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Antler is the world's most active early-stage investor, backing exceptional people from inception to global scale.

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Antler is where founders come to go further, faster. Antler is the world’s most active early-stage investor and most active investor into AI startups globally, backing exceptional people at the very start of their journey—and supporting them from inception to scale. Across more than 25 cities worldwide—including New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Dubai, Bangalore, Singapore, Seoul, and Sydney—the firm helps founders remove the barriers to building by connecting them with world-class peers, validating business models, and providing initial capital. To date, Antler has backed more than 2,500 startups globally, including five unicorns: Airalo, Lovable, Pixverse, Dream and micro1. For founders who go on to build breakout companies, Antler Elevate—the $285M emerging growth fund—invests beyond the early stages, managed through offices in London, Singapore, New York and San Francisco.

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Fast facts

$26B

Total portfolio value

2500+

Portfolio companies

12,000+

Founders supported

2018

First investment made

33%

Portfolio companies with woman co-founders

100+

Nationalities represented in the portfolio

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PRESS RELEASES

Location

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UK

June 20, 2024

Europe has never produced a tech giant because it lacks ‘technical’ founders, report finds

Korea

May 29, 2024

2024 앤틀러 이노베이션 포럼 - 전세계 초기투자 전문가들이 서울에 모인다 / Antler Innovation Forum

Global

May 23, 2024

Bootloader Studio Emerges from Stealth with $5M in Seed Funding

Global

April 4, 2024

Aaron Gershenberg joins Antler Board

Australia

February 14, 2024

Antler expands to Brisbane, partners with QIC to fuel entrepreneurship in Queensland

Singapore

January 31, 2024

Antler Leads $5.1M Pre-Seed Funding for 37 Startups in SEA; Targets Investments in Verticalized AI and Industry 4.0

Global

January 8, 2024

Prometeo Secures $13M Series A Funding to Expand Fintech Solutions in Latin America

Singapore

January 1, 2024

Antler Leads $5.1M Pre-Seed Funding for 37 Startups in South East Asia—Targets Investments in Verticalized AI and Industry 4.0

Australia

November 29, 2023

Antler Bolsters Global Leadership with Appointment of Graeme Mather as Global Partner

Global

November 10, 2023

Phoenix Group’s With-Profits Funds take GP Equity Stake in Global Early-Stage Investor Antler

Global

June 20, 2023

Nancy Zimerman, co-founder and managing partner of Bracebridge Capital, joins the board of Antler

Global

June 7, 2023

ANTLER RAISES $285M VC FUND TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR FOUNDERS ACROSS INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT

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Forbes: Why Sweden Has A Track Record For Turning AI Startups Into Unicorns

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April 27, 2026

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