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100 AI Ideas You Can’t Vibe-Code: Untapped Startup Opportunities for Expert Founders

James McClure, General Partner at Antler Australia, explores 100 unique, complex, and untapped AI startup ideas that can’t be vibe-coded in a weekend - spanning sovereign GPUs, low-bandwidth AI, multi-agent systems, neurotech, synthetic audiences, and hypersonic space navigation. These high-barrier opportunities are launchpads for domain experts and builders in deep tech, regulated, scientific, or frontier domains. Read more below and join Antler’s residency to build them now.

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Why we invested in AirDodge: Enabling Drone Operations in U-Space

AirDodge is making low-altitude airspace safe, scalable and predictable.

Insights

What’s Next in Consumer AI: Apps That Double as Life Layers

A curated snapshot of how India’s Consumer AI landscape is evolving: a simple behavioural lens of how we structure our view of Consumer AI, a Market Map of India’s Consumer AI startups, and areas we're excited about.

Insights

AI Market Map: Engineering

From tools to teammates: The rise of AI Agents in engineering.

Why we invested in ChatCut: Professional filmmakers reimagining the future of video editing

Meet Kaiwen Li and Alima Strickland, the award-winning producer duo behind ChatCut, an AI-powered post-production tool designed to revolutionize the way creators edit dialogue-heavy videos quickly and efficiently.

Vietnam

What's NEXT: How AI is Revolutionizing the BFSI Landscape

At Antler India, we’ve met over 1,000 fintech founders in recent years and backed 20+ breakout bets. We’re now excited about the ways AI will shape the future of fintech — and are especially keen to meet exceptional founders building in the areas we detail below.

India

Announcing the Spring 2025 US Portfolio Showcase

We are thrilled to unveil the latest companies to join the Antler U.S. portfolio, an outstanding group of startups across FinTech, Consumer, DeepTech, Energy, Healthcare and BioTech, and more.

US

Why LPs should re-evaluate climate tech through the lens of AI

Rethinking climate alpha and why early-stage investors hold the advantage.

Global

Early Days—Episode 14: Supercritical with Michelle You

Michelle You is co-founder and CEO of Supercritical, one of the world's largest carbon removal marketplaces. But Supercritcal isn't the first startup Michelle has built and scaled. Before Supercritical, Michelle was co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Songkick, a company that helped fans discover concerts from their favorite artists. Songkick was backed by investors like YC, Index, Sequoia, Access and ultimately exited to Warner Music. 

Michelle shares how her experience at Songkick has influenced her approach to building Supercritical. We discuss the importance of user interviews, ascertaining key insights from customers, and how to structure an analytical decision making process. These are valuable, hard-earned lessons from a serial founder that you don't want to miss.

US

Antler’s New UK Terms: Giving Founders the Strongest Start at Day Zero

A £500k Commitment from Day Zero — Designed to Help You Build, Raise, and Scale Faster

UK

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Antler has been one of the most helpful investors for closing our Series B round successfully.

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Airalo

"If someone is going to launch an Amazon for eSIMs, that should be us.”

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Tactiq

"Antler are very instrumental with supporting companies across the globe. And that gives them a different type of belief in what’s possible in different geographies."

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Clout Kitchen

"They do the best thing that a VC should do, which is get out of the way and let us do our thing and be helpful when we ask them…so I think that’s really key."

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"Antler funded me as a first investor and also immediately brought in another investor."

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What's in store for day zero building in 2024?

A brand new year, teeming with possibility. What can founders building from day zero expect in 2024? Antler partners share their on-the-ground expectations for the coming year, including sector trends, big shifts in VC, and the biggest headwinds and tailwinds affecting founders around the world.

Global

Antler's next UK cohort: Meet the entrepreneurs shaping the future

Serial entrepreneurs. Tech leaders from household name brands. Investment bankers. PhD students. Meet some of the diverse and remarkably driven founders joining our next Antler residency in the UK.

UK

Crossing borders, connecting ideas: Christabel Kim's entrepreneurial journey

Antler was founded on the belief that people innovating is the key to building a better future. In our latest founder spotlight, we explore the journey of Christabel Kim, whose diverse international background and keen interest in problem-solving led her to the crossroads of technology and entrepreneurship. Passionate about utilizing technology to streamline services and solve real-world problems, Christabel delves into her experiences in consulting and product management, and how they guided her to Antler. Today, she shares her insights and the pivotal moments that shaped her entrepreneurial path.

Canada

Representation as an Investment Cornerstone

TC Høiseth spoke to Adrian Murdoch about why diversity and inclusion is important for founding teams. Visit Campden FB, Insights for Family Businesses and Family Offices, for the full article.

Global

The people who drive progress: Antler founders in 2023

Antler's global community grew larger, stronger, and more impactful this year, now including 8,000 founders, 800 advisors, and 249 Antler team members in 27 offices worldwide. Here's how we moved the world forward together in 2023.

Global

3 passos para você criar sua startup em 2024

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Brazil

Our top insights for founders in 2023

As we close the door on 2023, what were the most valuable insights for founders on antler.co? Here is a roundup of five of our most popular articles this year.

Global

Antler Partners on Australian VC in 2023

2023 was a year of resilience and adaptation in venture capital. Antler in Australia's partners, James McClure and Mike Abbott, provide a comprehensive retrospective on the challenges and transformations within the venture capital and startup sectors in 2023. They highlight the effects of economic shifts on investments and startup strategies, with a focus on evolving investment approaches during uncertain times. Looking forward to 2024, they present a cautiously optimistic outlook for the Australian ecosystem, underscoring the achievements of Antler and its portfolio companies in this turbulent year.

Australia

1,000+ investments from day zero

As 2023 draws to a close, we are proud to mark a special milestone: making our 1,000th investment in companies originating from Antler residencies around the world.

Global

Why Antler is the best place to launch and grow your startup

Whether you are a solo founder or an early team, being surrounded by other exceptional people—all fully committed to building game-changing startups—raises your game, sharpens your vision, and helps you go further, faster.

Singapore

Nine startup founders share the GenAI tools they can't work without

Dive into the dynamic world of Antler in Australia’s portfolio of startups where generative AI is not just an aid but a catalyst for groundbreaking innovation. This article offers an in-depth look at how early-stage startups across various sectors are utilising AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Salesforce AI's Blip-2 to transform their operations and accelerate growth.

Australia

Why Antler is the best place to start your company

As a founder, going from 0 to 1 is the most defining phase of your company-building journey. Read on to understand how Antler significantly increases your odds of success.

India

From around the world to MENAP: Antler's first Riyadh residency

The startup ecosystem in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) is bursting with potential. With a young, tech-savvy, and increasingly urban population of 600 million and governments evaluating ways to diversify and modernize their economies, vast opportunities await founders building in the region. Antler is thrilled to support the next generation of standout founders from across the region—and the world—through the launch of our inaugural residency in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Learn more about the 92 exceptional founders who joined our first cohort.

MENAP

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