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.
Jack is an AI financial co-pilot that employees use inside Slack or Teams to make purchase and approval requests for spending or managing company money. Jack issues one-time use payment card details for supplier purchases, automates reconciliation and reduces invoice fraud by enforcing budgets, regulations, and internal policies at the point of spend. Jack ensures compliance by acting as an internal auditor on every purchase transaction. Additionally, Jack helps finance leaders manage cash flow and cuts the time to report numbers by 63% each month.
Bold Finance claims to leverage existing jewelers’ shops for acquiring customers, gold appraisal, and loan disbursement, while, teaming up with banks to underwrite loans and facilitate storage for gold collateral.
HiFi Bridge is a cryptocurrency payments platform that allows customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, trade NFT's, borrow loans, and connect their bank accounts all-in-one. The startup offers equity, cryptocurrency, and options trading, as well as cash management accounts. The company provides the accessibility for traditional financial users to gain access to modern decentralized finance tools through it's mobile and web platform. Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2021.
XanPool, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Singapore, operates an automated peer-to-peer platform that facilitates cryptocurrency to fiat transactions without the need for custody of customer funds. This unique omni-channel solution allows individuals to automate their own financial transactions across various platforms, including bank accounts, e-wallets, and cryptocurrency wallets. By enabling users to become Liquidity Peers, XanPool creates a decentralized network that can efficiently route and settle capital transactions in a borderless manner. This innovative approach significantly enhances the speed and cost-effectiveness of transactions, achieving instant settlements and reducing costs by over 80% compared to traditional financial systems.
Scribe Labs operates a data platform that leverages research-based artificial intelligence to enhance lending and investment decisions. By organizing unstructured data from PDFs, the platform aims to eliminate manual data entry and streamline administrative processes within financial services. This innovative approach not only accelerates decision-making but also supports broader business activities by providing deep insights into private companies. Scribe Labs is focused on integrating cutting-edge technology into the financial sector to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Quicka Pty Ltd, founded in 2019 and based in Sydney, Australia, is a financial technology company focused on providing payment solutions for small business owners. The company addresses the prevalent issue of cash flow stress, which affects many small businesses that typically wait over 56 days to receive payment for their invoices. Quicka's proprietary technology platform enables small business owners to receive upfront payments on their invoices in real time, while offering their customers flexible repayment options. This innovative approach aims to alleviate cash flow challenges and contribute to the sustainability of small businesses, which face significant risks due to delayed payments.
XanPool, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Singapore, operates an automated peer-to-peer platform that facilitates cryptocurrency to fiat transactions without the need for custody of customer funds. This unique omni-channel solution allows individuals to automate their own financial transactions across various platforms, including bank accounts, e-wallets, and cryptocurrency wallets. By enabling users to become Liquidity Peers, XanPool creates a decentralized network that can efficiently route and settle capital transactions in a borderless manner. This innovative approach significantly enhances the speed and cost-effectiveness of transactions, achieving instant settlements and reducing costs by over 80% compared to traditional financial systems.