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Antler

Early-stage venture capital & acceleratorSingapore (global, incl. Latin America)
The Singapore central business district
Antler is based in Singapore (global, incl. Latin America). Pictured: Singapur.Singapur — photo by DvTor8303, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Type
Early-stage venture capital & accelerator
Headquarters
Singapore (global, incl. Latin America)
Founded
2017

About

A global fund and residency-style program that invests before a company is even fully formed — pairing co-founders and funding the earliest prototypes across dozens of countries.

Companies backed on our watchlist

Before you read anything into this

Profiling Antler here is informational, not a recommendation. Almost all venture funds only accept institutional or high-net-worth limited partners with minimums far beyond most individual investors — see our guide to venture funds for how that actually works.

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Accelerator capital is priced differently

Programs that combine a small cheque with a fixed-term cohort are buying equity at the earliest and least measurable point in a company's life. The stated terms — a set amount for a set percentage — look simple, but the effective valuation they imply is usually far below what the company could raise a year later, which is the trade the founder is making in exchange for the network, the structure and the credibility signal.

For an individual investor, the relevant point is what an accelerator badge does and does not tell you. It says a selection process filtered this company in, and that early paperwork is likely to be standard rather than improvised. It says nothing about whether the price you are being offered now is reasonable — accelerator alumni raise at every kind of valuation, sensible and otherwise.

Frequently asked questions

Can I invest alongside Antler?
Almost certainly not directly. Funds like this generally raise from institutional and high-net-worth limited partners under private-placement rules, not the general public. The realistic routes into early-stage deals are regulated equity crowdfunding, a syndicate, or a retail-accessible venture fund — see our guide to the four routes.
Does Antler backing a company mean it's a good investment?
No. A fund backing a round is a signal about that fund's own thesis, not an endorsement we make. We have not done diligence on either the fund or the companies it backs.
Where does this information come from?
Compiled from public reporting (fund websites, Crunchbase, PitchBook, press coverage) as of the review date above. Fund details — AUM, focus, active funds — change; verify anything load-bearing against the fund's own site.