Fridtjof Berge
Founder of Antler
Fridtjof Berge
Founder of Antler
Singapore
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
2022 - Current
In the Chief Business Officer role at Antler I work on developing and executing the firm’s overall strategy across six continents and I am a member of the firms' investment committees. I oversee external activities across the firm globally, managing our business and corporate development activities, our marketing, PR and branding, and other related functions. Antler (www.antler.co) is a global venture capital firm enabling and investing in exceptional people from day zero. With the mission to enable exceptional individuals to become great founders, Antler aims to help create and invest in hundreds of companies globally on an annual basis. Since 2018, we have helped build and invested in more than 1,000 startups. If you are looking to build your next company, we would love to hear from you - please get in touch through https://www.antler.co/apply.
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
2017 - 2022
In the Chief Operating Officer role I was heading up operations across the global Antler platform, scaling it from our first office in Singapore to more than 20 offices across six continents in less than five years. I was also a member of the firms' investment committees. Antler (www.antler.co) is a global venture capital firm enabling and investing in exceptional people from day 0. With the mission to enable exceptional individuals to become great founders, Antler aims to help create and invest in hundreds of companies globally on an annual basis. Since 2018, we have helped build and invested in more than 1,000 startups. If you are looking to build your next company, we would love to hear from you - please get in touch through https://www.antler.co/apply.
Consultant
2016 - 2017
Supported companies across Northern Europe, focusing primarily on strategic and operational improvements in retail, consumer goods and financial services.
Strategic Planning
2015 - 2015
Employee #3 in the newly established marketplace division, focused on the integration of Global Fashion Group (GFG) companies, working directly with Managing Director Magnus Grimeland. Responsible for a team optimizing the fee structure and designing the seller rating function. Marketplace grew from 4% to ~20% of the total business during the employment period. GFG operates across four continents and 28 countries, employing over 10,000 people. It focuses on emerging markets, targeting a EUR 630bn fashion market and over 2.5bn people who rapidly continue to move online and purchase via e-commerce.
Junior Consultant
2012 - 2014
Worked with multinational companies across Europe, within the oil & gas, telecom and financial services industries, focused on strategic and operational topics.
Head of e-commerce
2008 - 2009
Key contributor to footwear-distributor start up growing over 200% in one year. Worked on developing and administrating the firm’s e-commerce web platform, making it the largest source of revenue for WhyNot within 3 months. Part of team developing nationwide product launches for products such as TOMS shoes.