BACKING GAME CHANGING FOUNDERS BEYOND DAY ZERO

Martell is an investment partner based in London who sits on a number of Antler’s Investment Committees. Prior to Antler, he was co-founder and CEO at Lazada, Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce company, acquired by Alibaba Group in 2016. He was also a Global Venture Development Manager at Rocket Internet, where he was involved in rolling out and scaling business models globally. Martell holds an MBA from INSEAD and has been recognised on Forbes 30 under 30 list.

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.

Chris is an investment partner based in San Francisco. Before joining Antler, he was a Partner at 7GC, a cross-border venture capital firm with offices in California and Munich. Earlier, he served as a founding member at Empros Capital, a boutique merchant bank that advised and invested in pre-IPO, venture-backed technology companies. Chris began his career as the first investment hire at Disruptive, an investment firm in Austin. He holds a BA in economics from Wesleyan University.

Hailing from India, Keerat is a Principal at Antler Elevate in Singapore. He has a background in investments, business growth, corporate strategy, and partnerships from his time at PayU, the payments and fintech arm of Prosus. Prior to this, Keerat began his career in TMT and Industrials investment banking at Goldman Sachs working in Bangalore and London. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from SRCC, Delhi University.

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.

Helena is a Senior Associate at Antler Elevate in London. Helena joins us from Eight Roads Ventures, an $12B fund investing at series A-C. Helena kicked off her career at LEK consulting before joining Farfetch as an operator in data analytics and working on the $6B IPO in 2018. Helena holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Katherine is a Finance Manager at Antler Elevate based in Scotland. Before joining Antler she worked for Morgan Stanley for six years across the Finance and Fund Service Department dealing with financial matters for legal entities and delivering accounting solutions for hedge fund clients. Katherine joined the team in June 2023 and focuses on fund finance and operations. Katherine holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London.

Chris is a Principal at Antler Elevate in New York. Before joining Antler, Chris built the RevOps function at London-based unicorn GoCardless as they scaled from 150 to 500+ employees. Chris has an MBA from NYU Stern and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Virginia.