Matt Varughese

Visiting Partner

2024 - Current

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally and 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 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,000 investments into early-stage startups, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030. Pitchbook has repeatedly recognised Antler as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.

Expert Advisor

2022

Investor

2021 - 2022

Director

2022

Technology consultant and advisor

Senior Software Engineer

2019 - 2022

Advisor

2014 - 2021

Founder & CTO

2015 - 2019

Head of Engineering

2015 - 2015

Lead Developer

2012 - 2014

Ruby on rails and iOS developer

Trader

2010 - 2011

Interest Rate Swaps Trader

Trader

2005 - 2008

Interest Rate Swaps Trader