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We work with founders who do not ask for permission to build.

Antler will back you from your early days to greatness. Startups can fast track their growth through Antler’s funding, mentorship and global network. 

Whether you are an established team looking to scale or a brilliant mind ready to accelerate your launch, we have a dedicated track designed for your journey.

Direct Investment Track
For established teams ready to scale commercial traction.

Inception TrackFor ambitious founders ready to condense 6 months of building into 6 weeks out of Singapore.

How we invest

If you have already built the foundation and are ready to pour fuel on the fire, our Direct Investment Track provides the capital and global network to accelerate your growth.

  • Who it’s for: Existing co-founding teams with a functional Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
  • Traction Required: Active validation with users/clients and early revenue traction (either via live commercial contracts or active pilots).
  • Location Criteria: Open to founders of any nationality, provided Malaysia serves as your primary and significant hub of operations.
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How to join us

Already building on your idea and need the extra push to launch faster? Join our Inception program in Singapore designed to fast-track your path to launch and fundraising.

  • Who it’s for: Resilient, fast-paced founders committed to a massive startup idea with global ambitions from day one.
  • The Residency: An intensive 6-week program in Singapore alongside top-tier talent.
  • What you’ll achieve:
    • Condense half a year of development into 6 weeks of rapid execution.
    • Build, launch, and secure your earliest users.
    • Rapidly test and validate your customer acquisition channels.
    • Design a bulletproof Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy with global scale in mind.
    • Craft a compelling narrative and fine-tune your pitch for fundraising.

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Powering builders with $4M in Credits and Perks

Antler gives you not only the capital and coaching but also the technical firepower to turn bold ideas into venture-scale companies. Access GPU credits, advanced AI tooling, and cloud services from top partners to validate and scale faster.

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Bahadir Özdemir

Co-founder

Airalo

Wisnu Nugrahadi

Co-founder & CEO

Staffinc

Antler was our first investor. 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.

Joining Antler connected us to an incredible global network of founders, investors, and mentors. Being part of this community gave us opportunities and insights we simply couldn’t have accessed on our own.

We’ve helped put hundreds of founders on a pathway to — global success

Fuelled by a passion that goes beyond traditional investing, we exist to increase our founders’ speed and maximise their success rate in solving important problems.

10,000+

Founders supported

1500+

Portfolio companies

30%

Companies with > 1 female founder

2018

Year Antler started

#1

Most active VC investor globally

24

Offices globally

Airalo

World’s first eSIM store that gives you access to eSIMs for 190 countries worldwide at affordable prices.

Singapore
ConsumerTech
2019

Reebelo

Your trusted marketplace for refurbished tech & sustainable lifestyle products.

Singapore
ConsumerTech
2019

FileAI

AI-native data preparation & automation platform

Singapore
B2B Software
2020

Boxo

Super app infrastructure platform

Singapore
B2B Software
2019

Volopay

Volopay simplifies business spending for SMBs in South East Asia.

Singapore
B2B Software
2020

Qashier

Smart point-of-sale solutions for small merchants

Singapore
FinTech
2019
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FREQUENTLY —ASKED QUESTIONS

We believe that it all starts with people. By focusing on founder talent, rather than a specific industry or start-up idea, we identify talent and help them succeed in founding and scaling great companies.We back entrepreneurs from day zero—even before they have fully formed ideas or products.

Additionally, Antler doesn’t just provide funding—we offer hands-on mentorship and give you an unfair advantage through our global network of founders, advisors, and investors, helping you get from zero to one in the shortest time possible.

We welcome both individuals and co-founding teams with a strong drive to build high-growth tech startups, as well as, the skills relevant to early stage business building. Some examples of founder profiles that we have backed:

  • Returning Founders: Experienced founders who have learned from past ventures—whether through success or failure—and are ready to build their next venture with valuable insights.
  • Business Leaders: Commercial professionals skilled in go-to-market strategy, business model development, customer acquisition, and capital raising.
  • Technology and Product Leaders: Builders with expertise in software engineering, system architecture, or product vision, who are eager to design and build innovative solutions.
  • Functional and Domain Experts: Specialists with deep expertise—gained through either professional or academic experience—who’ve identified a unique, unmet need in their field, hold intellectual property, or see untapped potential in technology that can be commercialized.
  • Zero to One Operators: Seasoned professionals and early employees with experience in taking startups from early-stage to hypergrowth, having played defining roles in building and scaling companies through critical phases.

No, you don’t need to have a fully formed idea to apply. That said, we especially value those who have a strong sense of their founder-market fit—a deep understanding of sectors or industries where they want to make an impact.

More important than having a solution is having a few problem statements you’re passionate about solving. If you have the curiosity and drive to build, Antler will help you refine these ideas, explore opportunities, and turn them into a scalable business.

Yes, even if you have an existing team or have already raised some funding, Antler can help accelerate your growth. We provide additional capital, strategic mentorship, and access to our global network of investors and industry experts to help you scale faster and reach your next milestones more efficiently.

We back ambitious founders building scalable tech solutions across all sectors. While we're sector-agnostic, we're particularly excited about AI/ML, SaaS, fintech, sustainability, and emerging technologies. We look for founders addressing significant market opportunities with innovative solutions that can scale globally.

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.

Ready to build something extraordinary?

Join Antler and instantly 10x your network: connect with industry leaders, validate your idea and scale your business with a global network of entrepreneurs.

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MEET OUR TEAM

Jussi Salovaara

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Co-founder and Managing Partner

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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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Najla Zamri

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Investment Director

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Najla is a Director leading Scouting and Investments at Antler. Prior to Antler, she held roles as a senior consultant at HSBC under their Digital Transformation Centre and McKinsey & Co as a generalist working on business strategy, and digital transformation projects across the region. Najla has also been in the startup ecosystem where she held the VP of Enterprise role at a Malaysian edtech company and co-founded a fintech startup. She started her career as a capital markets regulator, with Securities Commission, working on policies and regulations across investor protection, equity crowdfunding and fundraising frameworks. Najla graduated with a LLB from Queen Mary, University of London.

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Winnie Khoo

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Partner

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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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Hiro Kiga

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Partner

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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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Ha Phan

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Growth & Marketing Associate Director

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Ha is responsible for Antler’s growth operations and communications while identifying passionate founders and nurturing promising startups across South East Asia. Before joining Antler, she was the Marketing Manager for Vincere.io, a B2B SaaS solution for recruitment agencies of all sizes. Ha was the 2nd marketing hire, playing a vital role in developing Vincere's brand presence and driving revenue, which helped Vincere to be successfully acquired by The Access Group UK.

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Keith Lim

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Finance Director

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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 Gunawan

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Senior Finance Associate

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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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