Fund profile / United States

Antler US

Geography
United States
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$160M
Focus
AI/ML, Enterprise Software, FinTech and SaaS
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Antler US

US arm of global venture platform Antler. Backs founders from day zero at the idea and formation stage. Industry-agnostic with focus on exceptional founders.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Enterprise Software
FinTech
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-idea or early AI/deeptech founder, globally ambitious, inception stage

inception-stage
AI-first
global platform
founder-building
category-defining

Bullish Signals

2,000+ portfolio companies globallywebsite
12,000+ founder community actively supportedwebsite
30 locations, world's most active early-stagewebsite
Fastest growing AI portfolio globallywebsite
Antler Elevate: Series A scale-up fund activewebsite
Airalo: first eSIM unicorn from Antlerwebsite
Lovable co-founder endorses Antler publiclywebsite
Wrtn: $73.5M Series B, grew $0-$25M ARR post-Elevatewebsite
Salmon: $100M for Philippines digital bankingwebsite
Harper: $46.8M for AI-native commercial insurancewebsite
fileAI: $20M for unstructured business datawebsite
Marco: facilitated $1B+ SME financing from Antler ideawebsite
Treyd: $530M+ supplier payments, $32M raisedwebsite
Rebolt: multi-million ARR in 18 months, idea to scalewebsite
Satlyt: SpaceX-pedigree 'Android for space' infrastructurewebsite
Spiraldot Health: AI infrastructure for cancer carewebsite
Sweatpals: 2M users, a16z-backed fitness social platformwebsite
INGENIUS: creator campaigns minutes vs weeks, 2024 launchwebsite
Tactiq: AI transcripts for team insights, enterprise focuswebsite
Glīd: autonomous cargo transfer road-to-rail vehiclewebsite
AminoChain: decentralized biobanks transforming medical researchwebsite
Clout Kitchen: interactive AI for creator fan engagementwebsite
Noah Lee (Wrtn CEO): 'Most helpful investor on cap table'website
Bahadir Özdemir (Airalo): credits Antler mentorship & networkwebsite
Anton Osika (Lovable): Antler first investor, life-changingwebsite
HIFI: stablecoin fintech shaking up crypto paymentswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Program-style access, not pure inbound modelwebsite
Inception stage = high dilution, long capital runway neededexternal
Selective vetting required before capital deploymentexternal

Founder Do's

Build category-defining company with global ambition
Have strong AI angle or deep-tech focus
Leverage Antler's 12K+ founder community & 30 locations
Be coachable, risk-taking, mission-driven
Target underserved emerging markets (Philippines, Asia, LatAm)

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect late-stage capital or slow scaling
Don't skip program application, it's selective
Don't ignore global GTM potential from day one

39 signals on Antler US

26 bullish · 3 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 2 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$160M
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People

Key People

Charlie Hayley-Bell

Magnus GrimelandFounder & CEO
Jeff BeckerHost / Partner
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