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ANTLER IN ONE LINE:
Antler is the world's most active early-stage investor, backing exceptional people from inception to global scale.
BOILERPLATE:
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.
PRESS CONTACT AND RESOURCES:
For press enquiries, contact
Rike Döpp Bergérus, VP Global Communications:
press@antler.co, WhatsApp
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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 coverage about Antler and our portfolio
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TechCrunch: Appboxo gets $1.1 million seed to build a mini-app ecosystem for all developers
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September 21, 2020
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June 16, 2020
TechCrunch: Reebelo, a Singapore-based site for refurbished electronics, raises $1.25 million seed round
July 2, 2019
CNBC: Investors are excited about Southeast Asia. Here’s their advice for start-ups


