Antler

News

1. AI Now Handles More Than a Third of India’s Entry-Level Work

2. AI Matches Doctors in Simulated Clinical Tests

3. India’s AI Talent Crunch Is Sharpest in GenAI

4. Reliance Turns Jio Into Its AI Distribution Engine

5. AI Dispatch | AI Access Takes Center Stage at G7

6. Google Gemini Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI

Antler, founded in 2017 in Singapore, is a global day-zero venture platform managing more than $1 billion across 27 locations. The firm reports backing over 1,300 startups worldwide through a highly selective funnel of under 0.2% acceptance, producing two unicorns: Airalo and Lovable, alongside exits that have generated strong returns. Its global mandate spans AI, fintech, consumer internet, climate, digital health and deeptech.

India has emerged as a priority market. Antler invested in about 30 startups in 2024 through its maiden $75 million India fund, bringing its domestic portfolio to nearly 80 companies. These deals cut across enterprise SaaS, clean-mobility systems, fintech rails, frontier engineering and digital-consumer platforms. Representative Indian names include Bizup, Meine Electric, Namma Yatri, Keeper and Cautio.

The firm positions itself as an institutional co-founder that starts at the earliest formation stage and scales capital as ventures mature. Its India strategy aims to embed discipline, network effects and structured follow-on support, while channeling global insights into local markets. It continues to build a strong pipeline on the back of tightening sectoral themes around applied AI, sustainable hardware, and category-defining consumer products.