Antler opened its 27th global office in San Francisco in 2025, adding a third U.S. location after Austin and New York City. Silicon Valley remains the largest ecosystem, but Antler entered late, reflecting a belief that innovation can happen from anywhere. Founded in 2017, Antler expanded to 27 cities across six continents, making more than 1,500 investments and managing over $1 billion in assets. In 2024 it was ranked the world’s most active venture capital firm, and in the prior year it completed more than 400 investments while raising $510 million in new capital, including a $160 million U.S.-focused fund. Its approach targets brilliant people before they start companies and supports them through building, with expectations that global reach and AI adoption will drive success.
"“Silicon Valley is still the biggest ecosystem in the world,” Antler's Norwegian founder Magnus Grimeland said at the VC firm's Singapore headquarters. But Grimeland's late entry into Silicon Valley reflects his firm's approach on building a venture capital firm. “People can innovate from almost anywhere, and at a level they weren't able to before.”"
"Eight years after its founding, Antler has expanded to 27 cities across six continents, with more than 1,500 investments and more than $1 billion in assets under management. In 2024, Pitchbook deemed it the world's most active venture capital firm. Last year, Antler made more than 400 investments, roughly one every 22 hours, and raised $510 million in new capital, including a $160 million U.S.-focused fund closed in December."
"Antler's model is simple: Find brilliant people before they start a company, then help them build one. And while Antler has a limited track record-none of its portfolio companies have launched an IPO-Grimeland thinks a global footprint and an AI application boom is going to set his VC fund up for success."
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