Antler

Venture Capital Accelerator Est. 2017
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≥SGD 1B
Firm FUM (minimum)
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Singapore
Founded
2017
Tracked deals
71

About

Antler is a global early-stage venture firm investing at inception and pre-seed; its Antler Elevate fund invests from Pre-A through Series C. Its founder residency includes co-founder matching, team formation and business-model validation.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Sources

Recent venture activity

  • June 2025 · Antler Fund II, LP made 30 new investments in FY2024-25 · ESVCLP annual report
  • June 2025 · Antler Fund, LP reported investments in FY2024-25 · ESVCLP annual report
  • July 2023 · Registered Antler Fund II, LP as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership · ESVCLP register

Locations & investment markets

Reported capital

  • ≥USD 1B · Firm FUM

    Firm total across managed strategies · reported 2025-10-14

    USD is a working currency assumption; confirmation is pending.

  • USD 100M · Fund size

    Antler second Nordic Fund · reported 2025-02-13

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.

Investment Focus

Investment Stages
Stages
Pre Seed Seed Series A Series B Series C+
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Singapore Australia
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
Asia Oceania

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Singapore
Office Presence
2 countries
Singapore Australia
2 known offices
Singapore (HQ)
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Deals & Activity

Deals, last 12 months
15
None led
Deals, last 36 months
69
3 led
Exits, last 36 months
0
0 on record
Most active, last 12 months
#2

Recent deals

Rounds, buyouts and stakes from public sources · How this is counted
Tracked deals
71
Most common deal types
Pre Seed (50) Seed (7) Series A (4) Unknown (4) Growth (4) Series B (2)
Deals by domain
Fintech 1

Other recorded investments

Zeya Health
Pre-seed - 2026
$575K
Nihin Media
2026

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