Antler Forge Info Session: From Product to Real Adoption
Designed for Adoption. Execution Before Capital
Antler Forge is an in-person execution sprint for founders who have already shipped a product — and are now focused on real adoption.
Selected teams receive $400,000 in initial funding, access to $650K+ in AI and cloud perks from day one, and may unlock $4M+ in additional credits and partner support after funding.
In addition, Forge-invested teams may become eligible for $500K+ in non-dilutive Korean government grants, including programs such as TIPS.
This webinar is hosted by Jiho Kang, Partner at Antler Korea, who will walk through how Forge is structured, who it is designed for, and why Antler evaluates founders based on execution and customer signal — not speculation.
What we’ll cover
Who Antler Forge is designed for — and who it is not
How the 4-week execution sprint works in practice
How founders are pushed into real customer conversations early
What signals matter for adoption and investment decisions
How funding decisions are made after execution, not before
What selected teams receive — including capital, perks, and government grant pathways
Who should attend
This session is for founders who:
Have already shipped a product, prototype, or early deployment
Are ready to move beyond feedback and generate real customer pull
Want structured access to buyers, pilots, and live environments
Care about execution, not vanity metrics
If you are still at the idea stage or pre-product, Forge may not be the right track.
Speaker
Jiho Kang
Partner, Antler Korea
Jiho is a five-time founder with two successful exits.
He co-founded Soomgo, a YC-backed marketplace startup in Korea, and BXB, which was acquired by Binance.
At Antler Korea, Jiho works closely with early-stage founders and leads investment decisions for execution-driven teams building real products in complex markets.
Why attend
Understand whether Forge is the right program for your stage
Learn how Antler evaluates execution and customer signal
Get clarity on funding, perks, and government grant opportunities before applying — directly from the investment partner
Live Q&A
The session will close with a live Q&A.
Ask questions about the program structure, eligibility, execution expectations, funding, or investment process.
Once you register for the event, the Zoom link will be sent via SMS on the day of the session.
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