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Our UK Partner Hannah Leach appeared on the EU-Startups Podcast. Tune in to hear how: 🌟 The UK startup ecosystem is thriving with talent and opportunities. 💂 London offers unique advantages over San Francisco for startups. 📢 Exceptional founders demonstrate curiosity, urgency, and strong communication skills. 👉 Diversity in venture capital is essential for long-term success. 🤝 Building relationships is key in the startup ecosystem. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eSv7VGK3

Wingbits is hiring Senior full-stack engineers! Since we started in 2023, we've grown significantly on all fronts, and raised $9.3M over the last 12 months. By mid-March, we'll have nearly 5,000 stations across 100+ countries collecting data. We’ve also moved into our new office in central Stockholm—a 180-square-meter space filled with 8 amazing team members on-site and another 8 remote superstars across the US, UK, Portugal, Sweden, and Australia. If you (or someone you know) are interested in building fun, complex, and innovative tech—while being trusted, supported, and treated like an adult in a highly skilled and kind team—let me know! 🚀 (and we don't use Microsoft teams, so saved everyone some pain there as well)

🚀 Lovable has raised $15M in a pre-Series A round led by Creandum. With 500,000 users building 25,000+ new products daily and $17M in ARR, Lovable is redefining what’s possible in software development. Their AI-powered platform allows anyone to create functional web apps, no coding required. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dwGXnxi4

🚀 Live from Web Summit Qatar! It's nearly time to tune in for a panel featuring our Founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland on 'how to navigate funding in 2025'. Whether you’re a startup seeking capital or an established company aiming for growth, what are the best strategies to fundraise and what are the factors driving investors in 2025? Magnus will be joined by Khailee Ng, Managing Partner of 500 Global and Rashmi Gopinath, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, BAM Corner Point. The moderator will be Tage Kene-Okafor from TechCrunch. Start time: 3pm AST (12pm UTC). Livestream on YouTube here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSNj8Nmu See you there! #WebSummit

What is the SEO of the future when a lot of the search traffic has moved to the LLMs? That is what Peec AI is solving for. When in 2015 we were switching the Westwing marketing strategy hard from performance marketing and spending millions per month on Google & Facebook to organic traffic without which we probably could not have built a financially sustainable company. SEO was the key unlock. We built a new team of >40 people working on creating content, linkbuilding & more. Indispensable at the time were insights like: "What are the keywords that are most searched for?". "How are we ranking versus others on those keywords?". "Are we starting to rank better with all the effort we are pouring in?" and we were solving this with the likes of Searchmetrics, SEMrush and many other tools. As search traffic is switching to ChatGpt, Perplexity, Gemini, et al - the playing field has reset and a new generation of tools is needed. This is what Marius Meiners, Daniel Drabo & Tobias Siwonia have built. The company is only a couple of months old but already trusted by a bunch of great customers including some of the most sophisticated SEO agencies. If you are interested to learn more or get a demo, hit me up in the comments.

Amsterdam-based LangWatch has secured €1M in pre-seed funding to build the first LLMops (Large Language Model Operations) platform, helping businesses monitor, assess, and optimize LLM applications. Led by Passion Capital, with participation from Volta Ventures and Antler, this funding will allow LangWatch to hire skilled engineers to strengthen the platform to meet the demands of enterprise customers. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gY7NkRCF #AI #LLM #Funding #Startups #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence

🌟 NextGen Investment Prize 🌟 Presented by Antler Antler, the global early-stage VC, is proud to present the NextGen Investment Prize—backing the world’s most exceptional founders solving the biggest challenges of tomorrow. We invest from Day 0, providing capital, mentorship, and a global network to help visionary startups scale faster and smarter. We seek bold, resilient entrepreneurs developing scalable, defensible solutions in: ✅ Emerging & Frontier Tech ✅ Climate & Sustainability ✅ Public Health & Biotech ✅ Urban Mobility & Infrastructure ✅ Deep Tech & AI 🏆 The Winning Venture Will Receive: 🔹 Equity investment of up to USD600,000 – Including an initial pre-seed investment of USD125,000 🔹 Access to Antler’s global ecosystem – Connect with top investors, corporate leaders, and advisors across 30+ cities 🔹 Hands-on venture-building support – Gain expert guidance on business model validation, scaling, and global expansion 🔹 Co-founder matching & follow-on funding opportunities – Beyond capital, we help you build and grow your team This prize is more than just funding—it’s a launchpad for global success. 🌍 Open to all startups competing in the 12th LKYGBPC 🚀 Apply by 5 Mar 2025 for an exclusive opportunity to network with Asia’s top innovators in Singapore (including flights & accommodation!) >> bit.ly/LKYGBPC_Squares 📅 [Application closes 31 Mar 2025] 🔗 Explore other prizes worth S$1M+ at lkygbpc.smu.edu.sg Your Idea. Our Ecosystem. A Better Future. #BuildWithAntler 🚀 #lkygbpc #smuiie #sgsmu #deeptech #startups #founders #competition #university #sustainability #Antler

The all-encompassing, all-conquering AI juggernaut rolls on. In the last week alone: 💰 Anthropic raised $3.5B at a $61.5B valuation. 🚀 Together AI secured $305M to scale AI infrastructure. 🔬 Albert Invent Invent landed $20M to revolutionise chemistry with AI 🔒 Safe Superintelligence Inc. Raises Over $1 Billion Pre-product While foundational AI models have dominated venture capital funding in 2024, experts anticipate a surge in investments targeting application-layer businesses in 2025 What does this tell us: 🚀 AI companies are scaling at breakneck speed, achieving sky-high valuations and outpacing cautious investors who hesitate to act. 💡 Pre-seed investors hold the edge, gaining early access to high-potential startups at valuations that remain reasonable—before the frenzy kicks in. 📊 Diversification isn’t optional—it’s essential. We’re still at the ground floor of AI’s evolution, and the pace of innovation demands a broad, strategic approach. 🌍 This isn’t just another tech cycle—it’s a fundamental shift. AI is driving a wave of global innovation, unlike anything we’ve seen before. The question isn’t if you should invest or innovate, but how quickly you can position yourself to capitalize on it. At Antler, we don’t just invest in AI—we build AI startups from day zero. With 1,500+ companies and 60%+ of our portfolio AI-driven, we offer exclusive hyperdiversified early access to the next wave of category-defining AI startups across innovation, investment, customer acquisition, and economic development. Portfolio Companies Shown: Inferless, AIRMO, Lovable, Worksense AI, Cautio, Luminy, Xailient Inc., Mycroft, intellecs Magnus Grimeland, Edward Knight, Anthony Millet, Andrea Hajdu-Howe FCA, Fridtjof Berge, Bede Moore, Frank Stevenaar, Charles Hayley Bell, Susmit Patodia, Fabian Rother, JaeHee Chang, Amy Z., Peter Schmidt, Rosalind Bazany, Rafael Mastrocola, Adam French, Christoph Klink, Jussi Salovaara, Winnie Khoo, Rufus Sorsa, Markus Bruderer, Jordan Fisher, Jeff Becker, Vegard Medbø, Graeme Mather, TC Høiseth

Wingbits is partnering with Spire to launch a satellite as part of its groundbreaking flight tracking network. This satellite will validate terrestrial flight data, enhancing security and reliability. Why it matters 👇 ✅ Enhances global flight tracking, especially in remote areas ✅ Adds a space-based layer of security and accuracy Set to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission, this marks a major step in merging blockchain, SpaceTech, and aviation data. Wingbits, an Antler portfolio company, is pioneering the future of flight tracking. We're excited for the launch! 🛰️

1️⃣ Check out the announcement of SAMMY, portfolio company of Antler in the UK, on the Y Combinator launch pad 2️⃣ Upvote them here https://lnkd.in/grRQXtug They are using AI to power post-sales success, generating personalized walkthroughs, documentation, and onboarding experiences that evolve with a product Joe Savidge Shav Vimalendiran Joshua Carey Adam French Jed Rose Hannah Leach