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Why building a startup with AI feels like "Easy Mode" for entry, but can be "Nightmare Mode" right after

If you are founding a startup in 2026, you are living in a paradox. It has never been easier to build a product, yet it has never been harder to build a thriving business.

Netherlands
Podcast

Choco’s Journey Through Near-Death and Global Growth | The Further, Faster Podcast

What happens when your startup is on the brink of collapse? For Daniel Khachab, CEO and co-founder of the food-tech powerhouse Choco, you hit accelerate.

Global
Insights

Building a Startup in an Emerging Market

Most founders wait for a market to form before they build. Harrison Kennedy did the opposite. Years before demand crystallised, before organisations knew what to look for, and before the problem had a category, he was already designing the solution.

Australia
Podcast

The Neuroscience of Performance with David Spindler | The Further, Faster Podcast

Founders like to work hard, but do they work smart? 

Global
Podcast

Ad Dollars Follow Attention: Agentio Founder Arthur Leopold | The Further, Faster Podcast

When it comes to the creator economy, Arthur Leopold is a heavyweight. He talks to Antler’s Jeff Becker about his unstoppable drive, and the vast untapped opportunity in the creator space

Global
Podcast

The “Second Brain” for Doctors: How AMBOSS Scaled to 1.5M+ Physicians | The Further, Faster Podcast

In medicine you can’t simply “move fast and break things”. So how do you build a breakout startup? 

Global
Insights

Can a Japan-Based Startup Actually Win with a Global Team?

That tension was at the heart of a panel hosted by Antler Japan Senior Director Florian Geier at YOKOHAMA CONNÉCT, where Fuminori Gunji, Head of GTM at ZooKeep, and Paul McMahon, Representative Director of TokyoDev, joined a room of founders and operators to unpack what it really takes to build global teams from Japan. The conversation was grounded in something rare in startup discourse: actual data.

Japan
Podcast

Allen Kramer on Building Crux: $77M Raised in Just 3 Years | The Further, Faster Podcast

Crux COO and co-founder Allen Kramer has attracted heavy-hitting investors to his latest startup. It’s a story about discipline – and timing

Global
Insights

Why Physical AI Founders Must Come to Korea

Physical AI only improves when deployed in real production environments. Korea offers one of the fastest paths to industrial deployment, data, and scale.

Korea
Podcast

Chasing Revenue Is a Lie – Carla Penn-Kahn on Profitable DTC Brands | The Further, Faster Podcast

The co-founder and CEO of Profit Peak has built, grown and exited numerous e-commerce businesses. Now she’s helping others do the same. 

Global
Founder Stories

Why we invested in Novana: Building the AI-powered OS for school quality

Automating accreditation workflows with AI, Novana turns school quality assurance from a manual compliance burden into a continuous, data-driven improvement system.

Japan
Founder Stories

Why We Invested in Nihin Media: Supporting Physicians with Trusted, Evidence-Based AI

A physician-first approach to clinical AI, grounded in transparency, trust, and real-world practice in Japan.

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