Go Further, Faster with
Antler in Singapore
We back Southeast Asia’s most ambitious founders with up to $400k at Inception, starting with a $150K ticket after 6 weeks.
Condense 6 months into 6 weeks by building alongside exceptional outliers and mentorship by partners who’ve built and scaled companies themselves.No hand-holding, no startup bootcamp—a direct path to capital, conviction, and a global network that makes you move.
The next Antler Singapore residency starts on 9 March 2026.
Singapore
Build with Outliers
Work alongside other exceptional founders from all over the world. Learn how the future of technology is being built by being in the same room with the right mix of talent, drive and ambition.
Unfair Access
Work with a global network of operators, advisors, and investors - with hands-on support from people who’ve built and scaled before you.
Raise with Confidence
We invest early and double down if you deliver. Beyond our thousands of downstream investor introductions for your next rounds, we continuously invest up to Series C into our winners.
From Day Zero to Global
Start with $150k. Scale with up to $25M. With Antler, you’re plugged into six continents from day zero.
Who should consider
joining Antler in Singapore?
Founders who are committed to a startup idea and building with resilience, pace, and global ambitions. The residency is designed for founding teams that are ready to condense 6 months of work into 6 weeks and move further, faster. If you’re here to explore, don’t apply.
How we invest
We invest $150,000 for 10% of your company, plus an additional equity amount that will be fixed when you raise your next funding round.
You will not have to pay any fee for participating in the residency. After 6-weeks, you will receive the full investment amount following this investment structure:
- $100,000 for 10% equity after the six-week residency
- $50,000 via an uncapped SAFE with a Most Favored Nation (MFN) clause
When raising your next institutional round, Antler commits 50% of the amount raised, up to $250K, at the latest valuation. As you scale, we will also provide follow-on funding up to $25M through Antler Elevate, our global growth fund.
*An uncapped SAFE with MFN means that our SAFE investment does not have a valuation cap. Instead, we receive the same terms as the most favorable investor in your next priced round, ensuring you get flexibility on valuation in future funding rounds and the best possible deal while securing early capital.
Get our investment info pack to learn more:
How we support
In 6 weeks, expect to move ahead of the curve more quickly than your competitors in the market by focusing on what truly matters:
- Build your product and launch with the right strategy
- Secure early users while rapidly testing acquisition channels
- Develop your GTM strategy with global ambition in mind
- Craft your story and fine-tune your pitch for fundraising
No classrooms, no hand-holding. Achieve all this by working 1-1 with our experienced partners who have successfully built and scaled businesses, join keynote sessions with world-class speakers and founders, along with access to our global network of advisors and operators.
To give you a competitive edge, we provide $4M in technical perks, including GPU credits and AI tools, enabling you to build, scale, and expand faster. Start utilizing these benefits from the day you are accepted to Antler, with even more unlocked once you become a portfolio company.
How to apply
The next Antler residency in Singapore starts 9 March, 2026.
Put in an application through our AI-guided conversation here. If you pass the initial screening stage, the team will reach out for a quick 15-minute call before scheduling in virtual call with our partners, demonstrate insights and prove you can execute fast.
Fewer than 3% make it in. Apply now.
Pro-tip: A pitch deck is required during your application process. Prepare your deck in a PDF format (under 10MB) to avoid technical issues in the submission or screening stage.
Powering builders with $4M in Credits and Perks
Our global network unlocks more than just capital. Access GPU credits, AI tooling, and cloud infrastructure from hundreds of partners worldwide—everything you need to outpace the competition.
Antler was our first investor—an incubator of optimists. Joining Antler wasn’t just about funding; it was about surrounding ourselves with people who see potential, take risks, and build. For anyone wondering if they should take the leap with Antler, my answer is an optimistic YES. There’s a big chance it could change your life, and I would do it all over again if I could.
A platform for thousands of ambitious founders to build — category-defining companies worldwide
Since 2019, we exist to help exceptional people build enduring companies—faster, and scale globally.
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FREQUENTLY —ASKED QUESTIONS
No. Antler is an inception-stage VC. We often invest earlier than any other investors in the market, with an opportunistic mindset to continuously back our winners through their company's lifecycle. From inception, you’ll get funding, hands-on guidance from partners who’ve built companies, and access to a global founder and operator network — without the “school program” feel of accelerators or incubators.
We invest at inception — the earliest stage in your company's life cycle. After working closely with the founding team for 6 weeks, we back them with conviction through an investment of $150,000 for 10% equity, plus an additional equity amount that will be fixed at your next financing round. The investment is structured as below:
- $100,000 for 10% equity (We do not take any fee for the residency)
- $50,000 via an uncapped SAFE with a Most Favoured Nation clause — see below
- Up to $250,000 committed matching capital at 50% of funding raised from other institutional investors (ARC)
That means you receive up to $400,000 at inception.
What’s MFN?
MFN (Most Favoured Nation) means your convertible note converts into equity at the best terms offered to any investor in your next round. It protects you from worse terms later, ensuring you always benefit from the most favourable valuation.
Longer term, our growth fund, Antler Elevate, can invest up to £25M at Series A and beyond.
Whenever you are ready, head to this link and start a conversation with our AI persona and it will help you summarise, share all essential information with the Antler team. This is to ensure that all necessary information are captured so that we can fully assess your business before making a decision.
Dedicate 30 minutes to this step to get fast-tracked to the next stage, which our team will reach out to personally invite you to a conversation with our partners in Singapore to dive in deeper about your business, your goals and how we can best support your vision.
If you face any difficulties in applying through our AI application process, fill in a static form here and our team will be reaching out to gather the rest of the information needed to proceed.
Pro-tip: A pitch deck is required during your application process. Prepare your deck in a PDF format (under 10MB) to avoid technical issues in the submission or screening stage.
Fewer than 3% make it in. Apply now.
Yes. Teams must already have an idea and be actively working on it. You don’t need a complete or polished product, but you should be able to clearly explain:
- The problem you are committed to solving
- Who the ideal customer is
- What you have tested so far
- What insights you’ve gathered
- What you are planning to test next
Teams that are already in motion get the most value out of the residency.
We’re industry-agnostic. Our Singapore portfolio includes companies in AI, fintech, healthtech, climate, and deeptech. What matters is solving meaningful problems in big markets. We invest in founders first, not sectors.
Yes, we require founders to join our residency in Singapore for a period of 6 weeks. The residency is an intense sprint designed and help you launch and scale your venture and joining in-person provides access to mentorship, networking, and collaborative sessions with other founders. Full-time and in-person commitment ensures the pace needed to go from validation to venture-backed.
While founders will have to pay for their own travel and living expenses during the residency in Singapore, founders don't have to pay any fee to participate in the residency. Not up-front, not after investment. The full $150,000 investment is for your team to deploy, build and scale after the residency concludes.
Antler’s portfolio companies Antler’s portfolio companies have collectively raised hundreds of millions in follow-on funding, with over 80% of them raising external capital within 12 months. Select portfolio companies making strong headway include Airalo, Reebelo, fileAI, Boxo, Volopay, and Qashier.have collectively raised hundreds of millions in follow-on funding, with over 80% of them raising external capital within 12 months. Select portfolio companies making strong headway include Airalo, Reebelo, fileAI, Boxo, Volopay, and Qashier.
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As Co-founder and Managing Partner Asia, Jussi works with a global team dedicated to building the most defining technology companies of tomorrow. Jussi leads Antler’s investments in the APAC region and supports founders in building and scaling their businesses, especially with growth and fundraising. He has over a decade of experience across different industries at Nokia, McKinsey, Deloitte and Morgan Stanley.
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With over 25 years of experience in tech and startups across Asia, Winnie is a seasoned operator with leadership roles at Alibaba, PropertyGuru, and Carousell. Currently Partner in Singapore, where Antler is headquartered, she shares responsibility for the firm's operations in Southeast Asia.
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Rufus joined Antler's SEA team in 2018, where he helps build, launch and invest in new startups out of Singapore. Previously, he was an innovation manager at Metro Group’s digital strategy & CVC arm. At Metro, he led various projects across the European retail and hospitality startup ecosystem. He holds an MSc degree in business management from the National University of Singapore where he graduated with the highest distinction.
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Hiro brings a unique mix of entrepreneurial and investing experience to the Antler team.
He co-founded WALLEX, a B2B FX and cross-border payments platform, and grew it into a regional fintech player before its acquisition by M-DAQ in 2022.
Before that, he spent several years in venture capital with Strive VC (formerly GREE) and Yello Mobile, after starting out as a software engineer at Macquarie Group. Along the way, he backed one of Indonesia’s largest e-commerce companies, Bukalapak, at the Series A stage before it became a unicorn and went public.
Fluent in English, Japanese, and Indonesian, Hiro has often acted as a bridge between Japan and Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystems.
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Alannah serves as a dedicated facilitator at Antler’s Singapore residency. In this pivotal role, Alannah leverages her competencies to empower and guide promising startups through the program’s various stages, fostering an environment of growth and innovation. With a background in Business and blockchain/Web3 technologies, Alannah's diverse background equips her with a unique perspective and a passion for identifying and nurturing the next generation of disruptors in the startup ecosystem.
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Theresa is an Investment Manager at Antler Singapore, where she works with early-stage founders on fundraising, go-to-market execution, and international expansion. She began her career in politics under the Israeli Ambassador to the UN before transitioning into the startup ecosystem, supporting companies from inception through acquisition and advising teams across Europe and Israel on GTM strategy. Theresa earned an MBA from the NUS and worked with Jungle Ventures, focusing on scouting AI, gaming, and vertical SaaS companies across SEA. She brings this cross-border, operator-informed perspective to Antler’s portfolio, helping founders navigate early commercial traction, investor readiness, and expansion beyond their home markets.
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Eugene is an Investment & Portfolio Manager at Antler Southeast Asia, where he focuses on pre-seed and seed investments across AI/ML, developer tools, and vertical SaaS. He brings a unique operator-investor lens from his time as Product Lead at Wagely, where he scaled the user base, product, and established the company's growth function to Series A. Prior to this, Eugene built and launched BCG's global fintech intelligence platform and incubated corporate ventures at FutureLabs Ventures and Wright Partners, including dealcierge.io which was recently acquired.
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Keith heads the Finance function in Antler Southeast Asia and is in charge of the financial and tax reporting and compliance of the SEA fund and the local Antler entity. He has more than 20 years of working experience in both the public and private sectors covering industries from real estate, sports, defence and research. Prior to joining Antler, he spent 13 years with a multi-national real estate company which specializes in fund and asset management, real estate development and resort operations.
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Audrey supports the financial operations of South East Asia as a financial Associate. She has an understanding of financial systems that stem further than the basics, previously working first hand on finances in Singapore’s hospitality industry. Audrey is also currently pursuing her ACCA studies to gain her Chartered Certified Accountant qualification. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and Financial Management.
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