never been easier. Succeeding has never been harder. Here's what the data says separates the founders who raise from the ones who don't.

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FOUNDER —STORIES

Drift

Robotics is stuck in the “stone age”. A new infrastructure stack is set to change that.

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Rovers

South Korea’s fastest growing AgTech is set to triple its revenue this year – and its only getting started.

Sona

The London-based startup has raised $100m in just four years – now it is transforming the way companies optimize their staff.

Spiraldot Health

Talha Basit is building the AI infrastructure for modern cancer care — helping clinicians make faster, more informed treatment decisions.

Salmon

Salmon has raised $100M to build a digital bank for the Philippines’ mobile-first generation to redefine banking and credit for millions of users.

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Harper

Harper has raised $46.8M to rebuild commercial insurance from the ground up, replacing manual workflows with an AI-native operating model.

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Rebolt

In just 18 months, Rebolt has grown from an idea into a multi-million ARR company serving thousands of home service businesses.

AminoChain

AminoChain's decentralized network of biobanks is transforming the medical research market.

Marco

What began with two founders meeting at Antler has grown into a fintech platform that has facilitated more than $1B in financing for SMEs.

Treyd

Treyd has financed more than $530M in supplier payments for SMEs — growing from idea formed at Antler into a 50-person company backed with $32M.

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Wrtn

Backed by $73.5M in Series B funding, Wrtn is one of Asia’s most ambitious consumer AI companies.

Satlyt

After a career at SpaceX, Tesla and Google, Rama Afullo is now building an “Android for space” infrastructure layer for satellites.

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Tactiq

Tactiq enables teams to capture insights from work meetings with AI-powered transcripts and detailed summaries — helping organizations access knowledge and share the right information quickly.

Sweatpals

With 2 million monthly users and backing from a16z, Sweatpals is emerging as a new kind of social platform built around fitness, connection and community.

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