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The Further, Faster Podcast – How Jenny Fleiss Built Rent The Runway
Jenny Fleiss, founder of Rent the Runway joined host Jeff Becker to discuss her journey to success, lessons she’s learnt along the way and what it is like to return to the world of entrepreneurship – this time, as an investor.
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Real-time data infra: the advent of the streamhouse
A persistent grey space exists for today’s systems, which struggle with the simplicity vs customizability tradeoff. We explore why these tradeoffs exist from an architectural perspective, and a look at modern attempts to unlock the frontier of scalable, real-time data.
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The Further, Faster Podcast – Ash Fontana on AI, Investing, and How To Build Data Learning Effects
Ash Fontana and host Bede Moore discuss how we can conceptualise the dramatic shifts happening in business, tech and culture – learning to apply new tools and new ways of thinking, and exactly what it means to start a company in the “AI-First Century.”
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What it takes to be the world’s best
What does it take to be the world’s best, and to stay there? At Antler’s European Founder Conference, we assembled four elite performers to explore how sustained excellence is built, led, and lived.
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The Ten Gates
The Ten Gates Framework provides a structured way to test problems for venture-scale potential and make clear calls — Proceed, Iterate, Pivot, or Kill.
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Why we invested in MyWonder: The World’s First AI-Native, Safe, Personal Child Companion
Built by parents and repeat founders, MyWonder is reimagining out-of-school learn and play - with the world’s first AI-native, screen-free “own” device for kids.
India

How we built Antler
Antler Founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland on the origins of Antler, the rise of global entrepreneurship, and the mission to back outliers everywhere from inception.
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10 things we learned at Antler's European Founder Conference
The three attributes elite founders have in common, how European innovation is fuelled by global talent, and why turbulent times lead to the biggest breakthroughs.... here are some of the main takeaways from speakers including Anton Osika (Founder of Lovable), Marius Meiners (Founder of Peec AI) and Harry Stebbings (Founder of 20VC).
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The AI Tools and Infrastructure Australian Founders Are Building for Tomorrow
Antler's 14th residency is revealing a new wave of calculated Australian startups. 70 exceptional founders selected from over 2,000 applicants are tackling fundamental problems in healthcare, space, finance, education, and research with AI as a practical tool, not a trendy vibe-coded gimmick.
From serial entrepreneurs to NVIDIA engineers and exited entrepreneurs, these outlier founders are building the infrastructure and solutions that matter long-term, choosing substance over hype in response to a maturing, more risk-averse investment landscape.
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Real-time data infra: the sub-second revolution
From fraud alerts in banking apps to instant driver matches in ride-sharing, real-time data already powers many of the digital experiences we rely on. But its role in AI is even more transformative, and just beginning.
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Announcing the Fall 2025 U.S. Portfolio Showcase
Meet the portfolio companies featured in our Antler U.S. Fall 2025 Showcase.
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Europe's Execution Era: An Antler Study
Antler's latest report is one of the largest studies of tech founders in Europe. We’ve analysed more than 3,000 unicorn founders and 60,000 founders at the inception of their journey, uncovering Europe's rapid growth in an AI era of execution.
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Antler’s New UK Terms: Giving Founders the Strongest Start at Day Zero
A £500k Commitment from Day Zero — Designed to Help You Build, Raise, and Scale Faster
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Why we invested in AirDodge: Enabling Drone Operations in U-Space
AirDodge is making low-altitude airspace safe, scalable and predictable.
Global

What’s Next in Consumer AI: Apps That Double as Life Layers
A curated snapshot of how India’s Consumer AI landscape is evolving: a simple behavioural lens of how we structure our view of Consumer AI, a Market Map of India’s Consumer AI startups, and areas we're excited about.
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