Antler backs the world's most driven founders, from day zero to greatness. Based out of 25 major startup hubs across six continents, the firm is one of the most active early-stage investors globally.
Antler was founded in 2017 by founders, operators, and investors with the goal of being the destination of choice for the world's best entrepreneurial talent and has become a unique global investor specializing in venture and innovation. Built on the belief that people innovating is the key to building a better future, we partner with people around the world to launch and scale high-potential startups that address meaningful opportunities and challenges. Knowing that exceptional founders can come from anywhere with any background, we have offices globally, including in Austin, New York, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Bangalore, Jakarta, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney. Our global community backs people from the beginning with co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. We have helped create and invest in more than 700 startups across a wide range of industries and technologies, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030.
Antler runs a highly structured and thorough due diligence process to assess early-stage opportunities at scale. Through our structured investment approach, we gain a deep understanding of their strengths, scale of ambition, grit, and passion. Our global network of advisors and domain experts helps us further validate their business models, giving us unique insights on founders' potential.
Read more about who we are and what we do here.
**_ ABOUT THE ROLE_**:
- Work with Antler founders to ensure both an enjoyable and productive experience through the Antler program - from on-boarding through to idea validation, company formation, pitching to investors and beyond.
- Provide leverage to Antler Investment Director in a 'generalist' role.
- Own key investment and program coordination processes to provide leverage to the program leadership team
- Downloading, trimming, uploading and cataloguing recordings
- Support cohort feedback cycle including developing surveys, analysis, and recommendations for experience improvement initiatives
- Data capture and analysis during investment due diligence process and beyond
- Support on logistics / operational matters including event / speaker series setup and offsites.
- Data capture and analysis during the investment due diligence process and beyond.
- Analysis on strategic growth projects.
- Ensure a high quality program experience for Melbourne-based founders including organising social events, managing logistics of their office experience, and providing support for tools
**_KEY DETAILS_**:
- **Start date**: Preferred start June 2nd - June 8th - semi flexible
- **Time requirement**: This is a part time role and is designed to suit a university student. We request a minimum of 2.5 day commitment to the role. Days worked can be flexible and we are happy to accommodate reduced loads around university exams
- Compensated role paying award wage
- Melbourne based role primarily focused on local operations and supporting Sydney and virtual operations
**_ABOUT YOU_**:
**Founder first**
You love and believe in people. You know that the founding team is the heart of a startup and is ultimately responsible for an early-stage company's success. You thrive in spotting exceptional talent and helping them build companies and raise capital. To date, you will have a strong track record of investment or you have been a founder who has built a business and raised institutional capital.
**Grit, drive and execution**
You have the ambition and inner motivation to reach for extremely big outcomes and the perseverance to address, problem solve, and find solutions to complex operational challenges. You are not shy of being independent with a laser focus on execution and results.
**Communication**
You believe in being open and honest. You are a clean and concise communicator able to negotiate and deliver tough messages with clarity and empathy.
**Team player**
We have a one team approach. We win together and take risks, acknowledging this means backing and recognising each other's efforts and offering support when needed.
**_ WHY ANTLER?_**:
We are all here to make a difference in the lives of founders and building companies that are solving real world problems. We are here to help people build the defining companies of tomorrow from Australia.
As a values-led team and by joining us, each day, you will surround by a team who are:
**Awesomely ambitious**
We're constantly moving forward, looking for opportunities to re-envision, reinvent, and reimagine the way we do things. We create impact at scale, and when we reach great we seek to be greater.
**Love what you do**
We seek to create an environment and mission that means everyone can do the best work of their life. Every day, as a team, and