Antler US program
Invests in early-stage technology founders across the United States through cohort-based acceleration.
Antler US is the American program of Antler, a global early-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed accelerator running cohort-based programs in more than 25 cities worldwide. The US program targets founders at the earliest stages — typically TRL 1 to 3, often pre-product or pre-team — and takes an equity stake in participating companies in exchange for capital, community, and structured program s…
Provides pre-seed equity investment of approximately $500,000 to $1,000,000 to early-stage US-based founders across technology and deep tech sectors in exchange for equity.
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Guides for this application
All guides →TRL Levels Explained for Deeptech Founders
Learn what TRL levels mean, how to estimate technology readiness, and how TRL affects grants, EIC Accelerator, SBIR/STTR, funding stage, and application evidence.
Write proposalHow to Write a Grant Proposal Reviewers Can Score
Learn how to write a grant proposal around reviewer criteria, evidence, work packages, budget logic, and commercialization for deeptech and R&D funding.
Start hereNon-Dilutive Funding vs VC for Deeptech Startups
Compare non-dilutive funding and venture capital for deeptech startups, including grants, SBIR/STTR, EIC Accelerator, dilution, timing, and stage fit.
DocumentsProof-of-Concept Data for Grants: Evidence Examples for Deeptech Applications
See how to present proof-of-concept data in grant applications, with examples for evidence registers, test logs, pilot data, and prior project proof.
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