Partner, Antler Australia
Stories naming James McClure. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Antler Australia urges founders planning a pre-seed raise to move early and close before the summer break, promoting its five-week Fast Track cheque and citing Refresh's later rounds as proof it works.
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Antler's blog post announces that 83 founders have begun its sixteenth Australian residency in Sydney, selected from over 2,300 applicants, with partners and staff describing what makes founders succeed.
Antler's Australian arm begins its fifteenth founder residency, selecting 57 participants from roughly 2,000 applications; two past participants praise the programme, and applications for the next one open in April.
Antler in Australia has started its thirteenth residency, gathering upwards of ninety founders in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to build ventures and pitch for pre-seed backing.
Shopfront, a re-commerce platform for selling second-hand goods across multiple marketplaces, raised a pre-seed round backed by Antler, Co Ventures, 5H Values Capital, Jampad and angel syndicates, plus eBay grant funding.
Melbourne startup Shopfront has secured $800,000 in a pre-seed round led by Antler, Co-Ventures, 5H Values Capital and Jam Pad Investments, with angel syndicates joining; its founders met through an Antler program.
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An Antler investor memo profiles Aona AI, a pre-seed startup founded by Bastien Cabirou and Salim Sebkhi that helps companies manage security and compliance risks of workplace AI tools.
Antler's Australian arm announced $225,000 pre-seed investments in seven startups at its Portfolio Spotlight event, alongside a new Google Cloud partnership, with residency applications open.
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Antler partner James McClure argues few Australian VCs back MVP-stage startups through to Series A, and launches a Fast Track Funding pathway for young businesses, citing Xailient, Sapyen and Tactiq as past investments.
Antler-backed pre-seed venture Huddled offers a platform for university student community and engagement; the memo notes beta growth, EdTech partnerships, and backing from Edulastic co-founder Aditya Agarkar alongside Antler.
Antler investor memo profiling Unseen, an AI platform for real estate data intelligence built by Joanna Marsh and William Cosby, which took Antler pre-seed backing and is now seeking seed capital.
Partner-content memo in Antler's investor series profiles pre-seed startup Factory AI, whose AI platform predicts manufacturing equipment failures; covers founders, Antler's backing, customers like Bega, and revenue targets.
Investor memo profiling Deputy Network, a blockchain-based digital wallet for loyalty programs, which Antler Australia backed pre-seed as part of its latest startup cohort.
Profiles Stori, an AI game-worldbuilding startup by founder Nilushanan Kulasingham: pre-seed investment by Antler and investor Jason Calacanis, plus a place in AWS's GenAI Accelerator.
Antler Australia investor memo profiling pre-seed sales-financing startup Geniepay, founded by Sajid Bokhari and Eric Ding, covering its backing, beta customers and pitch competition wins.
Startup Daily's investor memo series profiles Skipped, a Sydney e-commerce inventory startup founded in 2023, recording its pre-seed investment from Antler Australia and its progress tackling stockouts for online retailers.
Weekly roundup covering five Australian startups' raises: Phasio's seed led by AirTree, CLT Toolbox, X-Hemp's crowdfunding, gridmo's first round, and Humpday's pre-seed from Antler.
Antler reaches final close on its second Australian fund with commitments nearing A$60 million, backed by Snow Foundation, Geoff Harris and Roger Allen, and hires early Uber Australia employee Mike Abbott as partner.
An Antler investor memo profiles Anda, whose jewellery-like wearable band coaches breathing to ease stress, covering its pre-seed backing by Antler Australia, its founders, product plans and upcoming Kickstarter campaign.