Investors & Partners at Antler

Alan Poensgen

Partner, Germany, Antler

Alan Poensgen is a Partner at Antler, based in Germany, where he focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage ventures across key technology and industry sectors. With investment expertise spanning artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate solutions, Poensgen works to identify founders and innovative business models with the potential to drive significant market impact. At Antler, he leverages his investment acumen to support entrepreneurs in building scalable companies across Europe's dynamic startup ecosystem. His sector focus reflects a strategic commitment to backing ventures that address both emerging technological opportunities and critical challenges in healthcare, financial services, sustainability, and consumer markets.

Amy Zaghloul

Director, Canada, Antler

Amy Zaghloul is the Director for Canada at Antler, a global venture capital firm dedicated to identifying and supporting early-stage founders. Based in Canada, Amy focuses her investment efforts on high-growth sectors including artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate innovation. In her role, she works to source, evaluate, and support promising startups across these key verticals, leveraging Antler's global network and resources to help founders build transformative companies. Amy's expertise spans multiple industries with particular emphasis on emerging technologies and their real-world applications. Through her leadership in Antler's Canadian operations, she is instrumental in identifying breakthrough opportunities and nurturing the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs in the region.

Anne Solhaug Tutar

Partner, Co-Lead, Nordics, Antler

Anne Solhaug Tutar is a Partner and Co-Lead for the Nordics at Antler, a global venture capital firm. Based in the Nordic region, she leads investment activities and portfolio development across one of Europe's most dynamic startup ecosystems. Anne focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage companies in AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors—areas representing significant opportunities for innovation and impact. Her expertise spans multiple high-growth industries, positioning her to mentor founders navigating complex market landscapes. At Antler, she leverages deep regional knowledge and investment acumen to build transformative companies from inception. Anne's role as Co-Lead underscores her strategic importance in shaping the firm's Nordic investment thesis and driving value creation across its portfolio.

Anthony Millet

Global Partner, Co-Head of Antler Capital, Antler

Anthony Millet is a Global Partner and Co-Head of Antler Capital at Antler, a leading global venture capital firm. With a strategic focus on artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate innovation, Millet identifies and supports early-stage entrepreneurs building transformative companies across these dynamic sectors. As a Co-Head of the firm's capital operations, he plays a pivotal role in shaping Antler's investment strategy and portfolio direction on a global scale. Millet's expertise spans multiple high-growth industries, enabling him to mentor founders and guide capital allocation toward breakthrough innovations that create lasting market impact. His work at Antler reflects a commitment to supporting visionary entrepreneurs at critical stages of company development across emerging technology trends and sustainable business models.

Antoine Poirson

Partner, France, Antler

Antoine Poirson is a Partner at Antler, based in France, where he focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage ventures across multiple high-growth sectors. With expertise spanning artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate innovation, Antoine brings a diverse investment perspective to emerging founders. At Antler, he leverages deep sector knowledge to evaluate promising startups at their inception stages, helping shape the next generation of transformative companies. His investment thesis reflects a commitment to backing founders solving critical challenges at the intersection of technology and meaningful impact, from healthcare transformation to sustainable climate solutions. Antoine's role involves hands-on partnership with founding teams, providing strategic guidance and access to Antler's extensive network and resources throughout their growth journey.

Carolina Strobel

Partner, Brazil, Antler

Carolina Strobel is a Partner at Antler, based in Brazil, where she leads the firm's investment activities in the region. She focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage companies across AI, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate sectors. With her strategic position at Antler, Strobel works with founders to build scalable businesses that address significant market opportunities in these high-growth verticals. Her expertise spans multiple industries critical to innovation and sustainable development, enabling her to provide valuable guidance to portfolio companies navigating complex markets. Based in Brazil, she brings regional market knowledge and a global perspective to her investment decision-making, helping shape the next generation of transformative companies in South America.

Christoph Klink

Partner, Germany , Antler

Christoph Klink is a Partner at Antler, based in Germany. He focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage entrepreneurs across multiple high-growth sectors, including artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate innovation. As a member of Antler's investment team, Klink leverages his expertise to evaluate emerging market opportunities and help founders scale their ventures during critical early stages. His investment thesis emphasizes technologies and business models that drive meaningful innovation across financial services, healthcare, and sustainability sectors. Klink is active in the German startup ecosystem and works closely with Antler's portfolio companies to provide strategic guidance and access to networks. His career at Antler reflects a commitment to supporting transformative entrepreneurs building solutions for tomorrow's most pressing challenges.

Dilan Mizrakli Landgraff

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Antler

Dilan Mizrakli Landgraff is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Antler, a global venture capital platform dedicated to identifying and supporting early-stage founders. In his strategic leadership role, Landgraff shapes the firm's investment thesis and operational direction across key verticals including artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate innovation. With a focus on emerging markets and founder-first approaches, he brings deep expertise in scaling ventures from ideation through growth stages. Landgraff's career reflects a commitment to building resilient, mission-driven companies that create meaningful impact across multiple sectors. Through Antler, he works to democratize access to venture capital and mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs building transformative solutions.

Gabriel (Sa-Eun) Jung

Partner, Korea, Antler

Gabriel Jung is a partner at Antler, the global early-stage venture firm, where he invests in Korea. Before Antler he was Head of Corporate Venture Capital at GS Retail, the retail subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate GS Group, where he led investments including Moloco, the machine-learning advertising company later valued at more than 1.5 billion dollars. He also led Bravestone Venture Partners, where his investments included a seed round in ImpriMed in the United States. Jung began his career as a consultant at Accenture Strategy, founded WiseBros & Company, a B2B software company that helped universities restructure, and worked in the Rakuten CEO's Innovation Office helping the Japanese company expand into global markets.

Jed Rose

Partner, United Kingdom, Antler

Jed Rose is a Partner at Antler in the United Kingdom, where he brings operator, advisor, and investor experience spanning Seed to Series C rounds to the global early-stage firm's UK partner team. Before joining Antler, Rose was General Manager for EMEA at Airwallex, the B2B fintech payments company backed by investors including Sequoia and DST Global. Prior to Airwallex he was CEO of Paymentsense, where he led the fintech company through a period of rapid growth that took EBITDA from breakeven to 24 million pounds in three years and on to an exit. Earlier in his career, Rose spent six years in product management for Microsoft Windows, focused on consumer products, international expansion, and product pilots. Antler lists him among its designated UK spokespeople.

Jeff Becker

General Partner, US, Antler

Jeff Becker is a General Partner at Antler, where he leads investment activities across the United States. He focuses on early-stage companies in AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors. As a key member of Antler's US investment team, Becker works to identify and support innovative founders building transformative solutions across high-growth industries. His investment thesis spans both consumer-facing applications and enterprise solutions that leverage emerging technologies to drive market disruption. Through his role at Antler, Becker contributes to the firm's mission of backing exceptional founders from day one, providing capital, expertise, and access to a global network of entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Jiho Kang

Partner, Korea, Antler

Jiho Kang is a Partner at Antler, leading investment activities across Korea. He focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage ventures in artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate solutions. As a key member of Antler's team in Korea, Kang leverages his expertise to mentor founders and drive meaningful innovation across high-growth sectors. His investment thesis emphasizes technologies that create lasting impact while addressing critical market needs. Based at Antler's Korea office, he works closely with founders from ideation through scaling, combining strategic guidance with access to Antler's extensive global network and resources. Kang's multidisciplinary investment focus reflects a commitment to backing transformative companies that span emerging technologies and sustainable business models.

Jussi Salovaara

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Asia, Antler

Jussi Salovaara is Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Asia, at Antler, a global venture capital firm. Based in Asia, he leads investment activities across the region, focusing on early-stage companies in AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors. With a strategic focus on high-impact technology and innovation, Salovaara brings expertise in identifying and supporting emerging founders building transformative businesses across diverse industries. His investment thesis emphasizes sectors poised for significant growth and social impact, positioning Antler's Asia operations at the forefront of venture capital in the region.

Kristian Jul Røsjø

Partner, Co-Lead, Nordics, Antler

Kristian Jul Røsjø is a Partner and Co-Lead for the Nordics at Antler, a global venture capital firm. He focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage founders across AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors. Based in the Nordic region, Røsjø leverages his expertise to source exceptional entrepreneurial talent and provide strategic guidance to portfolio companies navigating rapid growth and market expansion. His investment thesis emphasizes emerging technologies and business models that address significant market opportunities while creating meaningful impact. At Antler, he plays a key role in strengthening the firm's presence and investment activity across Scandinavia and the broader Nordic ecosystem, working closely with founders at the earliest stages of their ventures.

Magnus Grimeland

Founder and CEO, Antler

Magnus Grimeland is the Founder and CEO of Antler, a global venture capital firm dedicated to identifying and nurturing early-stage entrepreneurs. Under his leadership, Antler has established itself as a prominent investor focused on transformative technologies and business models across AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors. Grimeland's vision centers on supporting founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey, providing not only capital but strategic guidance to help build category-defining companies. His investment thesis reflects a commitment to backing innovations that address critical market gaps and create meaningful impact. Through Antler's distributed model and hands-on approach, Grimeland has positioned the firm as a influential player in the global startup ecosystem, connecting ambitious founders with resources and networks essential for scaling breakthrough ventures.

Marcelo Ciampolini

Partner, Brazil, Antler

Marcelo Ciampolini is a Partner at Antler, leading the firm's operations and investment activities in Brazil. He focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage founders across AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors. Based in Brazil, Ciampolini leverages his expertise to source promising startups and provide strategic guidance through Antler's venture capital platform. His investment thesis emphasizes high-growth potential across emerging technology and sustainable business models. With a deep understanding of the Brazilian startup ecosystem and broader Latin American markets, Ciampolini is instrumental in building Antler's portfolio in the region while connecting entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and resources necessary for scaling transformative ventures.

Navi Singh

Partner, Global Investments, Antler

Navi Singh is a Partner at Antler, the global early-stage venture capital firm and startup generator. When Antler raised more than 300 million dollars in October 2021 and expanded its mandate to invest through Series C, Singh was named one of four partners on the team overseeing the firm's later-stage investments, alongside Stefan Jung, Martell Hardenberg and Teddy Himler. Before moving into venture investing, Singh was a researcher in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, where he worked on infrared sensors and internet-of-things systems. He went on to co-found Essess Inc, a cleantech company, and he also worked with TandemLaunch, a Canadian deep-technology venture firm and startup builder.

Ollie Forsyth

Global Community Manager , Antler

Ollie Forsyth is the Global Community Manager at Antler, a global venture capital firm dedicated to identifying and supporting exceptional founders. In this role, Ollie plays a key part in building and nurturing Antler's international community of entrepreneurs and innovators. With a focus on AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors, Ollie works to connect founders with resources, expertise, and investment opportunities across these high-growth verticals. Through strategic community engagement and relationship building, Ollie helps identify promising ventures and foster the ecosystems where breakthrough companies emerge. His work at Antler positions him at the intersection of global venture capital and entrepreneurial community development.

Ollie Purdue

Partner, United Kingdom, Antler

Ollie Purdue is a Partner at Antler, based in the United Kingdom. He focuses on identifying and supporting innovative founders across artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate sectors. At Antler, Ollie leverages his investment expertise to back early-stage entrepreneurs building transformative solutions in these high-growth verticals. His investment thesis emphasizes the intersection of technology and real-world impact, particularly in areas where digital innovation can drive meaningful change in financial services, healthcare delivery, and environmental sustainability. Through his role at Antler, Ollie works closely with founding teams from ideation through scaling, providing both capital and strategic guidance to accelerate growth and market penetration.

Ricardo Batista

Investment Director, Portugal & Spain, Antler

Ricardo Batista is an Investment Director at Antler, leading the firm's investment activities across Portugal and Spain. In this role, he identifies and supports early-stage founders building transformative companies across his core focus areas: artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate solutions. With a strategic focus on the Iberian market, Batista leverages Antler's global network and resources to back innovative entrepreneurs at the seed stage. His investment thesis emphasizes sectors poised for significant growth and impact, from AI-driven applications to sustainable climate technologies. At Antler, Batista works to connect visionary founders with capital, mentorship, and access to the venture ecosystem needed to scale their ventures globally.

Rio Hodges

Associate Partner

Rio Hodges is an Associate Partner at Antler US, the American arm of the global early-stage venture firm whose residency programme backs founders before they have a co-founder or a company. Prior to Antler, Hodges focused on growth strategy and innovation at frog, where he was a Senior Strategist shaping ideas into commercially viable products and services. Before that he had experience in both growth equity and early-stage venture capital. Antler invests at the earliest stage from offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East and Africa, and Hodges is listed among the firm's US investment team and its designated spokespeople.

Ronald Jan Schuurs

Partner, Netherlands, Antler

Ronald Jan Schuurs is a Partner at Antler, based in the Netherlands, where he focuses on identifying and supporting exceptional founding teams across high-growth sectors. With investment expertise spanning artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate solutions, Schuurs brings a strategic perspective to early-stage venture building. At Antler, he leverages his deep market knowledge to support entrepreneurs in these transformative sectors, helping them navigate product-market fit and scale challenges. His focus areas reflect the critical technological and sustainability shifts reshaping global markets, positioning him to identify breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of innovation and real-world impact. Schuurs is committed to building the next generation of category-defining companies from the ground up.

Ryan Sommerville

General Partner, US, Antler

Ryan Sommerville is a General Partner at Antler US, the American arm of the global early-stage venture firm. He was the first hire for Antler's US expansion and played a central role in establishing the firm's presence in New York and Austin. As Head of Portfolio he ran portfolio management for Antler US, supporting the growth of the firm's investments. Before Antler, Sommerville built and scaled ventures in the financial services, apparel and technology sectors and served as Director of Financial Programs at Start Small, Think Big. He invests at pre-seed across enterprise software, fintech, digital health, AI and developer tools, and his investments include Vero Technologies, an inventory finance platform for equipment dealers.

Ryo Umezawa

Partner, Japan, Antler

Ryo Umezawa is a Partner at Antler, leading the firm's investment activities in Japan. He focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage companies across AI, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate sectors. Based in Japan, Umezawa brings strategic expertise in these high-growth verticals, helping founders scale innovative solutions across key markets. His investment approach emphasizes technological innovation and market potential, with a particular emphasis on sectors poised for significant disruption and impact. Through his work at Antler, Umezawa identifies promising entrepreneurs and emerging companies, providing capital and mentorship to support their growth from inception through scaling.

Tyler Norwood

Managing Partner, US, Antler

Tyler Norwood is Managing Partner, US, at Antler, a global venture capital firm. He focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage founders building transformative companies across AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate sectors. In his role, Norwood leverages his expertise to guide portfolio companies through critical growth phases and connect them with strategic resources and networks. With a commitment to backing innovative founders addressing large market opportunities, he brings a data-driven approach to investment decision-making across multiple high-growth verticals. Norwood's investment philosophy emphasizes the importance of founding teams, market timing, and the potential for sustainable impact alongside financial returns.

Vegard Medbo

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Antler

Vegard Medbo is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Antler, a global venture capital firm and startup studio. In his role, Medbo oversees operational and strategic initiatives across the organization. He focuses his investment efforts on high-impact sectors including artificial intelligence, consumer technology, fintech, digital health, and climate innovation. Through Antler, Medbo works with early-stage entrepreneurs and founding teams to build transformative companies. His expertise spans operational management and venture development, positioning him to support founders navigating complex scaling challenges across multiple verticals. Medbo's investment philosophy emphasizes identifying talented teams and market opportunities at the intersection of technology and meaningful impact.

Vineet Agarwal

Investment Director, India, Antler

Vineet Agarwal is an Investment Director at Antler, where he leads investment activities across India. With a focus on identifying and supporting high-potential early-stage startups, Vineet specializes in AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate technologies. In his role at Antler, he works to identify promising founders and emerging market opportunities in these key sectors, leveraging the firm's global network and expertise to help early-stage companies scale. Vineet's investment focus reflects his commitment to supporting innovations that address critical market needs and create meaningful impact across India's dynamic startup ecosystem.

Youri Doeleman

Partner, Netherlands, Antler

Youri Doeleman is a Partner at Antler, based in the Netherlands, where he focuses on identifying and supporting exceptional founders across high-growth sectors. With investment expertise spanning AI, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, and Climate, Doeleman works to connect innovative entrepreneurs with the capital, networks, and resources needed to scale their ventures. At Antler, he is instrumental in sourcing and evaluating early-stage opportunities that demonstrate strong market potential and disruptive capabilities. His multidisciplinary investment focus reflects a commitment to backing transformative businesses across both established and emerging industries. Through his role, Doeleman contributes to Antler's mission of building the world's most founder-friendly venture capital platform.