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Airalo

Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir, CEO of the eSIM industry’s first unicorn, credits a down-to-earth approach for his company’s stunning rise.

Tactiq

Tactiq enables teams to capture insights from work meetings with AI-powered transcripts and detailed summaries — helping organizations access knowledge and share the right information quickly.

Treyd

Treyd has financed more than $530M in supplier payments for SMEs — growing from idea formed at Antler into a 50-person company backed with $32M.

Marco

What began with two founders meeting at Antler has grown into a fintech platform that has facilitated more than $1B in financing for SMEs.

Spiraldot Health

Talha Basit is building the AI infrastructure for modern cancer care — helping clinicians make faster, more informed treatment decisions.

Salmon

Founded by former Tinkoff executives, Salmon has raised $100M to build a digital bank for the Philippines’ mobile-first generation.

Harper

Harper has raised $46.8M to rebuild commercial insurance from the ground up, replacing manual workflows with an AI-native operating model.

Rebolt

In just 18 months, Rebolt has grown from an idea into a multi-million ARR company serving thousands of home service businesses.

Glīd

Kevin Damoa has designed a vehicle that can transfer cargo from road to rail without human intervention. Now it’s ready to roll.

INGENIUS

After launching in 2024, INGENIUS has already helped brands execute creator campaigns in minutes instead of weeks.

Satlyt

After a career at SpaceX, Tesla and Google, Rama Afullo is now building an “Android for space” infrastructure layer for satellites.

HIFI

Zach Walsh raised $8M, at a $45M valuation, to shake up FinTech with Stablecoins.

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News

HOW WE BUILT ANTLER

Magnus Grimeland on how Antler achieved expansion across every dimension through resilience.

Insights

VC explained: essential fundraising terms for founders and investors

Navigating the complexities of a venture capital (VC) term sheet can be a daunting task for both founders and investors. The document is often filled with industry-specific jargon and intricate legal terms that are crucial in defining the future relationship between the startup and its investors. Understanding these terms is vital, as they dictate key aspects of the partnership, including control, financial returns, and the distribution of power.

Residency

Why now is the best time to build a business

News

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO AN AGING MODEL

Scaling global operations to support founders from the inception stage.

Residency

From Development to Disruption: Brendan's Entrepreneurial Journey with Antler

From software development roles at Dexter, Block, and Bannockburn Developments to diving into the realm of machine learning, explore the journey of an entrepreneur who, armed with extensive experience and the backing of Antler, transformed groundbreaking ideas into thriving startups, skillfully navigated the complexities of the VC landscape

Founder StoriesJune 18, 2026

Dream: Building Sovereign Cyber Defense for the AI Era

We’re thrilled to announce that Antler is an investor and partner in Dream following the company’s $260M Series C financing led by Bicycle Capital, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, BRV and Tru Arrow Partners.

Founder StoriesApril 29, 2026

Mild panic and saying yes anyway: Why founders should start building before they are ready

The unfiltered truth: Two founders on battling self-doubt, navigating the 2% funding gap, and why the biggest success comes from building before you feel ready.

InsightsApril 29, 2026

The New Path to Series A in the UK

Only 12% of British startups that raise a seed round ever reach Series A — and new research from Antler reveals exactly why.

PodcastApril 14, 2026

From Air Mattresses to $8M Raised: Building Doorstep | The Further, Faster Podcast

CEO Shaswat Murarka used to make extra cash doing deliveries; now he’s built a tech-upgrade for the entire industry.

Founder StoriesApril 13, 2026

Building an AI Company with Antler: Prefactor and the Infrastructure Behind AI Agents

Inside Antler, through two pivots, and into a new category: the infrastructure layer for AI agents in enterprise.

InsightsApril 8, 2026

Announcing the Spring 2026 U.S. Portfolio Showcase

Meet the portfolio companies featured in our Antler U.S. Spring 2026 Showcase.

ResidencyApril 7, 2026

Behind the Scenes: A Look Inside Antler’s Residency in Australia

Applications are open for Antler Australia's residency. Here's what happens inside the program, why founders move faster than they would alone, and what the investment actually looks like.

InsightsMarch 30, 2026

The Physical AI Inflection Point

Why we believe the moment for Physical AI and Robotics has finally arrived, our early thinking about the opportunity, and where we are placing our bets.

InsightsMarch 26, 2026

Software Was Never About the Code

Software encodes process. AI changes who can do the encoding but it doesn't change the need for someone to know what should be encoded.

InsightsMarch 25, 2026

Why building a startup with AI feels like "Easy Mode" for entry, but can be "Nightmare Mode" right after

If you are founding a startup in 2026, you are living in a paradox. It has never been easier to build a product, yet it has never been harder to build a thriving business.

InsightsMarch 18, 2026

Building a Startup in an Emerging Market

Most founders wait for a market to form before they build. Harrison Kennedy did the opposite. Years before demand crystallised, before organisations knew what to look for, and before the problem had a category, he was already designing the solution.

PodcastMarch 17, 2026

The Neuroscience of Performance with David Spindler | The Further, Faster Podcast

Founders like to work hard, but do they work smart?

PodcastMarch 10, 2026

Ad Dollars Follow Attention: Agentio Founder Arthur Leopold | The Further, Faster Podcast

When it comes to the creator economy, Arthur Leopold is a heavyweight. He talks to Antler’s Jeff Becker about his unstoppable drive, and the vast untapped opportunity in the creator space

PodcastMarch 3, 2026

The “Second Brain” for Doctors: How AMBOSS Scaled to 1.5M+ Physicians | The Further, Faster Podcast

In medicine you can’t simply “move fast and break things”. So how do you build a breakout startup?

InsightsFebruary 27, 2026

Can a Japan-Based Startup Actually Win with a Global Team?

That tension was at the heart of a panel hosted by Antler Japan Senior Director Florian Geier at YOKOHAMA CONNÉCT, where Fuminori Gunji, Head of GTM at ZooKeep, and Paul McMahon, Representative Director of TokyoDev, joined a room of founders and operators to unpack what it really takes to build global teams from Japan. The conversation was grounded in something rare in startup discourse: actual data.

Allen Kramer on Building Crux: $77M Raised in Just 3 Years | The Further, Faster Podcast

PodcastFebruary 24, 2026