About Antler
Antler is where outlier founders come to go further, faster.
The best founders choose Antler for the chance to generate momentum: to build alongside world-class talent, access capital, and work with partners who've been founders themselves.
Successful Antler founders will gain a first check and a clear path to scale from pre-seed to Series C. While our global fund provides scale-up capital from Series A onwards to propel the next generation of remarkable founders further.
With a presence in 25+ countries, we're the most active investor in AI globally, while also capturing innovation across fintech, healthtech, climate tech, and beyond.
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The role
Antler is seeking an exceptional leader to join the firm as an Associate Partner in Sydney to lead our investment activities in Sydney and to join our global partnership to help build Antler.
This role has the opportunity to have an incredible impact on the early-stage ecosystem in Sydney, and be a part of building the next wave of fast-growing technology companies in Australia.
This is a unique opportunity to break into VC leadership and back the best outliers in Australia.
About the role
In brief
11 employees across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
You will be an Associate Partner, reporting to one of our General Partners
Based in Sydney, you will lead Antler's investment origination across Sydney and Current South Wales to back and support outlier founders at the earliest stage
You will be the primary leader for our Residency founders in Sydney




You will play a key role in developing and delivering our portfolio strategy to achieve significant success and will drive post-investment outcomes as lead for selected portfolio companies
You will make investment decisions as a voter on our Investment Committee and be a part of Antler's global partnership group, with material fund carry exposure
Requirements
7+ years of experience in a Tier 1 VC-backed start-up or a VC firm or as a founder who has raised VC
Demonstrated elite achievement in education, sports or career
Strong technical and AI depth: respected in conversations on product, engineering, and technology
A genuinely active network of Tier 1 founders, investors, and operators across Australia
Demonstrated understanding of how capital is raised and deployed
Build a culture of team, ambition, enthusiasm and action bias
A explicit communicator able to deliver tough messages with empathy
Sydney based
Preferred but not essential:
Early stage investment experience
Former founder
Why Antler?
Create a legacy and have a large impact: be part of building hundreds of disruptive companies that will define the next wave of tech
An opportunity to build a high-volume investment track record both in early-stage companies and also in the later stages
An international environment with significant room for growth
Competitive salary, a significant share of the market fund upside
4-weeks remote working per year, birthday days off
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📌 Associate Partner - Sydney (New South Wales)
🏢 Antler
📍 New South Wales