Antler Australia Residency
12% in 2025 published terms; current 2026 terms require confirmation · Australia · Open now
Antler Australia runs eight-week, in-person residencies twice a year and is accepting applications. Its 16th cohort began July 29 with 83 founders; the latest detailed public deal found is a dated 2025 offer of A$260,000 for 12%, which requires reconfirmation for current applicants.
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Program intake
Applications are currently open according to the program's authoritative source.
What the source says“Applications are open for Antler Australia's residency.”
Key facts
| Check size | A$260k published for 2025 residency; current 2026 per-company terms require confirmation |
| Terms | 12% in 2025 published terms; current 2026 terms require confirmation |
| Stage | pre-idea / pre-seed |
| Applications | Open now |
| Program dates | Eight-week residencies twice yearly, generally February and July; 16th cohort began 2026-07-29 |
| Location | Australia |
| Remote friendly | No |
| Warm intro needed | No — open application |
| Sectors | generalist |
| Status | open |
Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.
Background
Antler Australia runs eight-week, in-person residencies twice a year and is accepting applications. Its 16th cohort began July 29 with 83 founders; the latest detailed public deal found is a dated 2025 offer of A$260,000 for 12%, which requires reconfirmation for current applicants.
How the application really works
Apply individually or as a team. Selected founders join the in-person residency; Antler invests only in companies approved by its investment committee.
Tips
- Read the cited current official page before applying because program dates and terms are volatile.
- State fit with the documented stage, geography, and attendance model; do not rely on an aggregator's old terms.
- Ask for the complete investment, fee, and follow-on documents when the public page does not publish them.
Watch out for
- Current page does not publish 2026 deal. A 2025 official article stated A$260k for 12% plus ARC conditional follow-on; obtain current documents before ranking economics.
- The current Australia page confirms open applications and an eight-week format but not a 2026 per-company deal. A$260k for 12% is retained only as a dated 2025 published reference, not represented as guaranteed current terms.
Track record
- Antler reports more than 100 Australian portfolio companies and says more than 80% have raised follow-on funding.
Individual application and selection into residency, followed by a separate investment committee; acceptance rates are not published.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this program currently accepting applications?
- Apply individually or as a team. Selected founders join the in-person residency; Antler invests only in companies approved by its investment committee.
- What are the current economics?
- Current page does not publish 2026 deal. A 2025 official article stated A$260k for 12% plus ARC conditional follow-on; obtain current documents before ranking economics.
- How large and long is the program?
- Twice-yearly residencies; 83 founders joined the 16th cohort. Eight-week in-person residency with team formation, validation and investment committee.
- Can founders participate remotely?
- In-person Australian residency; no fully remote option published.
- What happens after the program?
- Selective ARC co-investment and later Elevate growth funding; not guaranteed.
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Sources
- www.antler.co/location/australia — Current open status, format, cadence, cohort, portfolio and follow-on outcomes (checked 2026-08-10)
- www.antler.co/blog/apply-to-antlers-14th-australian-residency-new-terms-global-ai-focus — Dated 2025 published A$260k/12% terms and ARC follow-on (checked 2026-08-10)
- careers.antler.co/jobs — Portfolio Jobs; opened 2026-08-24: HTTP 200; title: Jobs | Antler Job Board (checked 2026-08-24)
- www.antler.co/apply — Apply; opened 2026-08-24: HTTP 200; redirects to https://www.antler.co/pitch; title: Apply to Antler | Further, Faster (checked 2026-08-24)
- www.antler.co/residency/australia?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=aus14launchweek&utm_term=antlerwebsite — now open for applications; opened 2026-08-24: HTTP 200; redirects to https://www.antler.co/location/australia; title: Antler in Australia | Further, Faster (checked 2026-08-24)