ANTLER INDONESIA
Antler is where
serious teams
come to move faster
Build the next generation of category-defining companies from Indonesia.
Work with a team of ex-founders turned VCs, who’ve built, scaled, and exited companies ourselves. Join a global platform spanning 30+ hubs, 1,500+ startups, and billions in follow-on capital raised.
Applications are open on a rolling basis.
Kickstart your VC funding

Get early backing with Pre-Seed investment and ongoing support through follow-on funding up to Series C.
Receive dedicated coaching

Get hands‑on guidance from Antler partners and operators. Each session is personalized and laser‑focused on helping you validate faster, run sharper experiments, and stay on track toward traction.
Move at lightning speed

Months of trial and error structured into weeks. With clear milestones and rapid feedback loops, we push you to build, test and iterate at a pace that gets you investment-ready fast.
10x your network

Join a truly global community of builders and operators in Southeast Asia and while leveraging Antler’s global network to expand beyond borders.
Who is Antler for?
Ambitious founders and pre-existing teams who are committed to building venture-scale businesses. If you have a strong co-founder fit, a clear problem you’re tackling, and the drive to validate, experiment, and push toward traction, this program is for you.
Apply in Minutes
Converse with our guided AI voice chat. In just 30 minutes, answer tailored questions about your product, traction, and growth plans. Fast, simple, and designed to get to know your startup quickly.
Build Relentlessly
Join a 6 - 10 week sprint in Jakarta whenever you are ready.*
Work alongside seasoned operators, mentors, and peers to refine your model, test assumptions, and drive rapid customer validation.
*In-person attendance is required. Our residency provides relocation grants and visa guidance if you are coming from overseas to Indonesia.
Secure Initial Firepower
Get US $125K for 10% equity via SAFE—capital designed to help your team move with speed.
Committed Follow-on Funding
Antler matches 50% of what you raise externally from institutions (up to $250K). Secure $500K, and Antler adds $250K (T&Cs applied)
Scale Without Limits
Access up to $10M in follow-on funding opportunities and pitch to investors through our global showcases.

Condense months of work into weeks.
From Jakarta, you’ll join a high-intensity sprint designed to accelerate every part of your startup journey. Alongside top founders, seasoned operators, and mentors, you’ll refine your model, stress-test assumptions, and push toward rapid customer validation.
- Weekly operator office hours with founders who’ve built and exited.
- Product, go-to-market, and fundraising sprints to sharpen execution.
- Direct access to customers, mentors, and advisors for real-world feedback.
And it’s not just about coaching. Antler equips you with the resources to build at scale from day one:
- $1K Grant upon Acceptance – immediate support for technical founders.
- $250K+ in Technical Credits & Perks – AI infrastructure, GPU credits, advanced cloud tooling.
- $1K Relocation Support – to help your team settle into Jakarta smoothly.
- Free Office Space – build side by side with other ambitious founders.
Antler gives you the capital, coaching, and technical firepower to turn bold ideas into venture-scale companies. From validation to scaling, every perk and program element is designed to help you move faster, smarter, and with greater impact.

Maximizing your success–from being your earliest backer to a long-term capital partner who provides follow-on funding and access to top VCs.
1. Initial Investment
If your startup passes our investment committee, we will invest $125,000 for 10% of your company via a SAFE agreement. This initial capital empowers you to build your product, attract early customers, and prepare for your next funding round.
2. Follow-on Funding (Next 9 Months)
As you raise capital from external institutional investors, we will match 50% of the amount raised, up to $250,000, at the latest valuation.
Example: If you raise $500,000 externally, we’ll invest an additional $250,000, bringing your total early-stage funding to $875,000 ($125,000 initial + $500,000 external + $250,000 matching).
This matching mechanism accelerates your growth while keeping terms founder-friendly.
3. Growth-stage Funding (Series A to C)
• Access our global network of investors through Antler’s Portfolio Showcase.
• Potential investment of up to $10 million to fuel your growth through Series C.
• Ongoing support to refine your strategy and prepare for future fundraising

Powering builders with CAPITAL AND PERKS
- $1K Grant upon acceptance for tech builders
- $250K in Technical Credits & Perks AI & Cloud Infrastructure
- $1K Relocation Support
- Free Office Space beyond the residency
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.








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.
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 the path to 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
FREQUENTLY —ASKED QUESTIONS
Unlike Antler’s company formation programs that focus heavily on co-founder matching and ideation, the Indonesia residency is a 6-week sprint for teams already in motion. You’ll spend less time searching for partners and more time running fast experiments, testing assumptions, securing clients, and pushing toward investment readiness.
Yes, even if you 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.
You’ll get weekly coaching sessions, access to technical perks, resources, connections, office hours with regional partners, and the chance to present at Friday townhalls. You’ll also work out of our Jakarta office alongside other ambitious teams, with access to workspace, meeting rooms, and a vibrant community that accelerates progress. If your team is relocating to Indonesia for the residency, a relocation grant will be provided to help you settle in smoothly.
Differing from other Antler locations, we are accepting teams on a rolling basis to the residency in Indonesia. This means teams are welcomed to join us in Jakarta anytime throughout the year once they are ready to commit full-time to building a startup.
Antler invests in a wide range of sectors, including fintech, healthcare, SaaS, e‑commerce and more. Globally, we’ve backed over 1 000 companies across diverse industries, with a focus on those leveraging technology to scale and build innovative solutions. More importantly, we look for founders addressing pressing problems with scalable, high‑impact ideas that can succeed on a global stage.
This program is specifically built for founders or pre-existing teams who already have: a clear problem, strong founder-market-fit, and a product direction. If you’re working on validating your business model or starting to develop your MVP, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.
Yes, we require that all teams have at least two co-founders. The best startups are built by strong, complementary teams who can scale beyond product development—meaning technical excellence should be matched with go-to-market execution.
Having a co-founder significantly improves a startup’s chances of success by distributing responsibilities, enabling faster execution, and making the business more investable.
If you don’t have a co-founder yet, we are happy to support in finding one through our community before applying.
Yes. To get the most out of the sprint, founders are expected to commit full time, in person. The pace is fast, and progress depends on your team being fully focused on building, testing, and iterating during the program.
Yes, we’re looking for teams that are already in motion. That means you don’t need a perfectly polished product, but you do need more than just an idea. The program is designed for founders who already have a team (or co‑founder) they’re working with, are clear on a problem worth solving and have started shaping a direction for their product or solution. Our focus is on helping teams validate faster, run sharper experiments, and push toward traction.
This program is specifically built for founders or pre-existing teams who already have: a clear problem, strong founder-market-fit, and a product direction. If you’re working on validating your business model or starting to develop your MVP, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.
Ready?
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Hit apply below to start the conversation with our AI-native application process, or simply ask us any questions you still have. If you are having issues with the AI conversation, please email us at indonesiascouting@antler.co.

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