Antler is a zero-day investor operating early-stage residencies for technology founders.
Portfolio
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companies
Antler
Investing in early-stage technology startups through structured founder residencies.
Baselime
Baselime builds observability platforms for serverless technology.
Blend
Blend provides bite-sized video training for deskless hospitality workers.
Bloss
Bloss operates an expert led technology platform connecting parents with parenting professionals.
Capsa AI
Capsa AI develops artificial intelligence technology to streamline due diligence for private equity firms.
Diesta
Diesta provides software for insurance payment operations.
First Concepts
First Concepts provides a taste-aware AI workspace for creative teams.
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Flowla
Flowla builds an automation layer for sales and customer success teams.
Jenesys AI
Jenesys AI builds artificial intelligence software to automate transactional accounting and B2B payments.
Kiteline
Digital health coaching platform supporting employees with chronic health conditions.
Komi
Komi provides an all-in-one commerce platform for digital creators.
Mapify
Mapify offers an artificial intelligence platform for logistics and asset management.
Mast Technologies
Mast Technologies provides a cloud-native mortgage origination platform for lenders.
Noxus
Noxus enables enterprises to build and deploy custom artificial intelligence workforces.
Occam Industries
Occam Industries develops autonomous software for drones.
Overmind
Overmind builds real-time supervision infrastructure to secure agentic AI systems.
Peachies
Peachies produces sustainable and premium nappies delivered through monthly subscriptions.
Quench.ai
Quench.ai builds an artificial intelligence learning coach for professional development.
Shaka
Shaka provides embedded eSIM technology allowing brands to offer mobile packages.
Sona
Sona provides workforce management software that combines scheduling, HR, and payroll for shift based teams.
Sorted
Sorted develops artificial intelligence-enabled technology to improve recycling and material sorting in waste management.
Synthax
Synthax builds artificial intelligence operating systems for outpatient clinics.
Tyten
Tyten provides artificial intelligence automation and diagnostic tools for facilities management teams.
Unlock
Unlock provides a digital platform and marketplace that helps remote teams build culture and connection.
Unravel
Unravel runs a video commerce platform that turns creator content into travel bookings.
Vente AI
Vente AI develops artificial intelligence tools to automate business development for recruitment agencies.
YHANGRY
YHANGRY provides an on-demand platform for booking private chefs and dinner party experiences at home.
Orson Stadler
Orson brings venture capital and investment experience from firms including RTP Global, Antler, and BlackRock. He is currently co-founding a stealth company.
LinkedInOllie Purdue
Partner
Ollie brings startup leadership and venture capital experience, having previously served as CEO of Loot Financial Services and a partner at Antler. He is currently chief executive and co-founder of Shuffle.
LinkedInJed Rose
Partner
Jed brings early-stage venture capital experience as a partner at Antler. He also maintains advisory and investor roles across several organisations.
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Sarah Finegan
Director
Sarah is an associate partner at Antler and co-founder of MM Angels. She previously held several investment roles at Antler alongside experience as a venture fellow at MiddleGame Ventures.
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Vegard Medbo
COO
Vegard is co-founder and COO at Antler, following six years as an engagement manager at McKinsey and Company.
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Adam French
Partner
Adam brings venture capital and founding experience, having co-founded Scalable Capital and held roles at Antler and Houghton Street Ventures. He also serves as a non-executive director at Innovate Finance following earlier commodities trading experience at Goldman Sachs.
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Frederik Brandis
Investor
Frederik brings investing and founding experience from Aven Capital Partners, Satono Capital, and Antler.
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Hannah Leach
Partner
Hannah is a partner at Antler and general partner at Houghton Street Ventures. She also serves as executive chairwoman and co-founder of VentureESG.
LinkedInThe pre-seed round was led by Arāya Ventures to support the development of the startup's creative AI workspace.
"First Concepts has a simple mission to transform creative context from something fragile and ephemeral into a structured, compounding asset. We are building an operating system that understands the value of creative thinking and taste. This will transform creative workflows for teams around the world."
The seed round was led by Osney Capital with backing from several venture firms to scale technical teams and product development.
"The AI security industry is trying to secure the wrong thing. Models will always be vulnerable to adversarial inputs – that’s a fundamental property of how they work. But what happens when an agent is live in production, interacting with real systems, and its behaviour starts to drift? Right now, most teams have no idea. Overmind provides the deployment-layer infrastructure needed to monitor agent interactions and intervene before damage occurs."
The pre-seed round was led by Presto Tech Horizons to accelerate front-line drone autonomy deployments.
"Drone pilots are rare resources. Not everyone is a natural pilot and Russia targets them whenever they can find them. Pilots face challenges when operating drones, including electronic warfare, signals loss, and denial of GPS."
The funding round was co-led by Fuel Ventures and Concrete Ventures with participation from Antler.
"Facilities management is the invisible backbone of every building – but the technology behind it hasn’t kept up and has lacked the innovation needed. We built Tyten to solve that, working hand in hand with technicians and help desk teams to understand their real challenges."
The oversubscribed round was led by Fuel Ventures to accelerate growth across the UK and the US.
"As a clinician, I’ve seen how much of our time is swallowed by paperwork and antiquated systems. Synthax is our answer to that – to equip outpatient clinics with the same AI advantages larger institutions enjoy. The gap in this market is enormous, particularly in the US where thousands of independent clinics still lack access to modern tools. This investment will enable us to hire top engineering talent and accelerate our growth across the US and beyond."
