LAUNCH YOUR COMPANY AND GET FUNDED IN 8 WEEKS WITH ANTLER IN FINLAND

Outliers. Founders already building. Solo operators obsessed with a specific problem. People who've done it before, and people doing it for the first time, but moving like they've been doing it for years.

Already shipping and have customers? Even better — we can help you move a lot faster.

What we care about is drive — the kind that actually ships, not the kind that talks. You don't need a co-founder, an incorporated company, or a finished product. You need to be all in.

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We commit to pre-seed investing €500,000 in the companies that are successful at our investment committee:

• The first part of €200,000 is wired immediately post investment decision. The second part of €300,000 is conditional on further capital being raised from other investors within nine months following our first investment

In addition to this, we can support our companies with larger amounts as follow-on investments until Series C.

That's the standard deal — and what most founders come in on. Further along, or raising bigger? Reach out and convince us.

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The details:

Initial investment of €200,000 (first part):

• The €200,000 is divided in two components:
  • €100,000 for an 8.5% ownership stake
  • €100,000 on an uncapped SAFE (or convertible) with a MFN (most-favored-nation) clause
• Full €200,000 is wired immediately post investment decision

Pre-committed next investment of up to €300,000 (second part):

• We'll invest one-third of the total amount raised in the next funding round
• Within nine months after our initial investment
• The round needs to involve professional or semi-professional investors
• On the same terms as those investors
• No specified cap on the total matching amount
• For illustrative purposes, if your company raises €600,000 from professional investors after our initial investment, Antler may invest an additional €300,000 on the same terms, totalling €900,000.

Further investments (after initial and next investments):

• Potential pro rata investments
• Until Series C
• No amount limits

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Tomorrow. We bring founders in as they come — no fixed start dates slowing you down. For the right team, we can invest in as little as two weeks.

You can build from any of our four Nordic hubs: Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, or Helsinki. Pick the one closest to your customers, your talent, or your home. The team, the terms, and the community are the same across all four.

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Neither. Antler is an inception-stage VC. We invest first, take a small equity stake, and stay with you through Series C. No course, no curriculum, no graduation. Just capital, sparring, and a network — for as long as you need it.

We're usually the first investor on your cap table. We don't take board seats and we don't interfere — but we stay close.

That often makes us the first call when it really matters: when co-founder dynamics get complicated, when you're heading into a fundraise and need a sharp second pair of eyes, when you need warm intros to customers. We are on your side through ups and downs — and we know both you and your business.

Practically, you get:

• Fundraising that moves the needle — round strategy, investor targeting, warm intros, pitch prep for Series A and beyond
• A network with real utility — 1,500+ Antler companies globally, for first customers, hires, and investor backchannels
• Global reach when you need it — GTM support in Asia, growth capital intros in the US, a deep tech peer in Australia
• Capital that scales with you — up to €30M per company, from day zero through Series C
• Office space in our Nordic hubs for as long as it's useful
• Credits and perks across cloud, compute, AI, and tooling (see perks →)

We also run high-leverage moments when they matter — a week in San Francisco meeting top-tier Series A investors, a retreat in Oxford that ends with most of Europe's VC capital in the room.

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Most founders come to us before they've raised anything — but usually with a team and often an early product. That's our sweet spot, but it's not the only place we work.

Solo founder? We can help you find the right co-founder or team - or maybe even invest as you are.

Already have an MVP or early customers? Even better — we can help you move even faster towards your seed round. Most teams we bring in are at this stage.

If you have (or are closing) a priced pre-seed at a materially higher valuation, you might be past us — but talk to us anyway. For the right outlier, we always want to see what we can do.

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We are industry agnostic. We invest in scalable companies and exceptional people. However, we do not invest in the following areas: drugs, narcotics, adult entertainment, and gambling.