Rio is the Director of the Boulder program and residency. Prior to Antler, Rio was focused on growth strategy and innovation at frog where he was a Senior Strategist, shaping ideas into commercially viable products and services. Previously, Rio had experience in both growth equity and early-stage VC. He is now developing Antler’s footprint in the Rocky Mountain Region, hoping to grow the Boulder/Denver startup ecosystem.
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Boulder, Colorado
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Pre-Seed
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Biotech
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Climate
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India
Europe
Canada
Israel
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Antler
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Antler is a global pre-seed VC firm now in over 20 cities internationally. Antler specializes in local Founder Residencies, and invests in founders across industries from Day 0. In the US, Antler has 3 locations in New York, Austin, and Boulder, where they run 6-week Founder Residencies.
They focus on proving all of the on-ramps that founders need from the early days. That could mean dedicated help fundraising, 1:1 coaching, or getting in the weeds with product and growth challenges. Antler aims to be their founders' go-to resource in the early days of building.
They focus on proving all of the on-ramps that founders need from the early days. That could mean dedicated help fundraising, 1:1 coaching, or getting in the weeds with product and growth challenges. Antler aims to be their founders' go-to resource in the early days of building.
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