Founded in 2017 on the belief that people innovating is the key to building a better future, Antler partners with exceptional founders across six continents to launch and scale startups that address meaningful opportunities and challenges.
Knowing that exceptional founders can come from anywhere with any background, we have offices in 27 cities across six continents, including Austin, New York, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Bangalore, Jakarta, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney.
Our global community of builders, investors, operators, experts, and partner organizations backs people from the very start of their founder journey—pre-team or even pre-idea. Since 2018, we have helped create and invested in more than 1,000+ startups across a wide range of industries and technologies, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030.
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Antler Nordics II executes on the back of the learnings and proven model of Nordics I, while expanding the scope to Finland and doubling down on the commitment to the Nordic region.
Focus is on backing exceptional entrepreneurs making a Planet positive impact at the pre-seed stage and then making follow-on investments in the best portfolio companies at subsequent stages.
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