Antler

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm founded in Singapore in 2017, focused on investing in technology companies with significant growth potential. With a presence across six continents and major entrepreneurial hubs such as London, New York, Singapore, and Sydney, Antler has supported the establishment of over 200 startups, 40% of which have at least one female co-founder. The firm identifies exceptional individuals and early-stage businesses, providing comprehensive support from team formation and business model validation to capital investment. Antler invests primarily at the pre-seed stage and continues to engage with its portfolio companies through subsequent funding rounds, including Series C. The firm operates several funds, including those targeting specific regions like East Africa, while maintaining a commitment to fostering diverse founding teams representing 70 nationalities. Through its global platform, Antler aims to help founders build impactful startups that can define the future of technology.

Jed Rose

Partner

Carolina Strobel

Partner

Past deals in Africa

Superloyal

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Superloyal is a developer of a web3 multi-brand true loyalty platform.

Pensify

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pensify is a fintech start-up that helps SMEs & self-employed people to easily and simply build a future pension.

Money254

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a loan comparison platform intended to make financial decisions by creating transparency and equal access to financial and insurance product information. The company's platform aggregates and reviews financial products from established financial institutions, enabling customers to get a simple, fast and transparent way for users in Kenya to search and compare financial and insurance products.

Servo AI

Seed Round in 2022
Servo offers an AI-powered platform that optimizes front-of-house workflow to maximize performance and drive profit. The platform helps hospitality businesses manage their operational needs by integrating computer vision algorithms with existing CCTV infrastructure that allows clients to analyze the entire operation systematically.

Flows

Venture Round in 2022
Flows is a no-code platform for on-site documentation and non-desk workers. It provides the much-needed platform to make documentation actually work. The platform gives total control and visibility into all of their documentation—integrated work with high-quality outcomes. Flows was founded by Frederik Gabriel and Marc Thomsen in 2022.

Cooked

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cooked delivers fresh ingredients with easy-to-follow recipes, making it simple to cook a healthy, tasty meal at home.

Tulix

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tulix is a FinTech application that facilitates remittances and payments for African migrants, allowing them to efficiently send money to businesses and support their beneficiaries back home. The platform offers a user-friendly interface that enables users to make payments, add beneficiaries, and collaboratively manage expenses. Tulix also includes features for tracking spending and receiving updates on fund allocations, helping users maintain connections with their families and friends across borders. By streamlining the process of sending money, Tulix addresses the needs of a growing demographic seeking to support their loved ones in Africa.

Off Script

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Off Script is the best way for creators to set up their very own e-commerce, sell products they love, and help their community find new favorites.

Anyi Health

Seed Round in 2020
Anyi Health provides a point-of-need credit facility for primary health care. The company provides financial support for primary healthcare at hospitals. It provides an application which users can download, fill in their personal information, select the hospital, and enter the bill amount. The company runs credit checks and confirms the application, and makes payment on behalf of the applicant directly to the hospital. It provides loan to individuals to cover their primary healthcare bills, including hospital consultation and screening tests. Anyi Health was founded in 2019 is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Digiduka

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Digiduka provides digital financial services and social commerce solutions to informal retailers in Africa

Anyi Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Anyi Health provides a point-of-need credit facility for primary health care. The company provides financial support for primary healthcare at hospitals. It provides an application which users can download, fill in their personal information, select the hospital, and enter the bill amount. The company runs credit checks and confirms the application, and makes payment on behalf of the applicant directly to the hospital. It provides loan to individuals to cover their primary healthcare bills, including hospital consultation and screening tests. Anyi Health was founded in 2019 is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Uncover

Venture Round in 2020
Uncover is a beauty company that provides skincare products for consumers. The company's mission is to inspire, support, educate, and empower women to take control of health and well-being and become the most trusted skin-care brand. Uncover was founded in 2020 and is based in Kenya.

12iD

Venture Round in 2019
Prove provides a solution to issue digital identities and to identify users remotely.