This chapter discusses the importance of access to the best people when investing in early-stage companies. It emphasizes the need to be a valuable partner to top founders and highlights the focus on creating a flywheel effect. The chapter also mentions the process of selecting applicants, making investments, and the team structure at Antler.
Magnus Grimeland is the CEO and founder of Antler, one of the world’s largest day zero investor. Antler’s pre-seed strategy canvasses 27 countries, 1,000 portfolio companies, 8,000+ founders, and over 120,000 annual applications for 2,000 spots in its residency programs. Magnus founded Antler in 2017 after serving as the co-founder of Zalora, a tech-enable fashion brand in Asia. Our conversation covers Magnus’ journey from growing up in rural Norway to developing a global startup platform, characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, and the process for building the infrastructure for founders to solve important problems in the world.
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