Accelerator

Antler Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Antler's Malaysian venture-building residency, matching co-founders and investing in early-stage teams.

The offer:
$100k per company
Location:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration:
6 weeks

What you need to qualify

  • Existing co-founding teams with a functional Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
  • Active validation with users or clients and early revenue traction, either via live commercial contracts or active pilots.
  • Open to founders of any nationality, provided Malaysia serves as your primary and significant hub of operations.

Eligibility

Eligible stages
All stages
Countries
Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval

How to apply

  1. 1

    Choose the track that matches your stage

    Antler Malaysia runs a Direct Investment Track for teams already building, which is the Kuala Lumpur route, and a separate Inception Track that is an intensive 6-week program in Singapore for founders starting out.

  2. 2

    Pick Kuala Lumpur on the Antler application form

    Antler runs one application form for every location. On antler.co/apply choose the Asia Pacific region and Kuala Lumpur.

  3. 3

    Submit the Antler application form

    The form asks for first and last name, email, LinkedIn, the stage you are at, an optional company description, an optional website and an optional pitch deck of up to 10MB. Antler confirms that your application is with the Antler team and says it will be in touch by email if there is a fit.

Frequently asked

The Direct Investment Track is for existing co-founding teams with a functional MVP and active validation with users or clients, including early revenue traction through live commercial contracts or active pilots. Founders of any nationality can apply provided Malaysia is their primary and significant hub of operations.

Use the single Antler application form at antler.co/apply and select the Asia Pacific region and Kuala Lumpur. The form takes your name, email, LinkedIn, stage, an optional company description, an optional website and an optional pitch deck.

Antler describes the Direct Investment Track as providing the capital and global network to accelerate growth for teams that have already built a foundation. It publishes no investment amount or equity figure for the Malaysia track on the program page.

Antler publishes no duration for the Malaysia Direct Investment Track. The separate Inception Track it offers alongside is an intensive 6-week program in Singapore.

None is published. Malaysia has no row on the Antler cohort start dates page, and the Malaysia program page gives no cohort dates or application window.
General tech

Related programs

We have not been able to confirm a deadline for this one. Check the official page before you start.

Do I qualify?

3 things decide this one. Check yourself against them before you spend time on the form.

Stage
Idea, Pre-seed
Where it runs
Malaysia. In person, so you need to be able to take part there
What you give up
15% equity for $100,000
Deadline
Not confirmed. Check the official page

That is the rulebook. What we cannot show you here is whether your startup clears it, how this ranks against the other programs you qualify for, and what to fix if you do not.

Check what I qualify for

Five questions, about a minute, no account needed.

Last verified against the official page. Report an error

Want these ranked for your startup?

Create a free profile and StartupFlow AI will score every program by fit and explain why each one matches you.

Get matched for free