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Matt Varughese

CTO consultant and advisor, specialising in AI | Formerly co-founder and CTO at Drover (acquired by Cazoo in 2020)

London, England

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2024

  • Visiting Partner

    2024

    Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally and leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,000 investments into early-stage startups, with the goal of backing more than 6,000 by 2030. Pitchbook has repeatedly recognised Antler as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.

  • Expert Advisor

    2022

  • Investor

    2021 - 2022

  • Director

    2022

    Technology consultant and advisor

2019 - 2022

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2019 - 2022

2014 - 2021

  • Advisor

    2014 - 2021

2015 - 2019

  • Founder & CTO

    2015 - 2019

2015 - 2015

  • Head of Engineering

    2015 - 2015

2012 - 2014

  • Lead Developer

    2012 - 2014

    Ruby on rails and iOS developer

2010 - 2011

  • Trader

    2010 - 2011

    Interest Rate Swaps Trader

2005 - 2008

  • Trader

    2005 - 2008

    Interest Rate Swaps Trader