ANTLER IN THE NORDICS
We BACK FEW. We MOVE FAST.
Antler backs the Nordics' most ambitious founders. Your first VC, from day zero through Series C.
Daily sparring with partners, $4M+ in perks, free desk space, and a community of founders building at your pace.
Build with outliers
Build alongside exceptional founders in our four Nordic hubs — Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. Free office space and daily sparring with partners who've built companies themselves.
Unfair access
$4M+ in startup infrastructure perks, plus direct access to a global network of operators, advisors, and investors — with hands-on support from people who've built and scaled before you.
Raise faster
70% of Antler's European portfolio companies raise further capital within 12 months. You'll have the resources, warm intros, and downstream capital to do the same.
Go the distance
From day zero through Series C, we keep investing, keep sparring, keep opening doors. Not a one-time cheque — we've got the capital to keep backing you, and we stay close long after the first investment.
We commit €500K - €1M
We back you early. We stay with you through Series C.
€500K is our standard deal — €200K upfront plus up to €300K follow-on in your next round.
Further along, or raising bigger? Reach out and convince us.
Build faster with $4M+ in perks
Everything you need to build. Cloud, compute, AI, and infrastructure — available the moment we invest.
MEET THE ANTLER NORDICS TEAM
The team has built and sold companies across the Nordics, invested at every stage from pre-seed to IPO, and led operations inside startups and scale-ups. We know what the journey looks like because we've done it.
MEET OUR FOUNDERS
Why we invested in Tangled: Decentralizing the future of code collaboration
Anirudh and Akshay joined Antler with a bold idea: rebuild code collaboration from the ground up on a decentralized protocol. Within months they hit the front page of Hacker News, grew to 7,000+ users organically, and closed a €3.8M seed round led by byFounders — with backing from Bain Capital Crypto and former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke.
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Why we invested in QMill: Bridging the gap to quantum advantage
The QMill team joined Antler with a mission to make today's imperfect quantum hardware actually useful. They developed circuit compression algorithms that set records on the LUMI supercomputer — one of the world's most powerful — and shortly after, succeeded in raising €4M in seed funding led by Maki.vc.
Why we invested in Homie: Turning trust into a primary sales channel
Markku, Kalle, and Aleksi joined Antler with deep SaaS roots and a clear thesis: warm introductions are the most powerful sales channel, yet completely unscalable. They built, validated with 250+ companies including Supermetrics and Oneflow, and closed a €1M pre-seed round — before most teams have finished their pitch deck.
PITCH US
The short version of what you're building. We'll take it from there.
Antler portfolio companies raise capital from other leading VCs
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FREQUENTLY —ASKED QUESTIONS
Outliers. Founders already building. Solo operators obsessed with a specific problem. People who've done it before, and people doing it for the first time, but moving like they've been doing it for years.
Already shipping and have customers? Even better — we can help you move a lot faster.
What we care about is drive — the kind that actually ships, not the kind that talks. You don't need a co-founder, an incorporated company, or a finished product. You need to be all in.
We back exceptional founders early — €500K–€1M, with capital to stay with you through Series C.
Our standard deal: €500,000
Most founders come in on this. Here's how it works.
€200K upfront when we invest:
- €100K for 8.5% equity
- €100K on an uncapped convertible (with MFN)
Up to €300K in your next round:
- One-third of what you raise from professional investors
- Same terms as your lead
- Within nine months of our first investment
Example: if you raise €600K, we invest another €300K on the same terms — €900K total.
Beyond €500K
We can keep backing you through Series C.
Further along, or raising bigger?
Reach out and convince us. For the right outlier, we always want to see what we can do.
Tomorrow. We bring founders in as they come. We move fast — whether it's a yes or a no.
You can build from any of our four Nordic hubs: Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, or Helsinki. Pick the one closest to your customers, your talent, or your home. The team, the terms, and the community are the same across all four.
Neither. Antler is an inception-stage VC. We invest early and stay with you through Series C. No course, no curriculum, no graduation. Just capital, sparring, and a network — for as long as you need it.
That often makes us the first call when it really matters: when co-founder dynamics get complicated, when you're heading into a fundraise and need a sharp second pair of eyes, when you need warm intros to customers. We are on your side through ups and downs — and we know both you and your business.
Practically, you get:
- Fundraising that moves the needle — round strategy, investor targeting, warm intros, pitch prep for Series A and beyond
- A network with real utility — 1,500+ Antler companies globally, for first customers, hires, and investor backchannels
- Global reach when you need it — GTM support in Asia, growth capital intros in the US, a deep tech peer in Australia
- Capital that scales with you — from day zero through Series C
- Office space in our Nordic hubs for as long as it's useful
- Credits and perks across cloud, compute, AI, and tooling (see perks →)
We also run high-leverage moments when they matter — a week in San Francisco meeting top-tier Series A investors, a retreat in Oxford that ends with most of Europe's VC capital in the room.
Most founders come to us before they've raised anything, but with a team and an early product. That's our sweet spot, but it's not the only place we work.
Solo founder? We can help you find the right co-founder or team — or maybe even invest as you are.
Already have an MVP or early customers? Even better — we can help you move even faster towards your seed round. Most teams we bring in are at this stage.
If you have (or are closing) a priced pre-seed at a materially higher valuation, you might be past us — but talk to us anyway.
We are industry agnostic. We invest in scalable companies and exceptional people. However, we do not invest in the following areas: drugs, narcotics, adult entertainment, and gambling.