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TruBuild, an Antler portfolio company from our Riyadh 2023 cohort, has raised $1M to transform how construction projects are delivered. The round was led by Wa'ed Ventures and Dar Ventures, with participation from Plug and Play Tech Center, OQAL Angel Investors Network| مجموعة عقال للمستثمرين الملائكيين, Taz Investment, and strategic angels. TruBuild is tackling one of the construction industry’s most expensive problems— cost overruns and project delays — by applying AI to deliver early risk detection, real-time decision support, and tighter collaboration. Congratulations to the TruBuild team. Read more: https://t.co/ChewgM18GD

Antler was the second most active early-stage investor globally in Q1 this year, according to @crunchbase. While overall seed funding totals declined, leading early-stage firms remained very active. Read the full article: https://t.co/85mnA8awoI

European startup founders are working longer hours than you think. Our survey of 128 founders found that three quarters of founders work more than 60 hours weekly, with 19% exceeding 80 hours. More than 70% describe building their company as “easily the hardest thing they have ever done.” Yet nearly all remain passionate about their career choice. Read TNW's full write-up of the survey here 👉 https://t.co/C12GB70pG5

Portfolio company Synvect has been featured in Forbes as an example of the shift in VC focus from speculative tech, to startups solving real, tangible problems. Their work to combat mosquito-borne disease with an eco-friendly, scalable solution is exactly the kind of founder-led innovation the world needs more of. Read the article 👉https://t.co/UEw2kT98F5

Unravel has raised $7M in Series A funding, led by Nauta, with participation from Antler, Slingshot Ventures, Active Partners, Brook Bay Capital, LLC, Nodes Ventures, Upscalers and The Players Fund. The London-based startup is reimagining how we discover and book travel by combining TikTok-style short-form video with AI-powered booking to make finding unique experiences faster and easier than ever. This funding will fuel the next phase of growth as Unravel expands its London team and deepens its AI capabilities. Read more in Sky News 👉 https://t.co/7YsdS7kPqV

We're excited to announce the launch of our investment intelligence report: "Theory of Next: SEA" – a strategic playbook for founders looking to capitalize on Southeast Asia's unprecedented technological and economic transformation. Download it here: https://t.co/HX1HvSDR9M

Antler Partner Tobias Bengtsdahl joined @CNBCKaren on @SquawkBoxEurope today to discuss TikTok's fate in the U.S., following the news that @a16z is reportedly in talks to invest. "I think social media is probably a better asset class than ever, thanks to this," he said. https://t.co/YYZJuZdnZ3

Antler portfolio company Outbound Aerospace has completed its first successful flight test — sending a 300-pound prototype plane, code-named STeVE, into the skies over Oregon. Outbound’s long-term vision is a 250-passenger blended-wing airliner, built using new, scalable carbon-fiber fabrication methods. Read the full story: https://t.co/ooDxJtj6w0

Our UK partner Adam French has written about the rise of the “founder tourist” and why there’s no place for them in today’s startup ecosystem. At Antler, we meet thousands of aspiring founders each year. Some are ready for the long, demanding journey of building a company. Others are drawn to the idea of being a founder, without a real understanding of what it takes. Read Adam's full post and reflections on what separates outliers from tourists: https://t.co/xQlt2gBo00

"Validate your ideas early and often," says Interhuman AI co-founder Frederik Sally: https://t.co/kKUjHCCoVG

36 Questions to Fall in Love... with your co-founder. Adam French, Antler Partner in the UK, shares his version of the famous 36 questions for entrepreneurs to use to deepen trust and alignment within the founding team: https://t.co/YjDCSytlFT

Congratulations to the @Wingbits team for their $5.6m funding round. The round was led by @borderless_cap and @Bullish. Wingbits provides a Decentralised Physical Infrastructure (DePIN) network for decentralized flight tracking. Read more about them here: https://t.co/Ak6ZOj9SKv

Congratulations to the Klearly team on their successful €6m seed round: https://t.co/TGZ9Qbw4vl

Founder Gabriel Ferraz spoke with Antler Partner Tobias Bengtsdahl at our Stockholm office about the rise of indie hackers and micro SaaS, and how Creem is part of the burgeoning ecosystem around them. Full conversation on Gabriel's channel: https://t.co/4CjGtZkoSx https://t.co/FxfIUE60mo

Hear from Antler founder @Nilufer Haksever, Co-Founder and CEO of SeeStone, about her journey as a first-time founder and non-native speaker in Australia: https://t.co/rCidRjlyqM

"Our track record of supporting over 10,000 founders and 1,000 portfolio companies worldwide represents more than a statistical achievement—it's a testament to our unwavering belief in human potential and transformative technologies." https://t.co/WeRSKkl9sA

Rina H., CEO of 株式会社Kukulcan, has been selected for the J-StarX Women’s Startup Lab program in Silicon Valley, helping female entrepreneurs expand business opportunities and develop US-focused fundraising strategies: https://t.co/mFwx2s5Vrs

How fast can you write an email? @Hypertype_ai, with @lovable_dev, held a contest to find the quickest responders, rewarding exceptional speed with exciting prizes. https://t.co/JXX6Qv5B7E https://t.co/gJecLZGB77

This year at Antler we’ve seen tremendous momentum: A surge in applications 📈 Reaching 1,400+ investments ✅ Recognized again as the most active investor globally 🌟 Here’s to more connections, more investments, and even greater impact in 2025. Let’s keep building together. https://t.co/HbFiLs6h7s

Antler's CCO Bede Moore spoke with host David Lewis on the Mentor List podcast about the open-minded, tenacious founders with domain expertise who turn their ideas into a venture-backable startup: https://t.co/khJ7MeA9e0