# Magnus Grimeland – Day Zero Investing at Antler (EP.369)

An episode of [Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1223764016), 15 Feb 2024, 1 h 08 min.

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Magnus Grimeland is the CEO and founder of Antler, one of the world's largest day zero investor. Antler's pre-seed strategy canvasses 27 countries, 1,000 portfolio companies, 8,000+ founders, and over 120,000 annual applications for 2,000 spots in its residency programs. Magnus founded Antler in 2017 after serving as the co-founder of Zalora, a tech-enable fashion brand in Asia. Our conversation covers Magnus' journey from growing up in rural Norway to developing a global startup platform, characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, and the process for building the infrastructure for founders to solve important problems in the world. Learn More Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe to the mailing list Access Transcript with Premium Membership

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