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Stories naming Bede Moore. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Podcast episode where ProfitPeak co-founder Carla Penn-Kahn tells Antler's Bede Moore why direct-to-consumer brands should prize profit over top-line growth, drawing on her history of buying and growing e-commerce brands.
Startup Daily profiles Revisit, an information-management startup whose three founders met through Antler Australia's residency, received its pre-seed backing, and is now raising follow-on capital.
Antler Australia's investor memo profiles Liively, a pre-seed in-venue delivery startup founded by Norbert Herrmann that brings food and drinks to stadium seats, with major Australian venues taking notice.
Antler Australia's investor memo profiles Acanthis, a pre-seed SaaS startup founded by Dean Sammut and Troy Haddon offering small businesses integrated data insights, with Antler as its initial investor.
Startup Daily profiles ShopAssist, an Antler-backed pre-seed startup whose marketplace gives local retailers shared online checkout and delivery, as part of a series covering Antler Australia's thirteen newest investments.
Profile of climate startup Carbonaught, which spreads crushed waste rock on farmland to remove carbon dioxide and restore soils, covering its founders, XPrize result, pilot projects and pre-seed backing from Antler Australia.
Profile of Bit.leave, an Antler Australia pre-seed portfolio company whose platform converts excess employee leave into a tradeable currency, covering its NSW Government grant, early customers and founding team.
Antler is reportedly sounding out investors about a $60 million fund for very early Australian startups, while its first Australian fund has nearly fully deployed and applications remain open for its pre-launch program.
Startup Daily profiles Codis, a pre-seed startup backed by Antler Australia that automates turning design files into working code, as part of a series covering Antler's thirteen recent investments.
Profile of Casu, a platform matching casual construction workers with employers, covering its pre-seed backing by Antler within a 13-startup intake, plus founder commentary, traction and hiring plans.
Profile of Quantflo, a no-code portfolio platform for institutional fund-of-fund investors, covering its pre-seed backing by Antler within a series on 13 recent Antler Australia investments; an added note records its later liquidation.
Insurance platform Upcover has secured a $2.7 million seed round plus $2 million in debt from Antler Australia, Betterlabs and insurance executives, to fund product development and customer acquisition for its embedded SMB insurance API.
Six-month-old EV sales startup Vyro has raised a million-dollar seed round led by Ellerston Capital and Antler Australia, with several angels, to launch a digital electric vehicle dealership.
Payments startup QuickaPay has been bought by legal payments platform RapidPay, marking the first exit for accelerator Antler Australia, which provided the company's pre-seed funding in 2019.
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Antler's first Australian fund has made 18 early-stage investments in five months, taking its local portfolio past 60 companies, and extended its mandate to later-stage rounds including :Different's Series B and Pathzero's Series A.
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Retrospective on Antler Australia's first two years: a $46 million first fund closed with Eduardo Saverin backing, pre-seed investments in about 50 startups, Melbourne expansion, and new programs including an Existing Business cohort.
Antler Australia has backed 13 early-stage startups in its fourth cohort, taking 12% equity per company, and unveiled a new capital-raising platform; managing partner Bede Moore outlines its plans.
Antler has put pre-seed money into 13 Australian startups, its fourth local cohort, with 46% led by a female founder-CEO. Each company receives $190,000 for 12% equity, taking its local portfolio to 53.
Fashion tech app Mys Tyler, founded by Sarah Neill, has closed a seed round above one million dollars from Mirvac Ventures, Antler Global and angel Brian Hartzer to fund product development and global growth.
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Antler Australia expands to Melbourne, hiring Sam Hilditch as Head of Melbourne, opening a headquarters at CreativeCubes.Co, and having closed its first A$46 million fund.
Sydney-based accelerator Antler Australia will open a Melbourne office in mid-2021 after running online programs, having backed 40 companies in two years, and plans extra staff for its June launch.
Sydney corporate learning startup Elenta raised a $1 million oversubscribed seed round backed by Antler, Black Nova Group and private investors, six months after launching through Antler's accelerator.
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Antler Australia streamed its first virtual Demo Day to over 2000 viewers, presenting twelve startups built through its five-month program, and unveiled two new initiatives supporting women founders and online company-building training.
Antler Australia live-streams its Demo Day on June 25 with twelve startups from its second Sydney cohort pitching; its Australian fund has raised AU$40 million and its global funds secured US$75 million.
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A two-year retrospective on the Sydney Startup Hub profiles resident ventures, including Cheq's seed raise, OpenSparkz's funding totals and Antler's early-stage investments.
Antler's inaugural Sydney program produced 12 startups, each receiving $100,000 in pre-seed funding for 10% equity after an investment committee review, with a second Sydney program planned for January 2020.
Antler's Sydney program has produced its first dozen startups, each taking a six-figure seed cheque from the generator, with a demo day pitch to outside investors set for November.
Antler is launching a Sydney startup generator program led by Bede Moore, with a first cohort of 100 people starting June 2019 and a stipend, targeting 200 companies over four years.
Antler is expanding its startup generator to Sydney, offering stipends and later investment to aspiring founders, with Bede Moore and Anthony Millet leading the Australian program.