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Antler

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 727 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $7.5M, Aug 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedAI/MLB2CBlockchain & Crypto

Deploying now
74%of best year158cheques in 12 months, 727 on record
Since the last cheque2days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $470KRounds led6 of 727Sole investor282 roundsMostly inAustralia, 24%
Pitch Antler

Antler highlights

  1. 01

    158 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 282 rounds, median $421K

What they do

Antler is a global early-stage VC investing in the world's best founders from first check to IPO.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
$100K – $470K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
AI/MLB2CBlockchain & Crypto
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first727 appearances

  1. 2026

    116 rounds

  2. Oct
    FrontedSeed · NO · ArcticStartup$1.9MWith 6 others
  3. Oct
    MaasiPre-seed · IN · Entrackr$631KWith 6 others
  4. Oct
    dubdubSeed · IN · Entrackr$1.3MLed
  5. Oct
    ReplyAllPre-seed · IN · Entrackr$1.0MWith 6 others
  6. Oct
    PreScalarSeed · US · Tech Funding News$7.0MWith 4 others
  7. Oct
    JenzPre-seed · NO · Tech.eu$607KWith 1 other
  8. Oct
    Affinity LabsPre-seed · GB · Pulse 2.0$2.0MWith 13 others
  9. Oct
    SatlytSeed · KE · TechCabal$8.0MWith 10 others
  10. Sept
    OccamSeed · GB · Ventureburn$4.3MWith 6 others
  11. Sept
    Dodge AISeed · US · Tech Funding News$2.6MWith 7 others
  12. Sept
    HIFISeries A · US · Ventureburn$37MWith 9 others
  13. Sept
    OpenDebtPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$2.0MWith 1 other
  14. Sept
    CreemSeed · EE · ArcticStartup$5.7MWith 7 others
  15. Sept
    ReFreshSeed · AU · Startup Daily$2.5MWith 2 others
  16. Sept
    BoxdPre-seed · NL · Tech.eu$2.0MWith 5 others
  17. Sept
    Jack & JillSeries A · GB · Air Street Capital$40MWith 11 others
  18. Sept
    Auric EssentialsSeed · AU$300KWith 2 others
  19. Sept
    Cloud CycleVenture · GB$3.1MWith 1 other
  20. Aug
    AzonicPre-seed · NZ · Startup Daily$597KWith 4 others
  21. Aug
    Sophiie AISeed · AU · Startup Daily$5.0MWith 4 others
  22. Aug
    LovableSeries C · SE · Menlo Ventures$400MWith 17 others
  23. Aug
    EnrolaSeed · AU · Startup Daily$2.1MWith 3 others
  24. Aug
    SortedPre-seed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  25. Aug
    VolveSeed · NO$3.0MWith 3 others
  26. Aug
    STORIFY.MEPre-seed$2.0MSole investor
  27. Aug
    PolarbearGrant · AU$100KWith 1 other
  28. Aug
    Blockops NetworkPre-seed · US$250KSole investor
  29. Jul
    AinaSeed · IN · TechCrunch$5.5MWith 9 others
  30. Jul
    HousAppSeed · NL$4.9MSole investor
  31. Jul
    BiotaSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  32. Jul
    BRYMPre-seed · SE$742KSole investor
  33. Jun
    OvumSeed · AU · Startup Daily$4.0MWith 7 others
  34. Jun
    DreamSeries D · TechStartups$260MWith 4 others
  35. Jun
    FlyweelPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$2.4MWith 6 others
  36. Jun
    OrbitalSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.0MWith 14 others
  37. Jun
    Oscorp EnergyPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$927KWith 2 others
  38. Jun
    InterfazeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. Jun
    Simply AgnosticSeed$250KSole investor
  40. Jun
    shuriiiPre-seed · CA$135KSole investor
  41. Jun
    IWGSeed · JP$1.8MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration17 named

BABjarne AbrahamsenCFOiForm ADV
BCBryan CiambellaExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CHCharles Hayley-BellExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CWChip WelshExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CWChristopher WalshManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
DJDamian JuricDirectoriFiling they signed
FAFady Abdel-NourManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
FBFridtjof BergeCOOiForm ADV
KOKarl O'ReillyDirectoriFiling they signed
KDKevin Douglas WelshUs PartneriForm ADV
LPLisa PotocsnakExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MGMagnus GrimelandExecutive Officer, DirectoriFiling they signed
RTRonald Tyler NorwoodUs PartneriForm ADV
TMTore MyrholtDirectoriFiling they signed
TNTyler NorwoodExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
VMVegard MedboCCOiForm ADV
WPWee Phing OonGeneral CounseliForm ADV

We also hold 200 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$261Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Antler Innovation US LLC
SEC number
CRD 315775

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Antler's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

37 of 60 we have independently watched raise

3squareAd-aurisAdaptiveAdrenalineinteractiveAdvisewellAevyAffinitylabsAgentaAgentioAgrigateAi-fluenceAibaAiraloAircityAirmoAiryAlcolaseAllihoopAlphaloopsAlphashineAlveoslabsAmbixosAminochainAmplyticAnamayaAndisorAnyreachAonaAppsecaiArkionArmada-brandsArmoryAureliaAvertroAvoBaloTeddybot913AbivoAbodelabsAccess-carbonAccretionAcruxAdeuAdvancepayAestyAgrispartaAgrovisiaAignosisAirballoonAirdodgeAirshelfAivotlabsAkarAleahealthAlertmendAlpha-gridAlphaguardAlphaimpactAlphanovaand 40 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Antler. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Antler put money into.

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Antler in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Antler

What does Antler invest in?

Antler invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI/ML, B2C and Blockchain & Crypto.

How active is Antler?

727 investments on record, 158 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Antler invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fronted (Seed, Oct 2026), Maasi (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and dubdub (Seed, Oct 2026).

How big are Antler's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $470K.

Does Antler lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 727 investments on record (1%).

Where does Antler invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (24%), the United States (22%) and India (11%).

Is Antler investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 158 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Antler invest alongside?

Most often Plug and Play (19 rounds together), Y Combinator (19 rounds together) and Goodwater Capital (12 rounds together).

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