Nikhil Punwaney

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.

This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.

Molten Ventures is a leading venture capital firm in Europe, investing in and developing high growth technology companies. Headquartered in London, with an additional office in Dublin, Molten Ventures targets Series A and B rounds in European start-ups that have demonstrated strong market demand and are well positioned for rapid scaling. Molten focus on four key areas: Enterprise & SaaS, Deeptech & Hardware, HealthTech, and Consumer technology—backing innovations at the forefront of the generational shift in technology in areas like AI, Quantum, Fintech, Cyber, Climate and Space. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Molten provides a unique opportunity for public market investors to access these fast-growing tech businesses, without having to commit to long term investments with limited liquidity. Since its IPO in June 2016, Molten has deployed over £1bn capital into fast growing tech companies and has realised £660m to 31 March 2025. For more information, visit moltenventures.com

Partech is a global tech investment firm headquartered in Paris, with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Dubai, Nairobi, and San Francisco. We are a team made up of independent thinkers. We are unconstrained by hype, trend or fixed ways of working. We believe in the power of alliance in action, working together and side-by-side with the founders we back, in the shared pursuit of success. We bring together capital, operational experience and strategic support for the entrepreneurs we back from seed through to growth stage. Born in San Francisco 40 years ago, today we manage close to €3 billion in assets for a current portfolio of 220 companies in 40 countries across four continents.

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.

This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.

DeepBench was acquired by Bridger Consulting in March 2024. DeepBench delivers first-hand insights to our clients by recruiting hard-to-reach specialist B2B and healthcare research participants. These insights help innovation teams from product, design, and strategy functions better understand their buyers, users, and stakeholders, and thereby build better products and services.