Antler's UK Showcase
Earlier this year, over 90 founders joined Antler’s UK Spring Residency. Across eight intense weeks, they pressure-tested ideas, locked in co-founder dynamics, and built fast. By the end of Spring, we backed the most exceptional founders.
Since then, the fourteen newly funded companies have been sprinting — building products, winning early customers, and opening conversations with investors.
We’ll be announcing them publicly at the end of September, but this October showcase gives investors an exclusive first look before anyone else. It’s designed for angels and VCs who want to go deeper: time with the Antler team and direct connections to founders at the start of their fundraising journeys.
Some of what you’ll discover
New infrastructure for a decentralised, more secure internet
Enterprise tools transforming how companies adopt and test AI-generated code
Human-like AI agents to onboard and support users
Platforms driving 10x efficiency in renewable energy asset management
Generalised AI copilots for hardware, deployable with little to no code
Tools to scale agentic AI safely in high-risk environments
Automation platforms unlocking productivity for complex hardware teams
From decentralised networks to enterprise AI, from renewable energy to trusted automation — this group of outliers shows the breadth, ambition, and speed of the founders we’ve backed.
Event Details
🕔 Arrival: 5:30–6:00pm
🎤 Opening remarks & Pitches: 6:00–7:00pm
🥂 Networking & Drinks: 7:00–9:00pm
About Antler
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in inception-stage investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,500 investments into early-stage startups.
About Atomico
Atomico is a leading European venture capital firm that partners with ambitious founders using technology to address big global opportunities. With over $3 billion in assets under management, Atomico has backed category-defining companies like Stripe, Klarna, and DeepMind.