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Antler Australia

Venture capital

Sydney · Pre-Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Antler is an inception-stage venture capital firm that backs founders at the earliest point — often pre-team, pre-product, or pre-revenue. Through its twice-yearly residency it supports co-founder matching, idea validation, and business building, then invests at Pre-Seed. In Australia it maintains an active portfolio of over 100 companies balanced across sectors, and provides follow-on funding programmatically up to Series A locally, with the global Antler Elevate fund backing companies through Series A-C. The firm is explicitly business-model and industry agnostic, operating across enterprise SaaS, fintech, insurtech, deeptech, health, and consumer, and offers ongoing coaching, network access, and international scaling support via its global presence.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$3M – $10M
HQ
Sydney, AU
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1804
AUM
$285M
Tracked investments
50

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 37 of 50 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×24SaaS ×12Fintech ×9Consumer ×8Developer Tools ×4Enterprise Software ×4AdTech ×3Cleantech ×3

HQs:Australia×1Canada×1Germany×1Denmark×1Finland×1Ireland×1

Investments · 50 tracked

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3Square3square.ai

3Square builds a "Decision OS" that automatically captures engineering decisions—the rationale, trade-offs, and alternatives—within existing developer workflows, creating an organisational memory that supplies context to human and AI decision makers.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Jono CaseleyAndy Lockey

Co-investorsAntler

913913.aiin𝕏

913.ai builds pre-trained AI agents that automate routine knowledge work such as objection rulings, patient record summaries, member inquiries, and legal assessments, learning from a company's most experienced staff.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsAntler

Abel Studiosabel-studios.comin

Abel Studios produces on-demand audio entertainment for kids and families, including podcasts, audiobooks, and original fiction and non-fiction shows, with a catalogue of over 600 episodes in 5 languages.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsAntler

Abivoabivo.aiin

Abivo builds AI agents that automate accounts receivable collections, contacting customers by phone, email, and text to recover overdue invoices and reduce Days Sales Outstanding.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAntler

Abodelabsabodelabs.ai

Abode Labs provides AI infrastructure for the real estate industry.

AI & Machine LearningPropTech

Co-investorsAntler

Acanthisacanthis.io

Acanthis is a business intelligence application that integrates financial and non-financial data to give companies visibility into the areas driving operating efficiency and business value.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAntler

Access Carbonaccess-carbon.com

Co-investorsAntler

Acruxacrux.education

Acrux provides software that automatically marks handwritten secondary school maths assessments; teachers scan paper scripts to PDF, upload them, and receive marks and class insights within minutes.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Co-investorsAntler

Ad Aurisad-auris.com𝕏

Ad Auris provides automated text-to-audio narration that converts written stories into branded audio, with custom narration voices, RSS-based auto-narration, and one-line website distribution plus optional publishing to Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsAntler

Adaptiveadaptive.livein𝕏

Adaptive provides a trust layer for running AI agents in production, giving each agent a unique identity, sandboxed ephemeral sessions, fine-grained authorization, just-in-time access, and full audit logging across agent harnesses, browsers, and infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAntlerBeresford VenturesHustle FundCongruent VenturesConnecticut InnovationsSeraphim Space+1 more

Adeuadeu.aiin

Adeu.ai builds AI-native legal automation tools for businesses, integrated into platforms like Outlook, Word, Teams, Slack, and Claude Desktop.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechHelsinki, FI

Mikko Korpela(CTO)inJanne Mäkelä(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAntlerInnovestor Ventures

Adrenalineinteractiveadrenalineinteractive.aiin

Adrenaline Interactive provides in-game advertising technology that places real brands into mobile games through proprietary reskinning software, serving both game publishers seeking new revenue and advertisers wanting to reach players.

AdTechGaming

Carson Mathews(CEO)

Co-investorsAntlereLab VenturesMichigan Rise

Advancepayadvancepay.io

Co-investorsAntler

Advisewelladvisewell.coin

AdviseWell is an AI operating system for Australian financial advice firms that turns client meeting and discovery data into compliant file notes, paraplanner requests, ROAs, and Statements of Advice, with source-cited outputs built on each firm's own templates and brand voice.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSydney, AU

Co-investorsAntler

Aestyaesty.aiin

Aesty is a mobile app offering AI-powered virtual try-on, styling, and color analysis, letting users visualize outfits from their own wardrobe, plan looks, and shop for missing items.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerRetail Tech

Co-investorsAntler

Aevyaevy.ioin

Aevy builds software for the renewable energy industry, developed by a team with backgrounds in energy operations, asset management, and AI.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySaaS

Stig Sund(Founder / CEO)inGautier Moulin(Founder / COO)inJohann Vårvik(CTO)in

Co-investorsAntlerNorthzone

Affinitylabsaffinitylabs.aiin

Affinity Labs is a venture studio that co-builds software companies with individual expert creators, using each creator's audience as day-one distribution.

ConsumerCreator EconomySaaS

Co-investorsAntler

Afterefxafterefx.comin𝕏

Afterefx provides alternative data and machine learning models for investors and traders to inform equity research and trading decisions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechDublin, IE

Co-investorsAntler

Agentaagenta.aiin𝕏

Agenta is an open-source platform for AI teams to experiment with prompts and models, evaluate their performance, and collaborate on debugging and optimization.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAntlerInreach Ventures

Agentioagentio.comin𝕏

Agentio is an AI infrastructure platform that enables brands to buy creator media at scale.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechNew York, US

Arthur Leopold(Co-Founder and CEO)inJonathan Meyers(Co-Founder and CTO)in

BoardSarah Tavel(Benchmark director)inEurie Kim(Forerunner managing partner / Series B investor)

Co-investorsAlleyCorpAntlerBackwards CapitalCraft VenturesForerunner VenturesProtagonist+2 more

Agrigateagrigate.id

Co-investorsAntler

Agrispartaagrisparta.com

Co-investorsAntler

Aibaaiba.aiin

Aiba offers Amanda, a content moderation product for teams responsible for trust, safety, and risk on online platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsAntlerFirda

Aidengetaiden.comin

Aiden offers an AI assistant for housing companies and property managers that automates tenant communication across channels such as WhatsApp, email, and phone, available multilingually and around the clock.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsAntlerBlu Venture InvestorsKima VenturesRSCM

Aignosisaignosis.in

Co-investorsAntler

Airaloairalo.com

World's first eSIM store providing digital SIM cards to eliminate high roaming charges.

ConsumerRetail TechSingapore, SG

Ahmet Bahadır Özdemir(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inAbraham Burak(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsAntlerCVC Asia Pacific (Japan) Kabushiki KaishaEndeavor CatalystKPN VenturesLG Technology VenturesPeak XV Partners+2 more

Airballoonairballoon.app

SellerNet is an online marketplace for buying and selling businesses, connecting sellers with verified buyers through features like Hometax-based revenue verification, NDA-protected listings, standard contracts, and escrow payments.

B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAntler

Aircityaircity.network

Co-investorsAntler

Airdodgeairdodge.io

AirDodge develops U-Space software for airspace management that allows drones and manned aircraft to safely share airspace, and it automates drone operations.

Deep TechMobility & TransportationSaaS

Co-investorsAntler

AIRMOairmo.ioin

AIRMO develops satellite-based methane measurement technology for detecting methane emissions with precision and global coverage.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTSpace TechWeßling, DE

Co-investorsAntlerE2MC VenturesPi LabsTechstarsAnanda Impact Ventures

Airshelfairshelf.ai

Co-investorsAntler

Aivotlabsaivotlabs.ai

Co-investorsAntler

Akarakar.cloud

Co-investorsAntler

Alchemyst AIgetalchemystai.comin𝕏

Alchemyst AI provides a context layer that gives AI agents and applications persistent memory, business data, and operational context through APIs, SDKs, and MCPs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAntler

Alcolasealcolase.comin

Alcolase is developing a liposomal enzyme supplement that delivers three enzymes to the stomach to break down alcohol and acetaldehyde before absorption into the bloodstream, aimed at people with ALDH2 deficiency and alcohol intolerance.

BiotechConsumerWellness & FitnessCopenhagen, DK

Co-investorsAda VenturesAntlerElmehøj VenturesDelphinus Venture Capital

Aleahealthaleahealth.co

Co-investorsAntler

Alertmendalertmend.io

AlertMend is an AIOps platform that triages production incidents across Kubernetes, AWS, VMs, and GPU/ML workloads, using AI to detect failure patterns, run root-cause analysis, and execute approved remediations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAntler

Alfluenceai-fluence.com

Co-investorsAntlerEQ2 VenturesOui Capital

Allihoopallihoop.se

Allihoop operates coliving communities offering furnished studio apartments with shared spaces and community events, targeting young professionals and global talents.

ConsumerPropTechStockholm, SE

Co-investorsAntler

Allspringtryallspring.com𝕏

Allspring offers an AI-based skills assessment tool that evaluates where individuals or teams stand and identifies which skills need development based on company and industry standards.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

Co-investorsAntler

Alpha Gridalpha-grid.ai

Co-investorsAntler

Alphaguardalphaguard.aiin

Alphaguard provides enterprise infrastructure to deploy, govern, and scale AI agents for compliance and financial crime operations, including sanction screening, AML reviews, fraud investigation, and enhanced due diligence.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Co-investorsAntler

Alphaimpactalphaimpact.fiin𝕏

Alpha Impact was a venture-backed fintech platform for cryptocurrency copy trading, letting users learn from and automatically copy successful traders.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAntler

Alphaloopsalphaloops.aiin

AlphaLoops AI provides an AI-powered distribution platform for asset managers, scoring sales opportunities by product fit, timing, and buyer profile while automating tasks like research, suitability mapping, and CRM maintenance.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSales Tech

Co-investorsAntler

Alphanovaalphanova.techin𝕏

AlphaNova runs competitions where scientists, quants, and independent researchers submit trading signals that are evaluated with proprietary geometric and statistical methods.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAntler

Alphashinealphashine.cain𝕏

ALPHASHINE provides car detailing services covering interior and exterior cleaning, paint correction, and ceramic coatings, offered through monthly subscriptions and one-time packages.

ConsumerMarketplacesToronto, CA

Co-investorsAntler

Altaicastingaltaicasting.com

Altai is an online casting platform that connects actors, agents, casting professionals and clients, offering end-to-end tools to manage auditions and casting.

MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Josh(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAntlerSkalata

Alternoalterno.netin𝕏

Alternō develops thermal energy storage systems, including sand-based thermal batteries, to provide low-carbon heat for agricultural, industrial, and residential use.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsAntlerUntroD CapitalADB VenturesTouchstone Partners

Antler Nordicantler.co

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders from first check through IPO, offering capital, network, and community.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesElmehøj VenturesFarvatn VentureModi VenturesPeak+3 more

Myaltmyalt.shop

ALT is a shopping app that aggregates collections from 250+ brands and enables AI-powered search across products.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsAntler

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Antler Australia made?
Antler Australia has 50 tracked investments.
What stage does Antler Australia invest at?
Antler Australia invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Antler Australia's typical check size?
Antler Australia typically writes checks of $3M – $10M.
What sectors does Antler Australia focus on?
Antler Australia focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Antler Australia located?
Antler Australia is headquartered in Sydney, AU.
Does Antler Australia lead rounds?
Yes, Antler Australia leads investment rounds.
Who does Antler Australia co-invest with?
Antler Australia most often shares deals with Antler, Elmehøj Ventures, Innovestor Ventures, among 35 tracked co-investors.

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