Antler (II)

Finland
Pre Seed
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About Antler (II)

Antler (II) is a venture capital firm based in Finland, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFinland
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-idea AI founder seeking co-builder, capital & community

inception-stage
AI-first
global
category-defining
pre-seed

Bullish Signals

1,800+ portfolio companies globallyexternal
12,000+ founders supportedexternal
30 locations, fastest-growing AI portfolioexternal
Airalo unicorn exit from inceptionexternal
Antler Elevate fund adds Series A+external
Lovable, Capsa AI notable portfolio winsexternal
Europe unicorn founder study: 3,000+ analysedexternal
HIFI raised $8M at $45M valuationexternal
Portfolio spans fintech, deeptech, AI, satelliteexternal
Jenny Fleiss (Rent the Runway) in networkexternal
Tactiq, Wrtn, fileAI: AI portfolio breadthexternal
Glīd, Satlyt: deep-tech hardware betsexternal
Salmon, Marco: emerging market fintech playsexternal
Harper, Rebolt: insurance & marketing betsexternal
AminoChain: biotech decentralized network betexternal
Clout Kitchen, Sweatpals: consumer AI playsexternal
Sona raised $100M in 4 yearsexternal
Spiraldot Health: AI cancer care infrastructureexternal
Salmon raised $100M, mobile-first fintechexternal
Harper raised $46.8M, AI-native insuranceexternal
Treyd financed $530M, 50-person scaleexternal
Marco facilitated $1B+ SME financingexternal
Wrtn raised $73.5M Series B Asia AIexternal
fileAI raised $20M, enterprise data platformexternal
Sweatpals 2M MAU, a16z-backed fitness AIexternal
INGENIUS launched 2024, creator campaigns AIexternal
Satlyt: post-SpaceX satellite infrastructure layerexternal
Rebolt $32M, 18mo from idea to scaleexternal
Wrtn: $0 to $25M ARR post-Elevateexternal
Glīd: autonomous road-to-rail cargo transferexternal

Contrarian Signals

Cohort model — competitive, high rejectionexternal
Hundreds of hours vetting before checkexternal
Program-gated entry, not direct pitchexternal

Founder Do's

Be building AI or deep-tech
Join before having a co-founder
Show category-defining ambition
Leverage Antler's global network
Apply at idea/inception stage

Founder Don'ts

Don't come post-traction seeking Series A+
Don't expect passive capital only
Don't pitch trend-chasing ideas

Key GPs & Partners

MG
Magnus Grimeland
Founder & CEO
visionaryoperatorglobal-builder
JB
Jeff Becker
Host / Partner
thought-leadernetworker

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€100M
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Key People

Jussi Kallasvuo

Magnus GrimelandFounder & CEO
Jeff BeckerHost / Partner

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