The global venture capital firm Antler has arrived in Iberia, with the opening of offices in Lisbon and Madrid. It wants to make over 30 investments in the region by 2023. The Portuguese Sérgio Massano (partner and Antler’s expansion director) and Ricardo Batista (director, ex-Glovo and Lola Market) are the first members of the team.
“Antler’s model is distinctive because we are a very hands-on venture capital that is involved with the founders from the beginning and we want to apply that to the Iberian reality, taking advantage of the quality of talent and innovation that has grown exponentially in recent years in Portugal and Spain. We now want to help convert this knowledge into products and companies with a transformative impact on the economy and society,” says Sérgio Massano, quoted in a press release.
https://econews.pt/2022/07/27/vc-firm-antler-opens-offices-in-lisbon-and-madrid/