Build your company with Antler in France

Antler is a global, early-stage investor that understands world-class startups are built by exceptional entrepreneurs. This is why we bring together and invest in highly driven people who turn their vision into reality. The Antler team in France provides support by connecting our founders with subject matter experts, successful founders, and mentors as well as early access to capital to help build and scale their startups.

Who is Antler France for?

We’re looking for people committed to turning their ambitious ideas into game-changing businesses. We work with founders regardless of background or geography—from experienced business operators to technologists and entrepreneurs. Whether you've just started building, but haven't yet raised capital; you've got an idea and are thinking about getting started, but haven't quite made the leap; or you don't have an idea but are determined to be an entrepreneur, Antler is the right place for you to bring your idea to life. We accept applications from individuals and teams.

Pre-Launch

Individual Founders and Teams

Pre-Launch

Individual Founders and Teams

Program details and duration

We typically work with aspiring entrepreneurs founders pre-idea and pre-team. By joining Antler, we help ambitious individuals find a co-founder(s), validate an idea, build a company and pitch for investment. If successful, companies join Antler France's portfolio and receive continued support and access to our global network and resources. Founders can join one of our cohorts taking place regularly throughout the year.

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Form and validation

The program runs for ~2.5 months and is focused on venture development and validating a startup hypothesis. Here we surround you with everything you need to build at lightning speed: a community of diverse founders so that you can find the right co-founder, coaching from our team of proven founders and advisors, perks from hundreds of partners, and a global network. At the end of the program, your team will pitch to our Investment Committee. Successful teams will move to phase 2 and receive pre-seed funding from Antler at the following terms: €150,000 investment for a fully diluted 10% equity stake. €40,000 will be deducted to cover the costs of the program. If you don't get an investment from Antler, we do not charge any fee or take any equity.

Pitch to Antler’s Investment Committee

Pitch your company to the Antler Investment Committee. If successful, you'll secure a pre-seed investment.

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Build your company

Once you're done with the first part of the program, you will receive personalized coaching from our partners and global network of advisors to help you scale and hire your core team. It culminates with a fundraising drive, where you will have the opportunity to pitch to local and international investors. As an Antler startup, you will remain a member of our global community where you will meet other founders from around the world, access our portfolio job boards, sign up to events, draw from our resource library, share learnings, and get support from other founders, advisors, and the Antler team.

Scaling and fundraising

We back you for at least the first three months of your company's life cycle and provide you with support and access to our global community.

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Antler companies are moving the world forward

Antler is one of the most active investors in France—and around the world—backing game-changing companies.

5,000+

Founders supported worldwide

$2B+

Combined portfolio value across Antler

600+

Startups founded around the world

30%

Startups with at least one woman co-founder

Application process

The full application process takes about 2-3 weeks to complete. Once you apply, our scouting team will guide you through the full process and will be available to answer all your questions.

Application

Apply on apply.antler.co using your LinkedIn account or CV and fill out a short questionnaire.

Drive interview

Introduce yourself through a first call where we get to know you. We are looking to get a better understanding of your background and explore if our program would create value for you. In case you have an idea and/or team, we will focus on digging deeper into your project, team, and motivation.

Partner interview

You will hear back from us after your first-round interview on whether or not you qualify for our partner interview. The partner interview is the opportunity to showcase your business or tech acumen.

Offer to join Antler

Once we have made an offer, the next steps are simple. You’ll sign an Antler Founder Agreement and shortly after we will send you a welcome package and start onboarding you to the cohort.

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Application process

The full application process takes about 2-3 weeks to complete. Once you apply, our scouting team will guide you through the full process and will be available to answer all your questions.

Application

Apply on apply.antler.co using your LinkedIn account or CV and fill out a short questionnaire.

Drive interview

Introduce yourself through a first call where we get to know you. We are looking to get a better understanding of your background and explore if our program would create value for you. In case you have an idea and/or team, we will focus on digging deeper into your project, team, and motivation.

Partner interview

You will hear back from us after your first-round interview on whether or not you qualify for our partner interview. The partner interview is the opportunity to showcase your business or tech acumen.

Offer to join Antler

Once we have made an offer, the next steps are simple. You’ll sign an Antler Founder Agreement and shortly after we will send you a welcome package and start onboarding you to the cohort.

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Application process

The full application process takes about 2-3 weeks to complete. Once you apply, our scouting team will guide you through the full process and will be available to answer all your questions.

Application

Apply on apply.antler.co using your LinkedIn account or CV and fill out a short questionnaire.

Drive interview

Introduce yourself through a first call where we get to know you. We are looking to get a better understanding of your background and explore if our program would create value for you. In case you have an idea and/or team, we will focus on digging deeper into your project, team, and motivation.

Partner interview

You will hear back from us after your first-round interview on whether or not you qualify for our partner interview. The partner interview is the opportunity to showcase your business or tech acumen.

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Founder testimonials

Don't just take it from us. Hear from phenomenal people who joined Antler in France to launch their company.

Manuel Shoenfeld

PowerX

Building a startup with Antler allows you the room to develop, grow or even pivot your business idea, providing you with the guidance you need along the way.

Bree Pagonis

WIRL

We had never stepped foot in the startup space before. Antler’s support from initial ideation through to setting us up for success when pitching to external investors was invaluable.

Valentin Kassarnig

SpeechifAI

Many decisions are made in uncertainty that define the outcome of your company. Antler gives me the support needed to make those decisions.

Israel Omidosu

I chose Antler because of its diverse team of partners, mentors and investors who go above and beyond to ensure you’re able to find the match needed to build a great company.

It’s the best time in history to build a business

There has never been a better time to innovate and build a company that solves a meaningful problem. As the issues society faces become more complex, founders are more needed than ever to tackle them.

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Our team

Meet the people dedicated to our founders’ success here in France

Antoine Poirson
Partner

Antoine is a partner at Antler France. He was previously a partner at Antler's London office. Antoine was also the cofounder, chairman and COO of StanPlus Tech, a VC backed startup leading the change in the Indian medical transportation market. Before his MBA at INSEAD, Antoine spent 8 years at Areva, the World Nuclear Energy leader and a growing OEM in Renewable Energy.

Euryale Chatelard
Program & Investment Director

Euryale is our Program & Investment Director at Antler France. She has a long entrepreneurial track record. After an early career in finance, she founded THEM in China, acquired by Altima where she stayed on post acquisition to build Altima Russia up until exiting the business to Accenture Interactive. She then created Trianon Startups, and organization that fostered tech & startup collaboration between France & Russia. She holds a MSc in economics from Dauphine University in Paris.

Maren Janas
Program Manager

Maren manages the program and coaches the cohorts at Antler France. Previously she build corporate ventures and accelerators at Deloitte in Germany. She holds a Master's Degree in CEMS/International Management attending WU Vienna & HEC Paris.

Thomas Clamagirand
Scouting Manager

Thomas is our Scouting Manager at Antler France. He is a former founder, having built the very successful consumer app Baby Sittor. Since then, he's been involved in the tech ecosystem through the French public investment arm BPI France, and as an Operating Partner & Product Manager.

Lorenzo Puzzangara
Head of Finance

Lorenzo is Finance lead at Antler’s French office, where he oversees all matters linked to the funds and finance function. Prior to Antler, he was with a Geneva-based multi-family office managing EUR 2.4B AUM. He also spent 4 years as COO of a fintech start-up operating in Europe and Israel.

Gaultier Brun
Investment Associate

Gaultier is an Investment Associate at Antler France. He was previously with GFC in Berlin focusing on Eastern Europe. He also had experiences in tech startups such as Convelio & sunday. He holds a double Master's degree from EDHEC Business School.

Gabrielle Precetti
Visiting Investment Associate

Gabrielle is a Visiting Investment Associate at Antler France. She has experience with innovation and industrial programs in the French defence sector, as well as with business development in Benelux. She graduated from McGill University and PSL.

Raphaël Charpenet
Visiting Investment Associate

Raphaël is an Investment Analyst at Antler France. Graduated from ESSEC Business School with a specialization in Urban Economy, he previously worked with the French early-stage VC fund Axeleo Capital (AXC) focused on Smart Cities topics. He also has Real Estate and Strategy Consulting experiences at Klépierre and E-Cube Strategy Consultants.

Raphaël Charpenet
Visiting Investment Associate

Raphaël is an Investment Analyst at Antler France. Graduated from ESSEC Business School with a specialization in Urban Economy, he previously worked with the French early-stage VC fund Axeleo Capital (AXC) focused on Smart Cities topics. He also has Real Estate and Strategy Consulting experiences at Klépierre and E-Cube Strategy Consultants.

Gabrielle Precetti
Visiting Investment Associate

Gabrielle is a Visiting Investment Associate at Antler France. She has experience with innovation and industrial programs in the French defence sector, as well as with business development in Benelux. She graduated from McGill University and PSL.

Gaultier Brun
Investment Associate

Gaultier is an Investment Associate at Antler France. He was previously with GFC in Berlin focusing on Eastern Europe. He also had experiences in tech startups such as Convelio & sunday. He holds a double Master's degree from EDHEC Business School.

Lorenzo Puzzangara
Head of Finance

Lorenzo is Finance lead at Antler’s French office, where he oversees all matters linked to the funds and finance function. Prior to Antler, he was with a Geneva-based multi-family office managing EUR 2.4B AUM. He also spent 4 years as COO of a fintech start-up operating in Europe and Israel.

Thomas Clamagirand
Scouting Manager

Thomas is our Scouting Manager at Antler France. He is a former founder, having built the very successful consumer app Baby Sittor. Since then, he's been involved in the tech ecosystem through the French public investment arm BPI France, and as an Operating Partner & Product Manager.

Maren Janas
Program Manager

Maren manages the program and coaches the cohorts at Antler France. Previously she build corporate ventures and accelerators at Deloitte in Germany. She holds a Master's Degree in CEMS/International Management attending WU Vienna & HEC Paris.

Euryale Chatelard
Program & Investment Director

Euryale is our Program & Investment Director at Antler France. She has a long entrepreneurial track record. After an early career in finance, she founded THEM in China, acquired by Altima where she stayed on post acquisition to build Altima Russia up until exiting the business to Accenture Interactive. She then created Trianon Startups, and organization that fostered tech & startup collaboration between France & Russia. She holds a MSc in economics from Dauphine University in Paris.

Antler France
Antoine Poirson
Partner

Antoine is a partner at Antler France. He was previously a partner at Antler's London office. Antoine was also the cofounder, chairman and COO of StanPlus Tech, a VC backed startup leading the change in the Indian medical transportation market. Before his MBA at INSEAD, Antoine spent 8 years at Areva, the World Nuclear Energy leader and a growing OEM in Renewable Energy.

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FAQs

Why should I apply to Antler France?

Antler is the day zero investor backing the world's most driven people, from day greatness. We are one of the world’s most active early-stage investors, present in 23 locations across six continents. Since making our first investment in 2018, we have invested in over 600 companies. Our global footprint provides the unique ability for the businesses we invest in to access international startup ecosystems for quicker scaling, due diligence, and problem-solving. Our global community of founders, advisors, and experts moves our founders forward faster.  Antler helps you meet potential co-founder(s), form a team, or add to your existing team. Working with Antler will also help you to test and validate the problem you have identified, enable you to build a technology startup to solve it, and then invest in it. Additionally, Antler helps to de-risk common pinch points throughout the business building and scaling journey with dedicated coaching, practical workshops, and, of course, insightful and helpful resources.

What does Antler look for in founders? Are you looking for individuals or teams?

We're looking for individuals with drive and grit, who are at the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey to change the world. Maybe you've just started building, but haven't yet raised capital; or you've got an idea and are thinking about getting started, but haven't quite made the leap yet. Either way, Antler is the right place for you to bring your idea to life. We accept applications from individuals and teams. This includes solo founders, looking to find a co-founder and to validate your idea. You are at the stage where you’re ready to give everything you’ve got. You want to test a number of promising ideas, and be part of a supportive environment to iron out what to build and what market to go after. When you join Antler, you join a community of founders, get support from a global platform of experts and resources, and receive investments to scale your ideas and businesses. We invest from the pre-seed stage and we continue to be a long-term partner as your company grows. You may already have a team and have already started your business, but have not yet raised funding. Join forces with Antler to fast-track your startup by getting support tailored to your stage of the journey. You’ll join our fast-growing founder community and have the opportunity to receive an investment from Antler. If you want to positively impact the world by creating a company that solves real problems, join Antler and build a groundbreaking technology company by applying on Antler.co/apply.

What if I already have a product or I’ve already been working on my startup for a while?

We accept founders and teams who have already launched their product.

What sectors/industries qualify for Antler?

We are industry agnostic and invest across all technology sectors.

Is the program done remotely or in person?

Our program is held in person in Paris.

Is the program full time?

Yes. Building a new venture is a full-time job and we only want to work with founders who are fully committed to the process. If you already have a co-founder, we expect you to treat the program as a full-time commitment for everyone.

What if I already have a co-founder(s), do they also need to apply?

Yes. Even if we love your profile, we would need to process your co-founder first before deciding to make you an official offer.

Do I need a visa to join Antler France?

Yes. Antler France does not sponsor visas. Founders will need to have a work permit (i.e., not a tourist visa) for France in order to qualify.

Contact Antler France

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