Antler’s SF AI cohort
Antler Embark 3 launched a 23‑startup AI cohort in San Francisco with $450K in capital and AI perks for each team. The cohort is another fresh pipeline of Seed→Series‑A companies likely to need predictable GPU capacity soon. (x.com)
Antler formally opened a San Francisco residency in June 2025 as part of a planned U.S. expansion after running residencies in New York, Austin and Boulder. (antler.co) The firm closed roughly $510M in new global funds in January 2026 and earmarked about half of that capital for U.S. founders as it scales residency capacity and hires for the Bay Area. (techfundingnews.com) Antler’s India-focused Embark / AI Residency advertises a fast-track investment decision into ₹4 crore (4 Cr) and advertises up to $1M in AI-relevant perks available to cohort companies. (antler.co) Antler’s Disrupt/AI sprints publish different commercial terms — marketed as ~ $400K in immediate funding with $650K+ in AI and compute perks available from day one, and larger perk pools that unlock after follow‑on funding. (antler.co) Those perk packages explicitly list cloud and compute partners including NVIDIA, OpenAI, AWS and Nebius as sources of credits, discounts and technical support for portfolio teams. (content.antler.co) Antler says it’s moving to tighter, quarterly residency cycles (a ~45‑day cadence) and smaller, more curated cohorts to speed decisions and tailor downstream partner introductions for AI founders. (yourstory.com) Antler now runs residency programs across dozens of cities and markets itself as one of the most active early‑stage investors with a global portfolio in the low‑thousands of companies. (antler.co)
