Antler news & blog

Jun 1st, 2020

Antler strengthens global platform with India expansion

Antler announced plans to launch in India to enable more entrepreneurs to build startups through their platform, support and global reach. The local operation will start in Bangalore and be led by Rajiv Srivatsa, co-founder of Urban Ladder, who is joining as Partner.

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Aug 11th, 2020London
Startup Series: Blueheart - democratising access to sex therapy
The internet gave people a place to learn about sex autonomously - not just through family, friends and traditional education. Insight into how others feel and think about sex has created more openness around the topic. With this came a deeper understanding of sexual psychology, and as Sachin Raoul and Robbie Coomber started to look into this rather taboo topic, they discovered that billions of people were suffering in silence.
Aug 6th, 2020
Why investors are betting on next generation venture in China
6 things to know if you’re investing in China, straight from entrepreneurs and VCs
Aug 6th, 2020
Antler VC Cast Episode 8- Reimagining EdTech with Aditi Avasthi
In this episode of the Antler VC Cast, we have with us Aditi Avasthi, Founder and CEO of Indian headquartered EdTech company Embibe. Embibe is an AI platform that is personalising the delivery of education in emerging markets.
Aug 4th, 2020London
Founder Series: How three founders navigated lockdown - Mast
Meet Mast! Joy, Rob and Henry all joined Antler UK two weeks before the UK government announced the lockdown. Apart from informal discussions they had never brainstormed together in our offices. Everything happened remotely and they’ve never looked back!
Jul 22nd, 2020London
Founder Series: When Academia meets Investment Banking - Scribe
Different nationalities, different backgrounds and different interests. Rob, the CEO, has seven years of experience working in Risk for Barclays in London and Frankfurt. Emmanuel, the CTO, has spent eight years in Academia. After his PhD in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Sorbonne Université in Paris, he joined University College London (UCL) as a Research Associate focusing on automatic persuasion methods for behaviour change. They probably would not have met if it wasn’t for Antler.
Jul 21st, 2020
Antler bolsters its board as WeWork veteran Ole Ruch joins its ranks
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ole Ruch as partner and board member. As part of Antler’s board, Ruch will focus on international expansion, strategic partnerships, and investment management. Ruch will bring invaluable operational experience and insight to the Antler team, particularly around scaling big organizations, building global platforms and crafting large partnerships.
Jul 20th, 2020Amsterdam
Startup Series: Homespring - High Quality Furniture for Generation Rent
We are firmly a 'Rent vs. Buy’ generation. With an increasingly footloose population comes an increasing preference for renting over purchasing goods. With that in mind, we highlight one of our homegrown startups focused on helping consumers rent and select high quality furniture for their homes with Homespring.
Jul 16th, 2020Singapore
Antler reveals 15 new companies from its latest Singapore cohort and COVID-19 initiative
Antler held its fourth Singapore Demo Day and the first virtual one to an audience of investors, VCs and entrepreneurs from the global startup ecosystem.
Jul 10th, 2020
Startup Series: Meet Bitewell, the platform providing dietitian curated wellness
Making healthy eating decisions is difficult, time-consuming, expensive, and there are no existing companies that pair healthy food recommendations with delivery services. Bitewell, a platform that ties data-driven dietician recommendations with last-mile food delivery, is fixing that.
Jul 9th, 2020Singapore
Building a business during a pandemic
What does it take to start a business during a pandemic and how do you adapt? Some of the founders from our new companies in the fourth Singapore cohort share their experiences ahead of Antler Southeast Asia’s first virtual Demo Day on July 16 at 5pm SGT.
Jul 7th, 2020Nairobi
Transforming Africa’s Tech Startup Ecosystem, one Antler cohort at a Time.
In the past few years, Africa has witnessed a tremendous shift towards supporting job creation and entrepreneurship anticipating the overwhelming demand by the continent’s youth. While this is an exciting and much-needed trajectory, there is still a challenge in producing world-class, innovative, tech-enabled, and locally founded startups across the continent. Read the full article to understand how the Antler model is filling this crucial gap, one cohort at a time.
Jul 6th, 2020
Fundraising: what to expect in the journey? Stages of startup funding
This article is an introduction to the series “Startup fundraising 101” - a resource that has been created in order to help all founders in their fundraising journey; whether you are just starting to think about fundraising or are in the middle of it.
Jun 26th, 2020Sydney
More than 2K people tuned in to watch Antler Sydney's virtual Demo Day
After attracting 2,800 registrations for the event a whopping 2,000 people watched the live event.
Jun 24th, 2020
Antler has invested in 58 startups across seven countries in 2020, fueling the growth of new technology startups
So far this year, we have invested in 58 startups across seven countries. The companies funded represent over twenty sectors, ranging from fintech and deep tech to food delivery and gaming. 43% of these companies have at least one female co-founder.
Jun 24th, 2020Singapore
Building technology that matters today
A fireside chat with Rajesh Lingappa, former CTO and co-founder of RedMart.
Jun 23rd, 2020Stockholm
Insider perspective of early-stage CTOs on how to build a tech platform
We invited four experienced CTOs to discuss how to build a successful tech platform, the process behind establishing a startup and some of the key things to consider when you are just starting to build the tech behind your product/service. They discuss key questions such as why is speed important and what to prioritise between your product vision and customer validation.

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Antler strengthens global platform with India expansion

Antler in the news

Startup Series: Blueheart - democratising access to sex therapy

Why investors are betting on next generation venture in China

Antler VC Cast Episode 8- Reimagining EdTech with Aditi Avasthi

Founder Series: How three founders navigated lockdown - Mast

Founder Series: When Academia meets Investment Banking - Scribe

Antler bolsters its board as WeWork veteran Ole Ruch joins its ranks

Startup Series: Homespring - High Quality Furniture for Generation Rent

Antler reveals 15 new companies from its latest Singapore cohort and COVID-19 initiative

Startup Series: Meet Bitewell, the platform providing dietitian curated wellness

Building a business during a pandemic

Transforming Africa’s Tech Startup Ecosystem, one Antler cohort at a Time.

Fundraising: what to expect in the journey? Stages of startup funding

More than 2K people tuned in to watch Antler Sydney's virtual Demo Day

Antler has invested in 58 startups across seven countries in 2020, fueling the growth of new technology startups

Building technology that matters today

Insider perspective of early-stage CTOs on how to build a tech platform

Build the next wave of tech