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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
See key figures, milestones, and company background here.
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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
July 15, 2024
TechCrunch: Google backs Indian open source Uber rival (Namma Yatri)
July 7, 2024
Breakit: Antler founder on scaling from idea to billions: “Proven that the model works” (Livia Moore, Magnus Grimeland)
June 27, 2024
Fortune: Why the nation of Alan Turing is poised to revolutionize AI despite the recent dip in investment, according to a venture capitalist—by James McClure
June 27, 2024
Standard: The UK investment downturn isn’t quite what you think—by James McClure
June 24, 2024
tech.eu: Tech founders leading with purpose: The rise of ESG Integration
June 22, 2024
Forbes: Are ‘Technical Founders’ The Key To Creating European Tech Giants?
June 12, 2024
Vogue Business: Heat founders launch members-only shopping app
June 9, 2024
Finansavisen: Har hentet ti milliarder til startups
May 31, 2024
TechCrunch: VC firm Antler’s CEO says Asia presents ‘biggest opportunity’ in the world for growth
May 30, 2024
TechCrunch: Former teen model co-created app Frich to help Gen Z be more realistic about finances
May 28, 2024
The Evening Standard: The UK investment downturn isn’t quite what you think
May 27, 2024
Breakit: Why Tobias Bengtsdahl becomes an investor in startups: “Completely obsessed” (Tobias Bengtsdahl)