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Antler Australia

Venture capital

Sydney · Pre-Seed–Growth · 13 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
51

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & curated

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Antler Australia went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 38 of 51 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×26SaaS ×16Fintech ×9Consumer ×8Enterprise Software ×7Developer Tools ×5AdTech ×3Cleantech ×3

HQs:United Kingdom×2Norway×2Singapore×2Australia×1Canada×1Germany×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 24 portfolio companies
42%
solo founders
10 of 24 mapped founding teams
63%
repeat founders
of 27 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×123 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) ×2UCL ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 27 founders with career history

RBC Capital Markets ×2Roambee ×2

2 hold an MBA (of 26 with degree data)

Investments · 51 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 Caseley(Co-Founder & CEO)inAndy Lockey(Co-Founder & CTO)

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-driven accounts receivable software that handles overdue invoice outreach with a customer-focused, human-like approach.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Pratheek Adi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntler

Abodelabsabodelabs.ai

Abode Labs provides AI infrastructure for the real estate industry.

AI & Machine LearningPropTech

Co-investorsAntler

Acanthisacanthis.io

Acanthis integrates data from multiple sources to provide AI-powered performance analytics and industry-specific business insights for small businesses.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Dean(Founder)Troy(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAntler

Access Carbonaccess-carbon.com

Co-investorsAntler

Acruxacrux.educationin

Acrux provides tools to help teachers reduce administrative burden and prevent burnout in the classroom.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Dr. Leanne Russell(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAntler

Ad Aurisad-auris.com𝕏

A platform that auto-generates narrated audio versions of written stories and articles, with options to distribute to podcasting platforms and integrate advertising.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

VarunLoganTina

Co-investorsAntler

Adaptiveadaptive.livein𝕏

Adaptive builds Exo, a runtime security layer for AI agents that authenticates each agent, isolates sessions in ephemeral sandboxed environments, enforces per-tool authorization guardrails, and logs all actions without exposing secrets.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Ronak Massand(Founder)in

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

Janne Mäkelä(Founder & CEO)inMikko Korpela(CTO)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 provides software for financial advice firms that automates document workflow and compliance capture across fact-finding, strategy development, and statement of advice generation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSydney, 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

Andrei Rychkov(Founder)in

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 LearningCleantechEnergySaaSOslo, NO

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-investorsAntlerFuel Ventures

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

Akrem Abayed(Founder)in

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

Amanda is a real-time moderation AI for live streaming and interactive media platforms that automatically detects and blocks harmful content, coordinated harassment, and repeat offenders in chat at scale.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSocial

Hege Tokerud(CEO & Co-founder)inGard Støe(CTO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAntlerSpintop VenturesFirda

Aidengetaiden.comin

Aiden provides AI technology to property management companies for automating tenant and owner request processing and customer service.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

KasiaNick

Co-investorsAntlerBlu Venture InvestorsKima VenturesRSCM

Aignosisaignosis.inin

Raksheet Jain(Founder)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

A marketplace platform that connects sellers with verified buyers for direct transactions, offering 6 months of free exposure and no commission fees for peer-to-peer sales.

B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSaaS

Co-investorsAntler

Aircityaircity.network

Nhat Le (Chris)(Founder)inSteven Le(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntler

Airdodgeairdodge.ioin

AirDodge develops U-Space (UTM) software services compliant with EU regulation 2021/664, delivering the four core services required for drone operations in U-Space airspace.

Deep TechIoTMobility & TransportationRoboticsSaaS

Umar Chughtai(Founder)inSerhii(Co-founder)

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.aiin𝕏

Co-investorsAntler

Aivotlabsaivotlabs.ai

Co-investorsAntler

Akarakar.cloud

Co-investorsAntler

Alchemyst AIgetalchemystai.comin𝕏

Alchemyst AI builds a context engine for AI applications, offered to businesses with voice and research capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Anuran R.(Founder)inUttaran

Co-investorsAntler

Alcolasealcolase.comin

Alcolase is a biotech company developing science-based solutions for people with alcohol intolerance, a genetic condition affecting hundreds of millions of people, particularly in East Asia.

BiotechConsumerWellness & FitnessCopenhagen, DK

Mikkel Precht(Founder)in

Co-investorsAda VenturesAntlerElmehøj VenturesDelphinus Venture Capital

Aleahealthaleahealth.co𝕏

Co-investorsAntler

Alertmendalertmend.io

AlertMend builds production operations (AIOps) software that observes cloud infrastructure across Kubernetes, VMs, and cloud, correlates metrics, logs, and traces to propose an evidence-backed root cause, and runs remediation only after human approval with rollback and audit trails.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Arvind Rajpurohit(Co-Founder & CEO)inDinesh Agrawal(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAntler

Alfluenceai-fluence.com

Co-investorsAntlerEQ2 VenturesOui Capital

Allihoopallihoop.sein

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

ConsumerPropTechStockholm, SE

Milad Barosen 🌍(Founder)in

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

Phil Stahlfeld(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntler

Alphaguardalphaguard.aiin

Alphaguard provides workflows and tools for financial crime compliance, including third-party risk screening, AML, and fraud investigation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS

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 & Web3FintechSingapore, SG

Austin Chaird(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntler

Alphaloopsalphaloops.aiin

AlphaLoops provides an AI-driven account and contact prioritization tool that reads a company's CRM alongside public intelligence sources to produce ranked lists of sales targets, each with scoring rationale and source citations.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSales TechLondon, GB

Fred Johnson(Founder)inTyson Bradford(Founder)inEric(Co-founder)Tys(Co-founder)

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

Altaialtaicasting.com

Altai is a casting platform built for actors, agents, casting teams, and clients to collaborate across locations and time zones in a single space.

MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Josh Algie(Co-founder)inRenee Currie(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAntlerBlack Nova VCSkalata

Alternoalterno.netin𝕏

Alternō develops thermal energy storage systems available both as plug-and-play solutions for quick deployment and custom-engineered systems for large-scale projects.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Hai Ho(Co-founder & CEO)inNam Nguyen(Co-founder & CTO)

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

Magnus Grimeland(Founder)in

Co-investors1982 VenturesAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesElmehøj VenturesFarvatn VentureModi Ventures+4 more

Myaltmyalt.shop

ALT is an AI-powered fashion search platform that aggregates real-time inventory from 250+ international and home-grown fashion brands, enabling users to search and discover products more efficiently than traditional fashion retail apps.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

RashidaAbbas

Co-investorsAntler

Sortdsortd.com𝕏Dec 2022

Sortd provides AI-driven email analytics and workflow tools for sales and customer success teams, delivering real-time alerts and insights directly within Gmail.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSales Tech

Jodine Holli Wolman(Founder)inRodney Kuhn(Founder)in

Co-investorsHAVAICAntler

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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 39 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Steve Hind: How AI Agents Are Disrupting Customer Experience & Brands | The Further, Faster Podcast

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Pavel Fedorov: Disrupting Emerging Market Banking | The Further, Faster Podcast

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Rex Woodbury: The Truth About "Tourist Founders" & Raising $100M | The Further, Faster Podcast

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