Antler
Global early-stage venture capital investor
Associate Partner
Four weeks of remote working per year are available.
About the job
- At least 7 years of experience in a Tier 1 venture-capital-backed startup, a venture capital firm, or as a founder who has raised venture capital.
- Demonstrated elite achievement in education, sports, or career.
- Strong technical and artificial intelligence depth, with credibility in conversations about product, engineering, and technology.
- An active network of Tier 1 founders, investors, and operators across Australia.
- Demonstrated understanding of how capital is raised and deployed.
- Ability to build a culture of teamwork, ambition, enthusiasm, and action bias.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to deliver tough messages with empathy.
- Based in Sydney.
- Lead Antler’s investment origination across Sydney and New South Wales to back and support outlier founders at the earliest stage.
- Serve as the primary leader for Antler’s Residency founders in Sydney.
- Develop and deliver portfolio strategy to achieve significant success.
- Drive post-investment outcomes as lead for selected portfolio companies.
- Make investment decisions as a voter on the Investment Committee.
- Participate in Antler’s global partnership group and help build Antler.
- Early-stage investment experience.
- Former founder.
About the company
Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that supports founders from day zero. It runs a 12-week program where aspiring entrepreneurs form teams, validate ideas, and develop viable business models through lectures, workshops, sprints, and coaching, with teams pitching to an Investment Committee for funding. The company earns returns by investing in the startups and taking equity stakes. What makes Antler different is its structured, end-to-end approach that helps founders build teams and rigorously validate concepts before seeking investment, rather than simply providing capital. It also has a strong regional focus in Australia, notably Queensland, where it collaborates with the Queensland Investment Corporation and the Queensland Government's venture fund to close the early-stage funding gap and boost local innovation.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$2.7B
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- January 2026 closed $510 million funds, including a second U.S. fund and capital for expansion.
- August 2026 Lovable raised $400 million, validating Antler’s breakout-company factory.
- Antler expanded Australia with Queensland-backed residencies and fresh 2026 deal flow.
What critics are saying
- Lovable’s $13.3 billion breakout concentrates returns around a tiny winner set, not broad consistency.
- AI-native accelerators and direct seed funds commoditize Antler’s founder-matching edge by 2027.
- If residency conversion weakens, Antler becomes a high-volume talent screen with no durable moat.
What makes Antler unique
- Antler backs founders at inception, then selects teams through structured residencies and committees.
- January 2026 fund closes gave Antler $510 million across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
- Antler’s platform spans 1,800 investments and a global network across six continents.
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