Darren Murphy

A UK grassroots collective of LGBTQ+ Investors, VCs and Angel Investors. We focus on building community, supporting great LGBTQ+ founders and mentoring LGBTQ+ people into VC.

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.

Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates brings together a diverse and inclusive network of startups, scaleups, corporates, policymakers and academics to drive the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences for the good of the global tech sector. What started in 2013 as a support group to give the private sector a voice in London’s nascent tech cluster has now become a global movement. We have 16,000 tech leaders, experts and investors championing London as a globally significant tech hub and campaigning to address challenges facing tech companies in the UK. We also have 31 Global Tech Advocates networks in the world’s fastest growing tech cities and regions, forming a global network of 30,000 tech advocates. There are GTA networks in every country in the United Kingdom and our reach now includes hubs across Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific.