Leonard Opitz Stornes

QUARKS er et norsk selskap med spesialister innen agil rådgivning, teknologi, analyse, ledelse og strategi. Vi jobber med selskaper som forventer mye av oss og har ambisiøse mål. Ved å samle kompetanse fra flere fagområder kan vi levere smarte, innovative og bærekraftige løsninger. Vi jobber i tverrfaglige team der vi i samarbeid med våre kunder skaper verdi og gjør en forskjell.

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.

🚀 Were unlocking one of the worlds most untapped opportunities: early-stage technology companies. With over 100 million startups globally driving more than half of future innovation, weve built a systematic approach to finding and backing the winners. 🎯We focus on young technology companies that harness powerful network effects – businesses that become more valuable as more people use them. These companies statistically achieve 2-8x higher valuations than their peers and account for over 70% of value creation in tech. Our approach is data-driven and systematic. We process deal flow from 1 million startups to identify the top 0.1%, roughly 1,000 companies with truly exponential potential. We source opportunities through partnerships with leading accelerators and our proprietary OneSource intelligence platform. 💡Weve developed a venture operating system designed to help our portfolio companies scale faster. This includes tools for uncovering growth signals, connecting founders to funding partners, and accelerating go-to-market success. Up to 80% of startup capital is wasted on inefficient commercial strategies – we help solve that. 📈Our origin fund delivered a 28% net IRR and 5x return, placing us in the top quartile of venture capital funds. We target 25%+ returns by investing early in network effect companies and helping them scale smarter. With a global mandate focused on Asia, North America, and Europe, were building the future of venture capital: faster, smarter, and more transparent. 🤝 Startups: Want to chat? → founders@investigate.vc 🤝 Investors: Interested in Fund 2 or co-investing? → investors@investigate.vc