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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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Venture capital as an engine of positive transformation

Antler's second annual ESG and Impact Report shares learnings on how VCs can focus on creating sustainable value from the outset, and celebrates our portfolio companies' work in this space.

Global
Founder Stories

Investing in Salad

Salad is building the future of how women take charge of their hormonal health.

India
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A golden year of innovation? 25 of the biggest trends shaping 2023.

More than 25 operators at leading tech companies share their top predictions for the year ahead.

Global
Founder Stories

Why we backed NOVO: speeding up energy renovation at scale—when a massive market meets the perfect team at the right time

Find out more into why we backed Novo, a Berlin-based company disrupting the energy renovation industry. NOVO automates analysis, planning, and financing of energy renovation for real estate, with the goal of decarbonizing homes and tackling climate change.

Germany
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Entrepreneurship and emotional intelligence

Exploring the link between entrepreneurship and emotional intelligence with Rafael Urdaneta, DACH Head of Finance at Antler.

Germany
Residency

AI: Humanity's Miracle Machine, Part II

In the second installment of our multi-part series we dive deeper into the different layers of AI value stack and how future founders can find their cutting edge in this rapidly evolving ecosystem.

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Note: This is part 2 of a multi-part AI series. If you are interested in understanding why AI will be an era-defining technology and the key terms associated with it, please read part 1 (click here) before you begin part 2.

India
Residency

Antler Australia: 2022 Year in Review

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year that was.

Australia
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Investing in Generative AI with Hexo

Generative AI is opening up a world of opportunities and Hexo is building the underlying infrastructure to enable that. We are thrilled to partner with Vignesh Baskaran and Kunal Bhatia to help build and scale Hexo AI.

India
Residency

AI: Humanity’s Miracle Machine, Part I

In this multi-part series, we explore everything from the origins and evolution of AI to the future AI landscape and how future founders can be a part of it.

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The 2nd installment of the series (click here) is also live for anyone interested in jumping right to how the AI landscape will pan out and what future founders need to know.

India
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The 12 Days of Antler Gift Giving

At Antler, we're proud to back more than 600 companies across six continents doing great things in the world. During this season of giving, we are excited to highlight a selection of Antler portfolio companies whose products and services—from tech-enabled beauty products to luxury fashion mystery boxes—are sure to impress the most discerning trendsetters on your nice list. 

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Welcome to the 12 Days of Antler Gift Giving!

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Global
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Yaumi Sugiharta: The brand builder revolutionizing skincare through tech and sustainability

Meet Yaumi Fauziah Sugiharta, a brand builder and growth marketeer on a mission to make people more comfortable in their own skin through Base, a digitally native personalized skincare company based in Indonesia.

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Global
Residency

Writing your own success story

A conversation with Samira Scheerer, ex-consultant who’s following her vision of founding her own business.

Germany

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