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 support. Investment per company ranges from approximately $500,000 to $1,000,000, with a median around $750,000 — reflecting the higher capital requirements of the US market relative to Antler's European program. Antler takes equity and provides no non-dilutive funding; this is a venture capital accelerator, not a grant program. The program is sector-agnostic with a focus on deep tech and technology-enabled ventures.
Eligible applicants are for-profit startups or early-stage founding teams based in the United States; universities and research organizations may also participate. The cohort structure places founders inside a multi-week or multi-month intensive program, providing access to Antler's global investor network, a community of peer founders, operational expertise, and post-program pathways to follow-on capital. Selection is competitive. The program's rawfile flags that Antler is classified as an equity investor rather than a conventional grant funder, and the catalog entry exists as an equity-channel-discoverable record.
Antler US is most appropriate for technical founders seeking institutional validation, peer co-building, and pre-seed equity capital at the formation or early traction stage. Founders evaluating the program should model dilution relative to the capital and network value delivered. Organizations seeking non-dilutive R&D grants or government incentives should pursue other instruments; Antler US is designed for founders who prioritize Antler's equity model and intensive cohort environment as a launchpad.
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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