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Co-authored by Anagh Prasad (VP, Accel) & Divita Aggarwal (Antler)

Antler Partner Fady Abdel-Nour speaks to CCO Bede Moore about Elevate – the unique growth fund designed to give founders maximum momentum

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What a truly streaming-first architecture looks like, and the implications for infrastructure, developer workflows, and AI-native applications.

Antler talks to high-performance neuroscientist Dr David Spindler about what it really takes to perform at the highest level, how to establish a winning mindset and how to keep going in the face of adversity.

A persistent grey space exists for today’s systems, which struggle with the simplicity vs customizability tradeoff. We explore why these tradeoffs exist from an architectural perspective, and a look at modern attempts to unlock the frontier of scalable, real-time data.

In another life, Vivek Sodera could have been building nuclear reactors. Instead, he caught the entrepreneurship bug, going on to build not one, but two iconic companies: LiveRamp and Superhuman.

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Christoph Klink, Antler partner for Central Europe, joined Bede Moore to discuss the perception and reality of the European tech ecosystem. Can the region that spawned Lovable really be thought of as lagging behind the rest of the world?

Jenny Fleiss, founder of Rent the Runway joined host Jeff Becker to discuss her journey to success, lessons she’s learnt along the way and what it is like to return to the world of entrepreneurship – this time, as an investor. 

What does it take to be the world’s best, and to stay there? At Antler’s European Founder Conference, we assembled four elite performers to explore how sustained excellence is built, led, and lived.

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Ash Fontana and host Bede Moore discuss how we can conceptualise the dramatic shifts happening in business, tech and culture – learning to apply new tools and new ways of thinking, and exactly what it means to start a company in the “AI-First Century.” 

People are ready to move beyond algorithms that optimise for attention and toward systems that optimise for outcomes. This piece covers the current state of the matchmaking market, why it’s ripe for reinvention, and why India is uniquely positioned to lead the shift. Introducing our proprietary market map to frame where innovation is headed.

Built by parents and repeat founders, MyWonder is reimagining out-of-school learn and play - with the world’s first AI-native, screen-free “own” device for kids.