The Antler Way: Fixing a Broken Venture Model by Going Back to Day Zero

What happens when venture capital drifts away from risk, founders, and its original purpose? In this episode of 0100 Impact Talks, Fridtjof Berge, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Antler, explains The Antler Way: a global, inception-stage model designed to fix what he believes was broken in venture capital—by backing founders earlier, scaling sustainably, and redefining how impact is created from day zero.

A powerful and timely conversation on rebuilding venture capital from first principles—aligned with the release of Antler’s Sustainability Report 2025.

Blog

Other news you might be also interested in

Analizing The Data Gap with Vestberry: Why Venture Capital's Biggest Blind Spot Is the Portfolio It Already Owns

Marek Zamecnik, Co-CEO of Vestberry, on why portfolio management remains venture capital's most consequential — and least systematised — blind spot.

Rukam Capital — The Gen Z Consumer Revolution in India: A $7.3 Trillion Opportunity

Archana Jahagirdar — Founder and Managing Partner of Rukam Capital — argues that the country’s greatest investment opportunity is no longer technology, but the brands being built for a new generation.

EQT: The Winning Formula for Healthcare Investors in the Age of AI

As private equity adapts to a prolonged high-cost environment, investors are being forced to rethink how they source deals, create value, and deploy capital. Ahead of her appearance at 0100 Europe (April 21–23), we spoke with Geraldine O’Keeffe, Partner at EQT Healthcare Growth, about how one of Europe’s leading investment platforms is transiting today’s market dynamics—across healthcare, technology, and beyond.