Build your Company with —Antler in Stockholm
Launch your startup, get funded in 10 weeks - We’re a global early stage VC backing founders from day zero. We invest up to €300k through our founder residency – a building sprint where you leverage community, coaching, and intense effort to make 1 year of progress in 10 weeks.
Build your Company with —Antler in Stockholm
Launch your startup, get funded in 10 weeks - We’re a global early stage VC backing founders from day zero. We invest up to €300k through our founder residency – a building sprint where you leverage community, coaching, and intense effort to make 1 year of progress in 10 weeks.
Surround yourself with the most driven and committed founders who have gone all-in to build category defining companies. Leverage the community to find co-founders, hold each other accountable, and build a support network.
This is not a startup school. We work with you on what matters most to move as fast as possible. We don’t fill your calendar with generic content sessions.
We provide access to hundreds of thousands of dollars of cloud credits, access to a world-class global network, and 1 on 1 sparring with people who have built major companies.
We come on board as your first investor at day zero. We are a long-term partner who can invest up to €30m in your business through subsequent investment rounds.
What to expect when joining Antler
Our Nordic residency runs twice a year for 6-10 weeks - in March and September - designed to promote early stage formation and enable founders to secure pre-seed funding. You have the opportunity to base yourself in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, or Helsinki and be part of 150+ founders across the four locations as part of the same residency.
Application Process
The entire application process takes about two weeks to complete. After applying via our website, candidates will undergo two interviews. Successful candidates will receive an offer to join the upcoming Antler Residency in Sweden. You can both apply as a team and as a solo founder.
Download our Founder Info Brochure to learn more about our application process and our next residency
The Residency
Build your company alongside a cohort of pre-vetted, exceptional potential co-founders, validate your ideas, engage with customers, develop your MVP, refine your business model, and create your go-to-market strategy before pitching to the investment committee.
The Antler Investment
We invest up to €300k to catalyze your pre-seed raise, with reserves for later rounds. If you pass our investment committee, we first write you a check for €100,000 for 10% of your company. Founders can then unlock an additional €200,000 of follow-on funding. We can continue with follow-on investments in our companies with larger amounts until Series C.
Post-investment, we foster an even higher touch relationship, where founders continue to work with Antler weekly. Focus areas include customer and revenue growth, and future fundraising preparation. As portfolio companies progress toward their next round, Antler introduces their most recent investment cohort of downstream investors.
Meet an Antler partner Thursday at 1PM CET
Join us for an open session with one of our partners to discuss how we work with founders and what to expect
FAQs
By helping thousands of founders launch and scale the next generation of great companies that address some of the most pressing challenges of our time, we move society forward and make progress a certainty.
We’re looking for highly ambitious operators, technologists, or serial entrepreneurs who can motivate themselves and others to join their mission to build a game-changing business. Whether you’re an individual or team at the early stages of their journey, we are here to help as a partner obsessed with your success.
We are focused on providing founders better access to capital at the very beginning of their journey, so we back founders at the ideation stage. We'll invest as early as a clearly defined product statement and roadmap to your MVP, we'll even help you incorporate your new venture if necessary. We always aim to be the first institutional check into our portfolio companies.
Antler's Nordic residencies take place at our offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. The residency is a full-time commitment. This means that you are 100% dedicating your time to building your company. That said, it is not “mandatory” to be in the office from 9-5PM daily. The intention is to foster an engaged and supportive community of founders building together in person. As long as you show up for cohort activities and receive value from the community, you can spend your time in any way you see most fit to build your company. Most founders come in 4-5 days a week.
Our standard terms are €100k for 10% equity. If your startup has already closed a round at a significantly higher valuation, or are currently closing a round, your specific case can be brought up to the Investment Committee for consideration.
Our standard terms include an investment of up to 300K EUR in the companies that are successful at our investment committee.The first part is 100K EUR for 10% ownership.The second part of 200K EUR is conditional on further capital being raised from other investors within nine months following our first investment. If your startup has already closed a round at a significantly higher valuation, or are currently closing a round, your specific case can be brought up to the Investment Committee for consideration.
We commit to pre-seed investing 300K EUR in the companies that are successful at our investment committee:
- The first part is 100K EUR for 10% ownership.
- The second part of 200K EUR is conditional on further capital being raised from other investors within nine months following our first investment.
In addition to this, we can support our companies with larger amounts as follow-on investments until Series C.
The details:
Initial investment (first part):
- 100K EUR for 10% ownership
- Done as part of our residency
Pre-committed next investment (second part):
- We’ll invest one-third of the total amount raised in the next funding round
- Within nine months after our initial investment
- The round needs to involve professional or semi-professional investors
- On the same terms as those investors
- Up to €200,000
Further investments (after initial and next investments):
- Potential pro rata investments
- Until Series C
- No amount limits
We are industry agnostic. We invest in scalable companies and exceptional people. However, we do not invest in the following areas: drugs, narcotics, adult entertainment, and gambling.
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Antler in Stockholm
There has never been a better time to start a business. The barriers to entry are lower than ever, and the dynamic economy provides endless opportunities for spirited entrepreneurs. Join Antler and get started.
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Our team
Meet the Antler team in Sweden and the Nordics, dedicated to your success.
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.
Tobias Bengtsdahl, now a Partner at Antler Nordics, previously spent four years scaling Memmo as co-founder and COO/CEO. Memmo is a platform that allows users and businesses to order personalized video messages or custom creator content for special occasions and marketing campaigns. He raised over $25M from leading investors for the startup, expanded into 15+ markets, and helped creators generate more than $10M. Under his leadership, Memmo hit $10M in revenue within two years and grew the team to over 150 people in just 20 months.