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We are excited to welcome Felix Campano to Antler in Iberia, joining us as Partner in our Madrid office.🇪🇸🇵🇹

Felix is an accomplished entrepreneur with a deep understanding of the Spanish market and a track record of innovation in the aviation industry. 

As the visionary founder and CEO of Bob Bluetooth Baggage Tracking, a company that’s revolutionizing baggage processing for passengers and airlines, Felix has been dedicated to developing cutting-edge software solutions for the past seven years.

Bob initially introduced a pioneering home bag check-in software solution and during the pandemic shifted its focus to efficiently reuniting lost luggage with its rightful owners. In 2022, Bob created TravelTag, a Bluetooth-based baggage tracking solution that’s poised to lead a revolution in how passengers and airlines track baggage at airports.

Backed by local and renowned international VCs, Felix’s journey with Bob followed significant roles at Amadeus, one of Spain’s foremost travel-tech companies operating globally, where he played a pivotal role in Global Strategic Growth Businesses and discovered his passion for airports. Prior to that, he contributed his expertise to GBS Finance, a Spanish strategic M&A firm.

In his spare time, Felix is a world-class open-water swimmer, holding a world record for his remarkable 40km swim from Mallorca to Menorca! 

We’re thrilled to have Felix on board—his passion for building strong teams, technological acumen, and unique perspectives will continue to strengthen Antler’s focus in Iberia.

👉 Ready to build a game-changing company in Iberia? Apply to our next Antler residency in Madrid:  https://lnkd.in/gwXBxdjH

#entrepreneurs #innovation #iberia

Some of the most exciting founders in Antler's global portfolio have diverse backgrounds—but only a fraction of venture capital around the world goes to founders from underrepresented backgrounds. 

Our Portfolio Director in the UK Sarah Finegan shared her advice with Startups Magazine about how underrepresented founders can secure funding this year. 

Top tips include: 

🌟 Research and target inclusive VC firms that celebrate the diversity of their portfolio
🌟 Leverage key players and funds specifically designed to support diverse founders
🌟 Highlight your unique superpower and celebrate your uniqueness
🌟 Don’t underestimate the power of storytelling
🌟 Seek mentors who have experience navigating the startup and VC ecosystem

30% of Antler’s portfolio companies have at least one woman founder and 41% of Antler founders have self-identified as belonging to groups they feel are currently underrepresented in the VC industry. 

We are committed to removing the barriers to entrepreneurship around the world. 

👉 Read Sarah’s full article in the comments below. 

#diversity #founders #venturecapital

In a world of increasingly complex problems, founders are an unstoppable force to solve them. 🛠 💥 

We're proud that impact companies make up 41% of our portfolio at Antler.

That means the outcomes of their product and/or services intentionally, demonstrably, and quantifiably lead to a positive environmental and/or social benefit.

✅ Protecting children online. 
✅ Sorting recyclables with AI. 
✅ Repurposing used cooking oils as renewable energy. 
✅ Monitoring GHG emissions in real time from space.

And so much more.

Meet 18 remarkable startups in Antler's portfolio who are solving pressing problems and paving the way to a sustainable future.

👉 Read their full stories in our 2023 ESG and Impact Report:
https://lnkd.in/gyCvKNhM

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Big congrats to bluesheets, the trailblazing AI automation software company, for their $6.5 million Series A round, led by Illuminate Financial with Antler Elevate as a returning investor. 🌟 

Founded in Antler's Singapore residency with a day zero investment from our team in 2020, bluesheets is transforming the way companies manage their financial data—helping them reach new levels of efficiency.

Using millions of financial data points to train AI models, they are redefining data processing and process automation for businesses across industries and geographies.

This Series A funding will accelerate the team's development of its AI product range, expansion into new markets, and delivery of more integrations to off-the-shelf tools.

COO and co-founder 🚀 Clare Leighton explains: "Our commitment to innovation and addressing the evolving needs of enterprise clients positions us as a strategic partner in their digital transformation journey. 

We're thrilled to back you, from day zero to greatness!

👀 Read more in the press (links in the comments).

#ai #automation #dataprocessing

This year, Antler is committed to backing even more driven founders who are building solutions to important problems. 🛠 

In the UK, we are excited to have invested more than £1M into eight new early-stage tech startups. 🇬🇧 🚀 

After 1,500 aspiring founders applied to our latest UK residency, we backed eight startups building technologies in climatetech, AI, healthtech, and consumertech. 

🤲 Gladys—a new platform transforming how people access care at home
🛒 Cartd—turning content into commerce by making creator recipes shoppable
💼 Ditto—the UK’s first secondments marketplace, normalizing talent sharing
🚀 Lerno—a B2B customer recommendation platform 
☀️ GRYD Energy—a fair and shared smart energy network
👨🏻💻 Merx—an AI platform that helps consumer businesses sell on WhatsApp
🏡 PlanningHub—AI-powered instant planning insights for property development
📦 Iodo—an intelligent route optimization solution for urban, last-mile delivery logistics

We have now backed 96 tech startups in London and are committed to supporting a new generation of diverse founders in a city that continues to be one of the most exciting tech ecosystems in the world. 

👉 Read more in Tech Funding News (link in the comments).

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We are thrilled to welcome Tomoyuki Takada to Antler, joining us as Partner in our Tokyo office! 🇯🇵

Born in Japan and raised in the US, Tomo’s "Ikigai"—a source of joy—is nurturing Japanese entrepreneurship. Before joining Antler, he headed the Tokyo Studio at Moon Creative Lab, an incubation arm of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

In 2017, Tomo founded LiveRun, a fitness service that instructs and motivates people to prepare for the Centenarian Olympics. Over five years, LIVERUN's live classes have drawn more than one million participants. Earlier, Tomo worked with Yelp, executing a successful country launch, and led Yelp Japan as managing director. 

Tomo holds a BS from Northwestern University, an MS from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Tomo is a self-proclaimed fitness and health nerd and a mindfulness instructor. He incorporated his learning into an Amazon top-10 novel, “RH Channel: Secret Fitness Mission.”  

We’re excited for the amazing impact Tomo will have on continuing to strengthen Antler’s presence in Japan. 

👉 Ready to build a game-changing company in Japan? Apply to our next Antler residency in Tokyo: https://lnkd.in/gr9ms7sC

#entrepreneurs #innovation #japan

Innovation and sustainability form a formidable alliance.💥💥

They are a catalyst for creative problem solving that drives economic growth. 📈

They also make companies more resilient. 💪

Startups that embrace sustainability as a core value are better equipped to enhance operational efficiency, identify emerging market trends, improve workforce productivity, and much more.

Our third annual ESG and Impact Report, Shaping Sustainability in VC, discusses Antler’s commitment to sustainability as fundamental to the success of our firm, our portfolio companies, and broader society. 

Highlights of the report:

✅ The power of partnerships. Collaborations with LPs, industry groups, and our internal team is where the magic happens.

✅ Companies paving the way for a sustainable future. Case studies on Antler impact companies leading remarkable product-driven change.

✅ Tracking sustainability progress in our portfolio. Insights on our portfolio's operational practices, from day zero to greatness.

✅ Raising the sustainability bar for VC. The bold steps we're taking to set new sustainability standards for the industry.

There’s never been a more critical time to shape the future of sustainability in VC. 

🌟 Join the journey and explore our report: https://lnkd.in/gyCvKNhM 

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Congrats to London-based 📱shaka (coming out of stealth!) for raising €1 million—enabling brands to offer custom mobile plans to consumers. 🎉 

This round will allow shaka to onboard a set of impressive high-profile customers from diverse verticals and expand on its global vision. 🔥 

💥 Jonas J., co-founder of shaka, shares: “After banking and insurance, telecoms is next on the list of legacy industries ready to be disrupted. 

Offering mobile plans to your customers—something that today takes over a year and costs millions of dollars to do, can be done with shaka with a single API call.” 

📣 Antler's Sarah Finegan says: “We are delighted to have supported shaka from day zero and are very excited to see what impact they have on a global market worth $3 trillion.”

🚀 Thrilled to be on this journey alongside Haatch, Purple Ventures, and other prominent telecommunications angel investors. 

Congrats again to the shaka team! More via EU-Startups below 👇 

#startups #telecom #telecommunications #entrepreneur

Congrats to Prometeo OpenBanking for securing $13M in Series A funding to create a stronger, more accessible financial system in Latin America! 

The round was led by Antler Elevate, with participation from new investors including PayPal Ventures, Samsung Next, partners from DN Capital, COMETA, and Magma Partners. 

Prometeo’s banking software platform provides its clients with automated access to bank information and payments from more than 283 financial institutions in 10 countries throughout Latin America, all through a unified API. 

As Ximena Aleman, co-founder and co-CEO of Prometeo, puts it: 

“We have always believed that Latin America can function as a unified market—despite the fact that financial technology infrastructures differ throughout these countries. Closing our Series A funding round confirms that Prometeo has played a key role thus far.”

Antler Elevate’s Fady Abdel-Nour, CFA shares, “We are excited to partner with Ximena and Rodrigo to build a company that's not just advancing technology, but also empowering businesses to reach new heights of success.”

Three cheers for Ximena Aleman, Rodrigo Tumaián, Eduardo Veiga and the entire Prometeo team. 👏👏👏

Read more via TechCrunch: https://lnkd.in/g_bX_D7X 

#fundraising #venturecapital #startups

A brand new year, brimming with possibility. 🎉 What can founders building from day zero expect in 2024? 🔮 

Antler partners share their on-the-ground expectations for the coming year, from sector trends to tailwinds affecting founders globally. 🌎 

What are some of the highlights? 

🇦🇺 Australian partner James McClure shares, "[There will be] positive pressure on this vintage of founders to develop repeatable growth channels to unlock further funding."

🇨🇦 Canadian partners Naman Budhdeo and Bernie Li explain, “Founders need to adapt to a more discerning and value-driven VC landscape in 2024.”

🇰🇷 Korean partner JaeHee Chang reflects, “Capital will surely be available, but only for startups demonstrating clear traction and cost-efficiency.” 

🇩🇪 German partner Alan Poensgen states, "There will be more innovation and subsequently opportunity for entrepreneurs. This means it will actually be easier to build in 2024." 

🇺🇸 US partner Ryan Sommerville shares, “Standards for late-stage rounds will remain very high—VCs will continue to disproportionately prioritize their promising portfolio companies over new deal flow.”

🇻🇳 Vietnam partner Erik Jonsson states, “Quick traction and proof of concept will continue to hang over founders’ heads as they raise further rounds."

👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWmUZBw6, including views from Marcelo Ciampolini, Ronald Jan Schuurs, Livia Moore, Ollie Purdue, Nitin Sharma, Tomoyuki Takada, Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro, Frank Kang, Winnie Khoo.

🏗 Driven founders are joining Antler to solve important problems. Apply to one of our residencies in 27 cities around the world. Link in the comments. 

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