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Antler UK Fund II

United Kingdom
Pre Seed
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About Antler UK Fund II

Antler's largest single-geography fund. £25M British Business Bank cornerstone plus Lloyds Banking Group. Initial cheques up to £500K into pre-launch UK founders with Elevate follow-on vehicle.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Enterprise Software
Fintech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

UK pre-launch AI founder needing co-founder and first cheque

day-zero / pre-launch
AI-heavy
UK-only
co-founder matching
pre-seed to Series A
category-defining
execution-era

Bullish Signals

£25M BBB cornerstone, Lloyds also LPblog
Largest single-geography Antler fund everblog
$510M global raise closed Jan 2026blog
5-year UK track record since 2020blog
1,800 portfolio companies, 12,000+ founders supportedwebsite
World's fastest growing AI company portfoliowebsite
Unicorn exits: Airalo, Sona, Salmon, Harperwebsite
26 locations globally, execution-era focus provenwebsite

Contrarian Signals

No breakout exit yet, DPI unprovenblog
10–15% equity take critiqued as highblog
Day-zero returns concentrated in top 2–3 cosblog

Founder Do's

Pre-launch or idea-stage only
UK-based, ideally AI background
Open to 10-week residency programme
Need co-founder or network support
Comfortable with 10–15% equity trade-off
Ambitious, meaningful impact-driven founders

Founder Don'ts

Already shipping with team and traction
Seeking competitive seed-round lead
Outside United Kingdom

Key GPs & Partners

AF
Adam French
Partner
ex-founderoperator-turned-investorthesis-driven
HL
Hannah Leach
Partner
community-buildermetrics-driventhesis-driven
JR
Jed Rose
Partner
hands-onoperator-turned-investorcommunity-builder
MG
Magnus Grimeland
Founder & CEO
thesis-drivencontrarianfast-mover

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Fund Overview

Fund SizeN/A
Saves0
Website
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Key People

Adam French, Hannah Leach, Jed Rose

Adam FrenchPartner
Hannah LeachPartner
Jed RosePartner
Magnus GrimelandFounder & CEO

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