Invest in exceptional founders —from inception

Antler founders are defined by limitless ambition, relentless drive, and unwavering commitment. We work with founders earlier than anyone — giving us a front row seat to the next wave of innovation before the rest of the world catches on.

Inception-Stage advantage

Investing at inception-stage means entering at lower valuations with higher return potential. We spend hundreds of hours with founders assessing their skills, ambition, and ability to pivot before making an investment, and provide support beyond capital — setting founders up for long-term success.

155,000
Applications per year
$4.8B
Total portfolio value

Founder-First approach

Our rigorous selection process ensures we work with only the most promising founders. We aim to be the first money in; helping exceptional people pursue their life’s work. Through our global network, we connect founders to international VC and follow-on funding, supporting them to scale.

12,000+
Antler founders
152
Founder nationalities

Diversify your portfolio

We are the most active AI investor globally, capturing innovation across fintech, healthtech, climatetech, and beyond. Our investors gain access early across established and emerging markets and have the ability to continue backing top-performing companies as they scale.

1,400+
Portfolio companies
30
Locations worldwide

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Why investors partner with Antler

Investors partner with Antler for early access to exceptional founders in a diversified manner.

James Mitchell

"We believe investment in diversified venture capital portfolios are crucial to enabling long-term savers to unlock diversified portfolio returns.”

"We are in a period of unprecedented change. The visibility on venture capital activity and innovation that Antler provides is therefore leading-edge.”

Rana Morradores

"This partnership with Antler is not just an investment; it's a reinforcement of our shared commitment to values and impactful initiatives."

"By supporting Antler, we can help entrepreneurs in East Africa, including women, to bring their ideas to life or take their startups to the next level, contributing to the region's digital transformation."

James Mitchell

"We believe investment in diversified venture capital portfolios are crucial to enabling long-term savers to unlock diversified portfolio returns.”

"We are in a period of unprecedented change. The visibility on venture capital activity and innovation that Antler provides is therefore leading-edge.”

Rana Morradores

"This partnership with Antler is not just an investment; it's a reinforcement of our shared commitment to values and impactful initiatives."

"By supporting Antler, we can help entrepreneurs in East Africa, including women, to bring their ideas to life or take their startups to the next level, contributing to the region's digital transformation."

James Mitchell

"We believe investment in diversified venture capital portfolios are crucial to enabling long-term savers to unlock diversified portfolio returns.”

"We are in a period of unprecedented change. The visibility on venture capital activity and innovation that Antler provides is therefore leading-edge.”

Rana Morradores

"This partnership with Antler is not just an investment; it's a reinforcement of our shared commitment to values and impactful initiatives."

"By supporting Antler, we can help entrepreneurs in East Africa, including women, to bring their ideas to life or take their startups to the next level, contributing to the region's digital transformation."

"EIFO´s investment in Antler’s second Nordic fund comes from a standpoint of wanting to strengthen our partnership with Antler… Antler has shown the ability to execute on their goals and through the talent they attract, and we look forward to collaborating further with the great team at Antler."

"Antler is pioneering a new model of talent investing by selecting the world’s most exceptional founders, from serial entrepreneurs and industry leaders to top tier technologists and operators, and then building a network around them.”

“We quickly realized Antler is a talent magnet, bringing together a world-class mix of technologists, product builders, and operators, who, armed with modern technology stack, will no doubt create some large and important fintech businesses."

Georgina Byron

“Antler’s inclusive approach to recognising entrepreneurial founders from a range of backgrounds and diverse regions appeals to our foundation and family’s philosophy in backing dynamic diverse people committed to innovation.”

"EIFO´s investment in Antler’s second Nordic fund comes from a standpoint of wanting to strengthen our partnership with Antler… Antler has shown the ability to execute on their goals and through the talent they attract, and we look forward to collaborating further with the great team at Antler."

"Antler is pioneering a new model of talent investing by selecting the world’s most exceptional founders, from serial entrepreneurs and industry leaders to top tier technologists and operators, and then building a network around them.”

“We quickly realized Antler is a talent magnet, bringing together a world-class mix of technologists, product builders, and operators, who, armed with modern technology stack, will no doubt create some large and important fintech businesses."

Georgina Byron

“Antler’s inclusive approach to recognising entrepreneurial founders from a range of backgrounds and diverse regions appeals to our foundation and family’s philosophy in backing dynamic diverse people committed to innovation.”

Our Capital Team

The Antler team consists of serial entrepreneurs, experienced operators and seasoned investors.

Mike Abbott
Partner

Mike is a Partner at Antler Australia and co-leads the Australia operations. He's a seasoned operator and investor who kickstarted his career in equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.Mike's journey with Uber began as the second employee in Asia and the 121st globally. As the Head of Operations for Australia and New Zealand, he played a pivotal role in building a thriving multi-billion-dollar business locally. Over the course of six years, he witnessed the local team's remarkable growth, scaling it from just three members to a formidable team of over 500. This experience gave him invaluable insights into scaling businesses and driving growth in challenging markets.Following his time at Uber, Mike co-founded and led Kaddy, a B2B marketplace. Under his leadership as CEO, Kaddy was acquired for $34 million within three years. Mike also brings over 20 years of investment experience, including numerous direct and indirect angel investments. His diverse background and extensive experience have made him a sought-after advisor and mentor, offering valuable insights to early stage businesses.

Andrea Hajdu-Howe
Partner, Co-Head Antler Capital

Andrea is a Global Partner and Co-Heads Antler Capital. Andrea has spent 20+ years in the financial services industry, most recently at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Management Division. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Andrea spent over a decade at HSBC and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales having trained at KPMG.

Anthony Millet
Partner, Co-Head Antler Capital

Anthony is a Global Partner and Co-Heads Antler Capital. Anthony is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO who has co-founded, scaled and sold market-leading businesses globally in the financial services and ecommerce retail sectors. Prior to joining Antler, Anthony was the co-founder and CEO of fintech/proptech BrickX, and prior the co-founder of ActivInstinct, Europe’s leading Sports eCommerce business. He started his career with UBS Investment Bank in London.

Edward Knight
President

Ed has had a multi decade career in European banking and capital markets, most recently working at Goldman Sachs for 14 years where he was a partner in the equities division. Based in London, he works on Antler's capital strategy and fund structuring globally.

TC Høiseth
Partner

TC is a Partner on Antler’s Capital team securing capital for Antler’s funds. TC has worked more than 16 years as an investment banker. He started his career in Carnegie, followed by Pareto Securities and most recently as a partner in Arctic Securities (since their establishment in 2007). TC focused on international corporate and project finance transactions mainly within drilling, offshore and oil services.  He developed and managed multiple new relationships with Japanese/other Asian investors, trading houses and shipping companies enabling a range of deals and opportunities.  

Charles Hayley-Bell
Partner, Capital

Charlie Hayley Bell leads Capital and Investor Relations for Antler US. Charlie has 20 years of alternative investment experience in the US, and Latin America across both public and private markets advising investors and raising capital for hedge funds, real estate, PE, and venture capital. Charlie is an investor in early and growth stage technology and CPG companies. He previously was with HSBC, Archstone Partners, and Old City Securities. He holds a MA from Edinburgh University.

Will Robinson
Partner, Head of Strategic Partnerships

Will is an accomplished builder of multiple category-defining emerging tech, VC-backed and Fortune 500 companies, with experience across the entire business lifecycle and value chain. Most recently, Will was at Techstars for almost six years, initially focused on landing and expanding their presence in APAC from Sydney, before moving to London to oversee global revenue and partnerships. Before Techstars, Will held sales and business development leadership roles at several high-growth, venture-backed businesses, all of which were acquired. Earlier in his career, Will gained early experience in sales and marketing, supporting household brands like Sony, BlackBerry, and BMW.

Graeme Mather
Partner (Asia)

Graeme is a Partner in Antler's Capital team, leading capital raising and institutional investor partnerships across Asia and Australia. Graeme is a personal investor in early stage companies and a founder of a technology company as well as having over 30 years of experience in capital markets, asset management and advising institutional investors with Mercer and Schroders. Graeme helps investors find the right way to partner with Antler to provide access to innovative investment opportunities that will shape our future. Get in touch if you are investor in Asia or Australia and interested in finding out more how Antler can help you invest in innovation.

Ros Bazany
Partner, Head of ESG and Impact

Ros is Head of ESG and Impact at Antler. She has 15 years of investment management industry experience and oversees firm level practices, founder engagement, and investment decision-making processes. Based in Singapore, Ros is a mother of two who spends much of her spare time outdoors or hunting for the perfect tiramisu.

JaeHee Chang
Associate Partner (Korea)

JaeHee co-leads Antler Korea with Jiho and Gabriel. Prior to Antler, JaeHee was in 500 Global Korea Fund/Ecosystems and worked at early stage startups where she led marketing and business development. Prior to her startup experiences, she was in Cheil Worldwide, Naver, and Booz Allen Hamilton, where her work was focused on strategy and business development. With her multicultural background, she has a mission to help startups go global.

Susmit Patodia
Associate Partner (Asia)

Susmit Patodia is the Associate Partner at Antler India. Susmit started his career with Accenture Management Consulting.

After which he spent the last decade with Motilal Oswal, one of India's premier financial services company. He has held various leadership positions in Motilal from heading institutional equities sales business to portfolio management at the Asset Management Company.

He is a strong believer in India’s meteoric growth over the next decade and his focus is on “Antifragile investing in India”, “Don’t bet against India” and “Return to not normal but better”. Susmit is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore and Madras University.

Michael Kron
Associate Partner (Australia)

Michael Kron is an Associate Partner at Antler and leads Australia's Antler portfolio and investor relationships. He led the raise of Antler's second Australia fund and global funds and now coaches Antler's founders on growth and fundraising to drive success, with a focus on the first 12 months. Michael is also a member of the Investment Advisory Committee for two Antler funds. Prior to Antler, Michael has 10+ years of strategy consulting experience, has been an independent advisor for CEOs and global startups from seed to Series A, worked at Square Peg and was the co-founder of a renewable energy startup.

Early in his career, Michael was an environmental lawyer, environmental engineer and was founder and CEO of an education business for 10+ years.Michael has a MBA from Melbourne Business School and Environmental Engineer and Law degrees from University of Melbourne.

Fabian Rother
Director (DACH)

As Capital Director Fabian is responsible for securing capital and manages investor relations in the DACH-region. Previously he spent significant time within the media company Bertelsmann´s German advertising sales business. In his last role he led operations for a number of industry sectors as well as brands. Fabian graduated from University of St. Gallen with a Masters in International Affairs and Governance.

Amy Zaghloul
Director (Middle East)

Amy is a Director Capital at Antler, she combines her global experience in Investor Relations and M&A to support fundraising for Funds and early-stage companies. Most recently, she led Investor Relations efforts at a Venture Fund focusing on the capital raising process for the Fund as well as providing strategic advisory to portfolio companies on growth initiatives. Previously, she spent several years in Investment Banking in New York focusing on M&A and capital raising projects in Healthcare and Technology. Amy enjoys building relationships and attracting strategic investors to help exceptional entrepreneurs build impactful businesses. She is an advisor to a mental healthcare start-up and sits on the board of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Sunil Rajan
Director (Southeast Asia)

Sunil is a Director on Antler’s Capital team in South East Asia. With more than 12 years of experience as a sales and investor-relations professional in the financial services industry, his focus is on building relationships with institutional investors and family offices in the region. Sunil started his career as a private banker in Morgan Stanley and then worked for Pan-Asian and Japanese Hedge Funds. Having a keen interest in impact-investing, Sunil was the founder of Singapore+Acumen Impact Circle, a volunteer-led group dedicated to building the ecosystem in SEA.

Rafael Mastrocola
Director (Brazil)

Rafael was previously Head of Investors Relations and M&A of companies listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange. Also worked as equities sales for banks in Brazil such as Merrill Lynch, Santander and Citibank and holds an MBA from Darden Business School. Father of Laura and Daniel.

Shalaka Uchil
Director

Shalaka is a member of the Global Capital team and supports the execution of the global strategy behind securing capital for Antler. She focuses on the platform and institutional investor operations. She has a background in law and holds an LLB degree.

Peter Schmidt
Director

Peter is a member of the Global Capital Team based out of Antler's New York office. Peter works across capital raising, co-investments and is a member of the capital platform team helping manage the team's internal processes and systems. Peter primarily works with LPs in the Australian and US markets. Prior to joining Antler Peter was a management consultant at Kearney.

Joie Chan
Manager

Joie supports Finance operations in the Capital Team. She was previously with Scotiabank’s Asset Management department, where she focused on accounting for funds and prior to that with the Shanghai Commercial Bank’s Internal Auditing division.

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