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Apply to Antler in Norway to start your next company! As Europe's most active early-stage investor, we invest in the most driven founders working on groundbreaking ideas. No founder is too early for Antler in Norway. With a global platform and thriving community of 1,000+ portfolio companies, we support exceptional founders from day zero to greatness.
Antler in Norway is part of Antler in the Nordics, where we run integrated offline/online residences with Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
We’re looking for experienced business operators, technologists, or serial entrepreneurs who can motivate themselves and others to join their mission to build a game-changing business. Whether you’re an individual or a team at the early stages of their journey, we are here to help as a partner obsessed with your success.
Are you an individual ready to start something new, and looking for the right co-founder?
Antler brings together an exclusive group of ambitious people to explore ideas together. Meet, learn, and co-create with exceptional builders. Join us to turn your vision into reality.
Do you already have a team and are ready to start building. Joining Antler gives you the opportunity to build alongside like-minded, ambitious founders.
Build long-lasting relationships, gain access to coaching, network resources, investor introductions, and valuable support—regardless of your idea’s stage.
The 12 first weeks of the program are designed for you to team up with your new co-founder(s), build your idea, and validate your business model. Our platform team organizes lectures and workshops with industry experts, team challenges, idea sprints, and coaching sessions.
Build your company
Start talking to customers, develop your MVP, refine your business model, and develop your go-to-market strategy alongside our expert coaches.
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Pitch to Antler’s Investment Committee
Teams deemed ready will pitch to our Investment Committee comprising partners from the Antler in Norway team, external local investors, and partners from Antler's global team. The Investment Committee votes on which teams receive an investment.
Platform to accelerate growth and fundraising
Antler invests through series C and beyond. When joining the portfolio, you are matched with a dedicated partner coach and portfolio team that will support you with fundraising strategy, investor intros, business development, hiring and access to talent, and connecting you to a network of hundreds of experts advisors to help you scale.
Examples of Antler in Norway portfolio companies
Antler is the most active investor in Norway. We are dedicated to helping our portfolio companies scale.
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Antler in the Nordics invested in 167 portfolio companies across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland
Delighted to have Supertrends as an Antler insights partner in the Nordics.
Application process
The full application process takes about two weeks to complete. Once you apply, our scouting team will guide you through the full process and will be available to answer all your questions.
Drive or pitch interview
This is an introductory talk where we get to know you or your idea better to determine whether our program would be an ideal fit for you.
Drive interview
Be ready to speak about yourself, your background, skills, and motivations to join our next Antler program in Norway.
Pitch interview
If you are applying with an existing idea that you want to bring into the residency, be prepared to present it to us. Present your pitch deck or show us a demo of your MVP, if you already have one. We will use the remaining time to ask you questions about your idea and team, but also to answer your burning questions about what a collaboration with—and ultimately an investment from—Antler could look like.
Partner interview
This is the second and final interview stage to join the Antler in Norway program. Meet with one of our partners in Norway to go into more detail about your background, idea, and motivation to join an Antler residency. This stage will take place whether you applied as an individual with or without an idea, or as an existing team in its early stages.
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Application process
The full application process takes about two weeks to complete. Once you apply, our scouting team will guide you through the full process and will be available to answer all your questions.
Drive or pitch interview
This is an introductory talk where we get to know you or your idea better to determine whether our program would be an ideal fit for you.
Drive interview
Be ready to speak about yourself, your background, skills, and motivations to join our next Antler program in Norway.
Pitch interview
If you are applying with an existing idea that you want to bring into the residency, be prepared to present it to us. Present your pitch deck or show us a demo of your MVP, if you already have one. We will use the remaining time to ask you questions about your idea and team, but also to answer your burning questions about what a collaboration with—and ultimately an investment from—Antler could look like.
Partner interview
This is the second and final interview stage to join the Antler in Norway program. Meet with one of our partners in Norway to go into more detail about your background, idea, and motivation to join an Antler residency. This stage will take place whether you applied as an individual with or without an idea, or as an existing team in its early stages.
Decision meeting
After the two interview stages, we hold a final meeting to decide whether to extend you an offer to join the upcoming Antler in Norway program.
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The full application process takes about two weeks to complete. Once you apply, our scouting team will guide you through the full process and will be available to answer all your questions.
Drive or pitch interview
This is an introductory talk where we get to know you or your idea better to determine whether our program would be an ideal fit for you.
Drive interview
Be ready to speak about yourself, your background, skills, and motivations to join our next Antler program in Norway.
Pitch interview
If you are applying with an existing idea that you want to bring into the residency, be prepared to present it to us. Present your pitch deck or show us a demo of your MVP, if you already have one. We will use the remaining time to ask you questions about your idea and team, but also to answer your burning questions about what a collaboration with—and ultimately an investment from—Antler could look like.
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Antler-funded founders have gone on to raise investments from other leading VCs and accelerators.
As a startup founder in a new country like Denmark, Antler was the perfect door opener. They helped me find a co-founder team and gave us the investment to kickstart our startup, Zupply. Since joining them, we have received great support to build and grow our sustainability company.
Going into Antler, I said to myself, there is nothing to lose, worst case scenario I will learn a huge amount and expand my network, best-case scenario I will meet my co-founders, find the business idea I'm passionate about and found a company. The best case happened but it really is a win-win scenario.
With Antler, I feel like I'm finally able to make a real difference. Working with experimental technology is a tough sell as not many grasp its true value, but with this network of people who really understands it, it's so much easier to get somewhere
It's the best time in history to build a business.
There has never been a better time to start a business. The barriers to entry are lower than ever, and the dynamic economy provides endless opportunities for spirited entrepreneurs. Join Antler and get started.
Meet the Antler team in Norway and the Nordics, dedicated to your success.
Antti Tormanen
Partner
Antti started his career at OliverWyman and then McKinsey&Company with a brief stint to public sector in the middle. Since then, he has founded two start ups, exited one and worked for the last years in wealth management in leadership roles. During his career, Antti has worked across the Middle East, Europe, US and South America. Antti is also a passionate cyclist and outdoor enthusiast.
Jussi Kallasvuo
Partner
Jussi started his career in finance, but has since turned entrepreneur and investor. During the past 20 years he has worked or studied in Europe, USA and Asia and loves Antler’s international spirit. Jussi has founded and exited two companies and, in addition to doing a variety of sports and being outdoors, gets his kicks from seeing entrepreneurs thrive.
Maiken Paaske
Associate Partner
Maiken has been operating, founding and advising technology startups for the past 8 years. Her experience spans across early stage technology startups and on to later stage billion dollar venture backed scaleups - operating across Europe and the US. She was an early employee in the FinTech unicorn Lunar, where she played a pivotal role and since then she’s been a founder herself as well as an award winning marketing executive, advisor and investor in multiple other tech companies.
Markus Lukk
Associate, Portfolio
Markus is an Associate at Antler, working across portfolio and investment topics. He is passionate about assessing new investment opportunities and helping courageous founders tackle the most pressing challenges of our time. He has lived in 7 countries, holds an MSc in Strategic Management from Rotterdam School of Management, and has worked at Uber.
Fabian Kerj
Associate, Portfolio
Fabian is an Associate, working together with portfolio companies to achieve growth and fundraising. Fabian has experience in a variety of areas including foreign services, digital analytics, and private equity. He holds a bachelor’s degree from King’s College London with a thesis on physics and has lived in Stockholm, New York, London, and now Copenhagen. Fabian is passionate about new technologies and enjoys playing piano and chess.
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We’re hiring!
We are expanding our team of passionate people backing the most driven founders in Norway. Check out our open positions at Antler in Norway.
We are delighted to announce that we are expanding our investment activity. Our primary focus remains to invest at the pre-seed stage, but we now also have the ability to offer our portfolio companies follow-on capital as they grow and scale, up to Series C.
Today we are sharing our new brand that reflects that commitment and the reason Antler exists: to stand behind our founders from day zero and to keep backing them on their paths to greatness.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Antler Quarterly. This report explores the impact, risk, sustainability, and opportunity within the global VC industry.
The Early Days podcast launched in June, unwrapping how world-class founders built today’s most influential companies. Antler’s Tyler Norwood, creator and host of the podcast, talks about what inspired it, why the early days are so crucial, and why it’s important to humanize startups.
Antler was founded on the belief that people innovating is the key to building a better future. To honor them, we are launching a new content series—”It All Starts with People”—spotlighting the exceptional founders we have the privilege of partnering with around the world. Each story is a window into their passions, motivations, and vision—the reasons they are building and the positive dent they are aiming to make on the world.
In our first spotlight, we sat down with Emilia Theye, the co-founder of clare&me—a mental health app that uses language-based AI to develop an innovative approach to virtual self-help.
We are living two simultaneous realities: the uncertainty of the current downturn and the unstoppable wave of innovation disrupting every industry. Against this backdrop, Antler's Kevin Brennan shares perspectives on assessing your position in venture capital for the rest of 2022 and into 2023. Might 2023 be the best vintage for the coming decade?
We’re looking for experienced business operators, technologists, or serial entrepreneurs with or without an idea who can motivate themselves and others to join their mission to build a game-changing business. Whether you’re an individual or team at the early stages of their journey, we are here to help as a partner obsessed with your success.
How does Antler differ from an incubator or accelerator?
Incubators and accelerators typically start working with preformed teams who have identified a product-market fit. Getting to that stage can be incredibly challenging. You need a team, a network of advisors, and access to capital. Antler removes these barriers to entrepreneurship for people who are interested in starting a company from day one. We identify and invest in exceptional individuals and early-stage teams with the potential to build global companies. We are a people-led VC located in 27 locations with 1,000+ portfolio companies representing 40 industries. We don’t just invest, we create an ecosystem for great companies to be built.
Do I have to be there in person?
Founders offered a spot in the cohort are required to participate in person for the 12-week duration of the program.
Where does this take place?
The Nordics operate across Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen. We will give you access to our offices at a central location in the city where you will join the 12-week program.
Where are your offices?
The Antler office in Stockholm is based at Convendum on Birger Jarlsgatan 57. The Copenhagen office is based at Bloxhub on Bryghusgade 8. The Oslo office is based at Universitetsgata 2.
Is this a full-time commitment?
Yes, you are building a company and it therefore is a full-time job. Please take into account your current notice period. You might have family and / or personal obligations during these 12 weeks which we fully support.
Are participants remunerated?
No, there is no general compensation for founders joining the Antler cohort in the Nordics. However, founders relocating to join the Antler cohort from a distance that is more than 2 hours away from the respective Antler office will receive a relocation grant of €2.5k. Needless to say that you will need to have some personal runway to take on this journey. If you receive an investment at our Investment Committee, you will be able to pay yourself a small salary, which will increase as you continue to fundraise.
Can I be part of the cohort if my startup has already received investment?
Our cohorts are solely focused on supporting founders and teams at the ideation and pre-investment stage. We do consider investing in more advanced companies on an ad hoc basis.
Can I negotiate terms and conditions?
Our key commercial terms are non-negotiable. While they may change occasionally it is not on a case-by-case scenario. Any further investment would be distinct from Antler’s investment and therefore subject to new terms.
What are the Antler Nordics investment terms?
EUR 100.000 in return for 10%.
What companies do you back?
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.
Build a startup. Build a better world.
Antler in Norway founders are turning their visions into reality—tackling pressing problems, creating jobs, and unlocking their personal potential. As the world’s issues become more complex, founders are more needed than ever to solve them. What are you waiting for?
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