Antler Disrupt - $400K Investment + $650K Day-1 AI Perks + $4M Post-Funding
Source: https://www.antler.co/disrupt
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+ 1 Antler Disrupt (also branded AI Disrupt) is Antler's 4-week pre-seed sprint for AI founders. Accepted teams unlock $650,000+ in AI/cloud perks from Day 1 (NVIDIA, OpenAI, AWS, Nebius, Databricks, and more), plus up to $400,000 in investment at the end of Week 4 ($250K for 10% equity + $150K via uncapped MFN SAFE), and $4M+ in additional infrastructure perks unlock once you secure that funding. The program is execution-focused: you must already have a team, working product (or fast prototype), and early validation — this is not an idea-stage residency.
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+ 7 Good fit if:
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+ 8 • You already have a co-founding team (solo founders are accepted but co-founders preferred)
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+ 9 • You have a working AI product or prototype with early traction or pilot customers
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+ 10 • You can be on-site full-time for 4 weeks at the cohort city (in-person is mandatory)
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+ 11 • You're willing to incorporate in Singapore or Delaware (US) if you aren't already
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+ 12 • You're comfortable giving up ~10% equity for $250K plus a $150K uncapped SAFE
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+ 14 Not a fit if:
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+ 15 • You only have an idea — no team, no product, no traction
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+ 16 • You can't relocate to the cohort city for the full sprint
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+ 17 • You're not willing to incorporate in SG or US Delaware
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+ 18 • You want a non-dilutive grant (this is equity capital, not free credits standalone)
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+ 24 1. Visit antler.co/disrupt (or the campaign page at content.antler.co/disrupt) and click "Apply".
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+ 25 2. Complete the AI-guided voice application (~30 minutes). An AI interviewer asks tailored questions about your product, traction, team, and growth strategy. Have these ready:
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+ 26 • Pitch deck
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+ 27 • Demo video link (1–3 min showing the product)
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+ 28 • Co-founder bios / LinkedIn
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+ 29 • Current metrics (users, revenue, pilots, MRR if any)
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+ 30 3. Founder interviews with Antler partners follow if your application progresses.
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+ 31 4. Investment Committee review — if accepted, you receive an offer letter with cohort assignment.
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+ 32 5. Relocate to the cohort city for the 4-week sprint (in-person mandatory).
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+ 33 6. Week 4: Pitch Day — present to the IC. If they fund, $400K wires shortly after.
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+ 35 Important:
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+ 36 • No application fee and no program fee — the full $400K is deployed to founders
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+ 37 • The cohort runs full-time, in-person — remote participation is not allowed
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+ 38 • Decision to invest happens at the END of Week 4, not at acceptance — entry to the program does not guarantee the check
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+ 44 ComponentAmountTerms
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+ 45 Equity round$250,000For 10% equity (post-money SAFE)
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+ 46 Uncapped SAFE$150,000Uncapped with MFN clause (matches best terms of next round)
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+ 47 Total Day-30 capital$400,000Wired after IC approval at end of Week 4
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+ 48 Follow-on (Antler Elevate)Up to $25MAvailable across later rounds for portfolio companies
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+ 50 Note: The original "$250K for ~9% equity" figure circulating online is slightly off — the current public terms are $250K for 10%.
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+ 56 Partners who provide perks immediately when you join the cohort include:
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+ 58 • NVIDIA — GPU compute credits, NIM/Inference microservices access
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+ 59 • OpenAI — API credits, early access to cutting-edge models
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+ 60 • AWS — cloud infrastructure credits (typically AWS Activate-tier+)
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+ 61 • Nebius — GPU cloud credits, Token Factory inference tokens, fine-tuning
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+ 62 • Databricks — data + ML platform credits
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+ 63 • "and more" — additional partners rotate by cohort (verify current list at the program page)
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+ 65 This stack is enough to cover most early-stage AI compute, inference, and data engineering needs without burning cash.
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+ 71 Once Antler funds you at the end of Week 4, you unlock the larger $4,000,000+ partner perk pool. This is designed to fully cover compute and infrastructure costs as you scale through your first year, layered on top of the Day-1 stack.
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+ 77 WeekFocus
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+ 78 Week 1Foundation & Alignment — meet cohort + Antler network, sharpen market/customer/scale thesis
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+ 79 Week 2GTM + product execution — get in front of customers, validate pricing, close pilots, gain traction
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+ 80 Week 3Optimize for scale — sharpen positioning, streamline ops, prep for global expansion
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+ 81 Week 4Pitch Antler IC — secure funding, start scaling globally
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+ 87 As of May 2026, confirmed and recently-run cohorts include:
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+ 89 CohortCityDates
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+ 90 AI Disrupt SEA-AI-3Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamMarch 30 – April 24, 2026
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+ 91 AI Disrupt SEA-AI-4Singaporestarts July 20, 2026
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+ 92 US-S26 (Disrupt US)San Francisco, New York City, Austin (rolling intake)starts July 20, 2026
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+ 94 For the latest list of all open cohorts and exact dates, see antler.co/cohort-start-dates.
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+ 100 • Stage: Pre-seed to early-traction (small prior funding OK if you're still pre-seed-shaped)
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+ 101 • Team: Solo founders allowed, co-founders strongly preferred
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+ 102 • Location: Must be on-site full-time for the 4-week sprint
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+ 103 • Incorporation: Must be (or be willing to become) a Singapore Pte. Ltd. or US Delaware C-Corp
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+ 104 • Product: Working product or fast-prototype with early validation — not idea-stage
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+ 110 • The perks are conditional on acceptance. You can't "just apply for the credits" — the $650K stack is bundled with the program. If you only want the credits, look at each partner's standalone startup program (NVIDIA Inception, AWS Activate, Nebius Research/Startup, OpenAI Startup Fund perks, Databricks for Startups).
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+ 111 • Alternative if you don't get in: Apply directly to NVIDIA Inception (free), AWS Activate ($1K–$100K), OpenAI Startup Fund perks, and Nebius Startup credits — you can stack roughly $100K–$200K of partner credits without giving up any equity.
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+ 112 • Antler Residency vs. Disrupt: The classic Antler Residency is for earlier-stage founders without a team or product. Disrupt is the AI-native, execution-focused track for people already building.
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+ 113 • Relocation cost: Antler does not pay travel or housing — budget for a 4-week stay in the cohort city.
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+ 114 • The IC is not a rubber stamp. Historical IC pass rates from comparable Antler tracks have been ~30–50% of cohort participants. A meaningful share of teams finish the sprint without getting the $400K — though they still keep the Day-1 perks they used.
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+ 118 Sources:
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+ 119 • Antler AI Disrupt landing page
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+ 120 • Antler blog: AI Disrupt - $400K Funding & $650K+ Perks
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+ 121 • Antler Cohort Start Dates
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+ 122 • Nebius x Antler AI Disrupt event page
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+ 123 • e27 — Antler introduces pre-seed AI Disrupt programme
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+ 124 • Antler Elevate (follow-on fund)
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