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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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fileAI

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

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Antler in Australia launches 13th residency, opens in Brisbane, and closes its second fund at $77M

Applications are now open for Antler in Australia’s 13th residency. With our new Brisbane residency kicking off in February 2025, alongside Sydney and Melbourne, we’re offering aspiring founders the chance to secure long-term funding, expert guidance, and co-founder matching.  

Read more about our residency, the new $77M fund, and the new investment structure that aims to support over 100 pre-seed startups across Australia.

Australia

Antler invests £840K in seven new british tech startups

Antler invests £840K in seven new british tech startups.

UK

Why we invested in Vente AI: Streamlining business development processes for recruitment agencies

Find out Antler's investment thesis, meet the exceptional founders, and find out their latest traction.

UK

Why we invested in Distillery: The automated data stack for early-stage companies

Find out about our investment thesis, meet the exceptional founders, and learn about their recent traction

UK

Why we invested in AskVinny: The AI property manager scaling portfolios 100x without additional headcount

Find out Antler's investment thesis, introducing their exceptional founders, and sharing their latest traction.

UK

Private Equity International names Ros Bazany as Woman of Influence 2024

Why Venture Capital Journal picked Ros as one of the most impactful women in private markets.

Global

Voting with Venture

Voting with Venture: Tech Founders are Prioritizing Purpose and ESG Integration

Global

Avoid downstream distractions: the sequence of problem-solving matters.

Something I see happen quite often when thinking about new startup ideas is the temptation to focus on the downstream opportunities an idea may create, versus the primary problem you are trying to solve you have to solve to unlock these opportunities.

US

How to secure venture capital as an underrepresented founder

There is growing recognition that diverse founders and diverse teams generate more innovative solutions, ultimately building stronger businesses in the long run. Read Antler in the UK portfolio director Sarah Finegan's recent article in Startups Magazine, offering 10 tips on securing venture capital as an underrepresented founder.

Global

Investing in ALT Fashion and The Future of Fashion E-commerce

ALT Fashion leverages AI to revolutionise fashion search and discovery, building the meta search engine for fashion.

India

Multiples over basis points—how to prioritize as a startup founder

In the early stages of a startup, growth is correlated to scaling, rather than perfecting minor details.

Global

Investing in TradeCredit: Democratising Credit For Millions of Indian Retailers

TradeCredit is building supply chain finance products for fresh produce retailers.

India

Investing in HealthCRED: Financing The Future Of India’s Hospitals

HealthCRED raises $1.2 Million to revolutionise B2B Healthcare financing in India.

India

Why we invested in Capsa AI: an AI operating system for private equity professionals

Accelerating due diligence and deepening insights - an AI operating system for private equity professionals

UK

Antler has launched its 12th residency in Australia: Here’s what you need to know

Watch this space to see the exceptional businesses these founders form in just 10 weeks.

Australia

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