BACKING GAME CHANGING FOUNDERS BEYOND DAY ZERO
Our emerging growth fund, Antler Elevate, provides scale-up capital from Series A onwards to propel the next generation of remarkable founders on their paths to greatness.
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIES WORLDWIDE
We invest in the people scaling breakout companies across six continents—from Antler’s early-stage funds as well as category leaders previously outside Antler’s portfolio.
20+
technology ecosystems
$285M
supporting founders globally
50+
companies
ANTLER'S ELEVATE TEAM
We invest in the people scaling breakout companies across six continents—from Antler’s early-stage funds as well as category leaders previously outside Antler’s portfolio.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mathias is an investment partner at Antler Elevate. Since joining in 2019, he has co-led Antler Norway, drove global strategic projects, and since 2022 has been part of Antler Elevate. Mathias kicked off his career at McKinsey & Company, before joining and being part of launching a Nordic private equity firm (Explore Equity) focused on small and mid cap minority investments. Mathias holds a MSc Econ. from Norwegian School of Economics.
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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.
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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.
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FREQUENTLY —ASKED QUESTIONS
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about our emerging growth fund, Antler Elevate.
We aim to be a long-term partner for the founders we work with, supporting our portfolio with capital, talent, mentorship, and network—from day zero to exit. Antler Elevate represents a natural progression for Antler as our portfolio expands. It enables us to offer continued support throughout the growth journey of exciting companies globally, extending our support beyond the Seed stage up to Series C. Fast-growing businesses require significant capital, and having a committed partner like Antler is instrumental in financing their ongoing growth.
The team's deep vertical and operating expertise can help founders along their growth trajectory. Martell Hardenberg exited Lazada to Alibaba and has grown the company from Pre-seed to unicorn status, which makes him an excellent sparring partner for fast-growing startups: Lazada, Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce player, sold to Alibaba Group in 2016, the Group's largest transaction outside of China. Fady Abdel-Nour 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. The team taps into this wide knowledge base to offer strategic guidance to portfolio companies, elevating their prospects for success.
Antler Elevate actively invests in portfolio companies sourced from our early-stage funds, spanning 20 diverse technology ecosystems. In addition, we selectively consider category leaders who currently operate outside Antler's portfolio. Typically, Elevate invests at the Series A stage in rounds of $3-10M USD and may lead or co-lead investments. We look for founders with similar qualities consistent across all stages we invest in—including people with a mindset geared towards achieving product-market fit and demonstrating compounding growth. A sizable majority of Antler portfolio companies successfully secure funding after working with us.