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 things. And that’s the size of the green tech opportunity. 

 (Advisor, Climate x Capital and Founder, Urban Ladder) and other top VCs in Climate as we deep dive into spaces for new founders across various sectors—energy, mobility, food systems and industrials; as well as horizontals: climate finance, monitoring, measurement and circularity. Where is the most action in developing markets in climate solutions? What makes most sense for new founders to go after? 

Look at the landscape from the lens of scalable solutions, execution-led opportunities (where tech readiness and market readiness exist), and deep-tech opportunities (new IP creation).

More speaker details to be updated shortly.

​Whether you are an entrepreneur seeking a co-founder, or an early team seeking to validate ideas, launch and scale your company; Antler is the best place in India to start your company. 

​Applications for the cohort starting February 2024 are now open for early teams and solo founders. ​For more details, visit: 

Doesn't sound like you, but someone you know? Help them explore the Residency by sending their details here: 

A Green Future: Ideas for founders to build in Climate Tech

Antler Residency is the best place in India to start your company. 

, Partner and Co-founder at Antler in India and 

, our Program Director and learn more about the Residency and how it can help you in your founder journey.

In this AMA, you will also meet our portfolio founders, Moksh and Chirag—building Figr, AI co-pilot for product design. Part of the Residency, they went from idea to product launch to funding in ~12 weeks. Join us to learn how they made the most of the Antler India Residency and how you can too.

AMA on Antler Residency

“India fintech has a $400B value creation opportunity by 2030.”

Our country with 1Bn+ addressable fintech users offers a massive opportunity for a new generation of fintech startups to create value across different nuanced needs. Join us as we discuss the emerging problem statements across wealth categories, specialized fintech solutions for various segments, expansion of lending to SMEs and retail, fintech SaaS and more.

With India setting a global example with innovative fintech and financial services models, led by its digital population, DPI, and proactive regulators, there is no better time to build in this space.

This session will be delivered by top VCs in FinTech and Antler. Speaker details will be updated shortly.

Future of India FinTech: Big themes for founders to build

 (Partner, Antler in India and Co-founder, Urban Ladder) takes the stage to discuss his no-nonsense and an actionable guide for anyone wanting to build a venture backable business. He will dive into the steps you should (and shouldn’t) take on your path to entrepreneurship. 

Touching upon Antler Residency, this session is a must attend for anyone actively thinking about starting up 3 to 6 months from now.

Employee to Entrepreneur: How to know if you're ready to take the leap?

“Over time, AI will be the biggest technological shift we see in our lifetimes. It's bigger than the shift from desktop computing to mobile, and it may be bigger than the internet itself.”

The internet is full of AI market maps brimming with potential startup ideas, but it inevitably leads to the question of where to focus. Which AI startup ideas to pursue? Which are flashes in the pan waiting to be made irrelevant by a new model, a new architecture shift, or several startups chasing the same problem? 

Join us as we discuss interesting emerging spaces across LLMOps, Agents, AI for Bharat, AI for Enterprise and more, and share our predictions on what the future holds.

This session will be delivered by top VCs in AI and Antler. Speaker details will be updated shortly.

Beyond Chatbots: What to build in AI?

, Partner and Co-founder at Antler India and 

, our Program Director as they talk about what makes Antler Residency the best place in the country for founders to start their company.

“SaaS market in India continues to go from strength to strength—it’s projected to reach $50 billion of annual recurring revenue (ARR) by 2030, nearly quadrupling its size today.”

, Principal at Stellaris Venture Partners and 

, Director at Antler as they discuss the landscape for India SaaS over the next decade and where the next wave of innovation will come from. Touching on themes ranging from AI shaping the SaaS industry, UPI powering further growth, to building for incumbents in niche markets such as pharma, and insurance; this session will uncover whitespaces and emerging trends aimed to inspire the next generation of founders.

Next wave in SaaS: Whitespaces for founders to go after

Wondering if your idea is venture backable? 

, Partner and Co-founder at Antler in India, takes the stage to share his framework for assessing early stage investing patterns. He draws on his investing experience of over a decade to dive deep into what makes venture backable ideas, and what founders should focus on to win. 

This session is a must attend for anyone actively thinking about starting up and wanting to understand an investor's point of view to evaluate ideas at the earliest stage. 

What most founders don't know about VC math: Lessons from 10,000 startups

In this AMA, you will also meet our portfolio founders, Veera and Ankit—building Covrzy, an InsurTech platform solving business liability insurance for millions of MSMEs and startups. Veer and Ankit met each other at the Residency and worked together to research market trends, validated their idea, and then quickly solidified it through experiments and iteration. Join us to learn how they made the most of the Antler India Residency and how you can too.

In this Fireside Chat hosted by Susmit Patodia (Capital Director, Antler in India), we deep-dive on a dialogue with Dr. Varma around population scale on ONDC —

1. How does population scale translate to ONDC and create network effects?

2. How do businesses position themselves for population scale in an interoperable digital infrastructure?

3. What commerce activities, and upcoming sectors, can build for population scale?

4. A quick dive into the DOFP architecture.

...and a lot more. See you on the other side!

He is the Chief Architect of Aadhaar, India's digital identity program covering over 1.3 billion people, and a visionary technologist. As the Chief Architect for India Stack layers, including eSign, Digital Locker, UPI, DEPA, he has pioneered solutions at population scale.

Curious about Antler? Here's a brief on our upcoming (and our biggest yet) Antler India Residency Cohort 4: 

Whether you are an entrepreneur seeking a co-founder or an idea; or an early team seeking to validate ideas and expedite growth, Antler is the best place in India to start your company. 

Join Antler to validate your idea, build your team, and access capital to launch and scale your company. 

> Applications for the cohort starting February 2024 are now open for early teams and solo founders.

> Want to skip the details and apply? Visit: 

And if this doesn't sound like you, but someone you know? Help them explore the Residency by sending their details here: 

Building for Mass Scalability: Fireside Chat on ONDC with Dr. Pramod Varma

As the agenda, we’ll be focusing on the one of the most demanded themes - ‘The Rise of Namma Yatri’ to understand their early moves, growth with ONDC and much more.

AMA with Magizhan Selvan, Chief Product Officer - JUSPAY

Sujith Nair is the CEO and Co-founder of FIDE – Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy. This not-for-profit organisation is the genesis author and angel donor to an open-source initiative called the Beckn Protocol. Beckn enables the creation of decentralised digital economy ecosystems. 

Sujith conceptualised and helped set up the world’s first decentralised open mobility network using the Beckn Protocol in Kochi called the Kochi Open Mobility Network (KOMN), which was launched in July 2021.

In this masterclass, Sujith will share the foundational knowledge about getting started on ONDC. If you're taking your first steps into building on ONDC, this masterclass is a must-attend. 

Antler's ONDC platform is the first and only venture ecosystem for founders building on ONDC. To learn more, visit - 

To build alongside the top 1% in ONDC, sign up to join the Build on ONDC community - 

Masterclass: Getting started on ONDC with Sujith Nair

Antler is excited to host a mixer for our founders and ecosystem partners on the 13th of July. 

We're thrilled to announce a collaboration with HSBC Bank, our global banking partner and our ally in building for the world from India.

So, come along, enjoy a night of great food, engaging conversations, and make some unforgettable memories. We can't wait to see you there!

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Antler Founders' Mixer & HSBC Collaboration Launch

We are thrilled to extend an invitation to witness 10+ most exciting startups at one of our major events of the year — the Antler Spotlight! The event will showcase companies building some of the most innovative products in the country; each looking at the problem statement with a completely new lens and building original solutions to change the status quo.

Startups that will take the spotlight are solving massive, hard and important problems: 

In our unique two-way interactive showcase, you'll be able to learn more about the founders, see a demonstration of their products and connect with them 1:1.

Please register to reserve your spot, and we will see you soon!

This is an exclusive preview and invite-only event. Antler reserves the right to admission. Should you have any questions, please drop us an email at 

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the defining technology companies of tomorrow. Founded in Singapore in 2017, Antler is on a mission to fundamentally improve the world by enabling and investing in the world’s most exceptional people, supporting the teams with deep business model validation and providing a global platform for scaling. To date, Antler has invested in over 800 companies globally.

We launched Antler in India in 2021. Throughout it all, we have seen over 25,000 early founders and supported hundreds through 

; making us one of India’s largest global impact platforms fueling entrepreneurship at the ground level.

Antler Spotlight 2023

 At Antler India Residency, we are bringing exceptional builders together to create the companies of the future. 

The Residency is for founders and operators who are committed to building a venture-scale company. Apply to be a part of India's most exclusive community of founders, where you can find a co-founder, build your idea and get funded in 3 months. Applications for the next cohort are now open. 

Doesn't sound like you but someone you know? Help them explore the Residency by sending their details here: 

Learn More About Antler India Residency

We are coming to Chennai to meet founders, share ideas, problem-solve and brainstorm together. 

If you are a founder in the earliest stages of their journey, sign up. 

If you are an early-stage founder looking for direct pre-seed investments, apply to us at 

If you are looking for a co-founder, check out the Residency 

Doesn't sound like you but someone you know? Help them explore the Residency by sending their details here: 

Meet Antler in Chennai

Address: Masters' Union School of Business (campus), Ground Floor, Tower A, DLF Cyberpark, Phase 2, Udyog Vihar, Sector 20, Gurugram, Haryana - 122008 (Entry from Gate No 1)

 (VC, Antler) takes the stage to discuss his no-nonsense and an actionable guide for anyone wanting to build a venture backable business of their own. In the session you will learn about the elements of a venture business; delving into the key components that make a business scalable and attractive to investors.

, Co-founder of Fitso, one of India’s leading full-stack sports facilities startup, who’ll share practical insights from his entrepreneurial journey, including the lessons learned, and strategies for growth.

, this session is a must attend for anyone in the very early stages of starting up or actively thinking about starting up soon.

If you are an early stage founder looking for direct pre-seed investments, apply to us at 

A guide to venture-scale startup building & funding

Engineer to Entrepreneur with Rajiv Srivatsa

Antler Coffee Connect is an initiative to get closer to the founders, share ideas, problem-solve and brainstorm together. For the first edition, we will be covering Koramangala, JP Nagar, HSR and Sarjapur. 

If you are a founder who just started up - pick a slot, share what you would like to discuss and we’ll see you in a coffee shop near you. 

To learn more about Antler in India, check out - 

Antler Coffee Connect - Bangalore Edition

Student to Entrepreneur with Rajiv Srivatsa

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As we move towards a more sustainable future, electric vehicles form a crucial part of the puzzle. Join us as we discuss the key developments, challenges and opportunities in this rapidly evolving space. 

The event will feature a panel discussion with 

Sign up if you are building or looking to build in the EV space. 

EV Ecosystem Meetup with Antler India

Walk ins: EV Ecosystem Meetup with Antler India

EV Ecosystem Meet Up, Bangalore

It’s been a hard year for crypto. However, we continue to be bullish on resilient founders. Wagmi after all! 

For this curated mixer, along with CoinDCX Ventures and our ecosystem partner - 

, we are bringing together the top minds in the Web3 ecosystem in the country to discuss the exciting developments that are in store for next year. The discussion will be followed by dinner & drinks. 

This group of the country’s top Web3 founders will touch upon:

• Their journeys through past market cycles and crypto winters

• What 2023 will look like, and how they are preparing for it

• Advice to early-stage founders and developers

This event is invite-only with a curated audience of Web3 founders.

If you are an early stage founder building in Web3, explore pre-seed funding at 

Web3 in 2023 & Beyond with Antler India & CoinDCX Ventures

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Wondering how to make the leap from being an employee to an entrepreneur? 

 (Partner, Antler India and Co-founder, Urban Ladder) takes the stage to discuss his no-nonsense and an actionable guide for anyone wanting to build a venture backable business. He will dive into the steps you should (and shouldn’t) take on your path to entrepreneurship. Touching upon Antler India’s 

, this session is a must attend for anyone actively thinking about starting up 3 to 6 months from now.

If you’re ideating, tinkering, building, or taking the first steps in your founder journey, check out Antler India Residency: 

https://www.antler.co/location/india-residency

Employee to Entrepreneur - Session with Rajiv Srivatsa

, Partner and Global Blockchain Lead at Antler, takes the stage to share his framework for assessing early stage investing patterns. He draws on his investing experience of over a decade to dive deep into how to evaluate venture backable ideas. Touching upon the ideas coming out of Antler India’s 

, this session is a must attend for anyone actively thinking about starting up and want to understand an investor's point of view to evaluating ideas at the earliest stage. 

If you are actively tinkering with ideas and want to embark on your entrepreneurial journey, check this out - Antler India Residency is back in action and applications for the second cohort are now open. 

In its first edition, over 70 of India’s best founders came together to find their co-founder(s) and kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. Since then, 15+ teams and 40+ startups have been formed with founders building across SaaS, Web3, ClimateTech, HealthTech, Mental Health and FinTech among others.  More details here: 

Who is fit for VC funding? (and who isn't) with Nitin Sharma (Partner, Antler India)

Wondering how to make the leap from being an employee to an entrepreneur?

Antler India is hosting an unmissable session for aspiring founders who are absolutely certain they want to dedicate their next chapter to entrepreneurship. Join us IRL as Rajiv Srivatsa of Antler India discusses a no-nonsense and actionable guide for those who want to build a venture-backable startup.

5:00 PM to 5:45 PM - Transitioning from an employee to an entrepreneur with Rajiv Srivatsa (Partner at Antler) 

5:45 PM to 6:30 PM - Panel discussion on building a tech stack for the 0-1 journey of a startup

The Employee to Entrepreneur Transition

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Transitioning from an employee to an entrepreneur with Rajiv Srivatsa (Partner at Antler) 

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM - A fireside chat with the founders of Guardians, an Antler portfolio company

Wondering how to make the leap from being an employee to an entrepreneur? This is an unmissable session for aspiring founders who are absolutely certain they want to dedicate their next chapter to entrepreneurship. Join us IRL as Rajiv Srivatsa (Partner, Antler India) and Nandini Vishwanath (Program Director, Antler India) discuss a no-nonsense and actionable guide for those who want to build a venture backable startup.

Antler India Residency is India's most exclusive platform for aspiring founders to find their co-founder(s) and kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. Through this platform, we are bringing exceptional builders together to meet, learn and co-create - with a set of interventions and activities designed to forge long-term and enduring partnerships.

Employee to Entrepreneur: A founder's guide to starting up 

The Antler India Residency is India's most exclusive platform for aspiring founders to find their co-founder(s) and kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. Through this platform, we are bringing exceptional builders together to meet, learn and co-create - with a set of interventions and activities designed to forge long-term and enduring partnerships. 

AMA on Antler India Residency

Antler India is hosting an India Stack Meet-up in Bangalore with founders and leaders building/looking to build on India Stack/ONDC on 6th October, Thursday from 5 PM to 7 PM.

India Stack Meet-up, Bangalore

Drop in for a casual chat with the Antler team, and learn more about the Antler India Residency program. Discuss your startup ideas, brainstorm solutions, and connect with the best minds.

​The Antler India Residency is India's most exclusive platform for aspiring founders to find their co-founder(s) and kickstart their entrepreneurial journey. Through this platform, we are bringing exceptional builders together to meet, learn and co-create - with a set of interventions and activities designed to forge long-term and enduring partnerships.

Open Door Tuesdays

Antler FounderSpeak Session: Pavan (Co-founder, Rapido)

 joined the Antler Stockholm cohort in 2019. She left with a co-founder and kickstarted her entrepreneurial journey with Salesbeat.

 to get any questions you have about The Antler India Residency answered.

[Part 3] - AMA on Antler India Residency

We are bringing together promising aspiring entrepreneurs, seasoned operators and investors to go hiking through the Antargange, followed by cave exploration. Discuss your startup idea, brainstorm solutions and connect with the best minds in the ecosystem - in a setting like no other. 

05:15 AM - Reporting to the pick-up point (Will be communicated upon confirmation of registration)

06:45 AM - Reach the hike base followed by a quick briefing 

07:00 AM - 09:30 - Hike and cave exploration

Transport from Bangalore (Indiranagar) and refreshments are on us. 

Please note that due to the nature of this hike, we have 

. The confirmation, detailed itinerary and other relevant details will be communicated via email.

If you are an aspiring founder looking for a co-founder to start building on an idea, explore 

 - a platform that brings exceptional builders together to meet, learn and co-create. 

If you know anyone who is actively ideating, tinkering, building, or taking the first steps in their entrepreneurial journey, help them explore the Residency by sending us their details on 