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The Anatomy of Greatness: What Makes a Unicorn Founder?
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The Anatomy of Greatness: What Makes a Unicorn Founder?

Antler’s report provides new insights on speed, geography, experience, and the changing profile of founders behind the world’s most valuable startups.

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How we built Antler

Antler Founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland on the origins of Antler, the rise of global entrepreneurship, and the mission to back outliers everywhere from inception.

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Agentic commerce: Unleashing the autonomous economy

From booking trips to settling invoices, AI is moving from answering questions to executing transactions. We explore the drivers of this $5 trillion shift, map 50+ startups building the infrastructure, and share our core lessons for the next generation of builders.

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Building the Nervous System for AI: Mark Englund of FiberSense | The Further, Faster Podcast

Dr Mark Englund is a world-leading expert in the science and business of sensors. He talks to Bede Moore about the power of this hidden framework, and how it is set to transform the world for the better.

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FOUNDER —STORIES

Founder stories

Marco

After meeting at Antler, Peter Spradling and Jacob Shoihet set out to solve a major pain point for growing businesses in Latin America.

Treyd

Thrill-seeking founder Peter Beckman has built an innovative startup to help SMEs scale at pace.

Wrtn

Wrtn’s superapp personalises AI interactions at scale, offering tools like character chat, writing assistance and creative storytelling to help users express themselves and stay connected.

Satlyt

Rama Afullo is building an 'Above Cloud Service Provider' – a new, open, communication ecosystem for satellites

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

Salar Shahini found connection through fitness - now he's built a bespoke platform to make it easy for others to do the same

INGENIUS

Think you need two weeks to create and execute a global campaign? How about five minutes

Glīd

Kevin Damoa has designed a vehicle that can transfer cargo from road to rail without human intervention. Now it’s ready to roll.

HIFI

Stablecoins are shaking up FinTech — Zach Walsh, Co-Founder and CEO of HIFI, raised $8 million at a $45 million valuation, to take a cut.

fileAI

fileAI leverages agentic AI to automate manual business processes across any industry – from standard AP/AR workflows, to complex insurance claims processing.

Clout Kitchen

Clout Kitchen builds interactive AI experiences that deepen fan engagement and expand creators' reach.

Airalo

Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, the CEO of the eSIM industry’s first unicorn, credits a down-to-earth approach for his company’s stunning global rise

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What founders need to know about angel investing vs. venture capital

James McClure, a partner at Antler in Australia, compares angel investing and venture capital from his unique vantage point of being an active participant in both. Beyond obvious differences like the source of funds and cheque sizes, he outlines five lesser-known contrasts.

Australia
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The new generation of Nordic founders

The Nordics have produced some of the most successful tech unicorns in Europe—and the world—with Spotify and Klarna securing some of the highest valuations ever achieved by European tech founders. As the tech flywheel spins faster and faster in the region, Antler is excited to publish the largest study of tech founders in the Nordics ever conducted.

Sweden
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Antler expands into Finland with Helsinki opening

Antler's expansion into Finland consolidates our position as the most active early-stage investor in the Nordics. 

Finland
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Manuel Schönfeld: The management consultant determined to save companies millions

Meet Manuel Schönfeld, founder and CEO of PowerX, who's helping businesses save energy and money while combatting "the largest threat to our planet since the meteor wiped out dinosaurs.”

Global
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Day Zero to Greatness Series: A fireside chat with Co-founder of Airwallex, Lucy Liu

Co-founder of Airwallex, Lucy Liu, joined Antler to discuss how and where the best ideas emerge, and how to capitalise on them to seize an opportunity to build the next wave of global tech companies.

Australia
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Antler welcomes it's tenth cohort in Australia

Meet the 75 founders kicking off Antler's tenth cohort in Australia

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Australia
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How to get funding for your startup in Australia: A step-by-step guide

Learn how to raise funding for your startup in Australia with this step-by-step guide. We cover everything from finding the right sources of funding to preparing your pitch deck

Australia
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Day Zero to Greatness Series: A fireside chat with Chief Evangelist of Canva, Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist at Canva, speaks with Bede Moore, Chief Commercial Officer, of Antler, in a virtual fireside chat.

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Australia
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Antler launches $60 million MENAP fund

Antler announces the expansion of its presence to MENAP with Romain Assunção as Partner.

MENAP
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Portfolio spotlight: Vero Technologies revolutionizes inventory finance

Ryan Sommerville on his investment in Vero Technologies and the inventory finance landscape.

US
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Seven ways to grow your D2C demand without giving your money to Google, Meta, or Amazon

James McClure, a Partner at Antler in Australia, delves into seven ways startups can grow their D2C demand without needing to generate it through paid platforms like Google, Meta, or Amazon.

Singapore
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12 MINUTES—Episode 3: Kilian Martin from Physikit

12 MINUTES with Antler founders gives a closer look into the journey of founders toward successfully building their ventures. Every first Wednesday of the month Alan Poensgen, Antler Partner in Germany, sits down with a founder of an Antler portfolio company and talks about their time at Antler, the team formation, the ideation process, and more.

Germany

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