ANTLER
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ABOUT ANTLER:

Antler is where founders come to go further, faster. Antler is the world’s most active early-stage investor, backing exceptional people at the very start of their journey—and supporting them from inception to scale. Across 30 cities worldwide—including New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, 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 1,500 startups globally, including Airalo, Lovable, Peec.AI, Reebelo, Wrtn, and Benjamin.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, and New York.

CONTACT:

Rike Döpp Bergérus, VP, Global Communications
rike.dopp@antler.co
https://wa.me/0046706313538

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Fast facts

$10B

total portfolio value

2000+

Portfolio companies

8,000+

Founders supported

2018

Launched

33%

Portfolio companies with woman co-founders

100+

Nationalities represented in the portfolio

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PRESS RELEASES

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Southeast Asia

December 17, 2025

Antler Unveils 2025 Disrupt Portfolio: Fourteen Startups Building AI That Actually Works

Global

November 18, 2025

Agentio Raises $40M Series B to Scale AI-Native Platform for Creator-Led Advertising

US

October 28, 2025

Sweatpals Secures $12M in Seed Funding from Patron, a16z speedrun, and HartBeat Ventures to Redefine Connection Through Fitness

US

September 26, 2025

Doorstep.ai raises USD 8M seed to solve last-mile fraud & boost efficiency

Singapore

September 18, 2025

Antler Appoints Hiro Kiga as Partner to Drive Early-Stage Tech Investment in Southeast Asia and Japan

Singapore

September 17, 2025

Antler Expands Its Regional Footprint, Connecting China’s AI Founders With Southeast Asia’s Global Network

Global

September 9, 2025

Teton.ai Raises $20 Million to Reinvent Elderly Care

Global

September 4, 2025

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Global

September 3, 2025

Global Call for Startups 2025: Announcing the Winners Driving Food System Transformation

UK

August 28, 2025

Antler significantly increases investment for UK’s best tech founders

US

August 26, 2025

Loman AI Raises $3.5 Million to Transform Restaurant Operations with Voice AI

Southeast Asia

August 13, 2025

Antler doubles down on AI with US$7.4M in early-stage funding across Southeast Asia

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TechCrunch: Antler doubles down on Southeast Asia with $72M second startup fund

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