Vegard Medbø: Building a portfolio valued at $4.8B with Antler

Vegard Medbø: Building a portfolio valued at $4.8B with Antler

Author: JBM, James Mitra March 19, 2025 Duration: 38:15
In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Vegard Medbø, Co-Founder and COO at Antler, the global early-stage fund helping entrepreneurs go from zero to one.  Before founding Antler, Vegard spent his early career in the Coastal Ranger Command of the Norwegian Armed Forces and at McKinsey, where he worked with the world’s top energy companies, helping them apply machine learning to renewable and non-renewable energy. Since founding Antler, the team have invested in over 1,000 companies addressing meaningful challenges and opportunities across six continents. 📚 Episode Chapters:  ➡️ Lessons from the Military  [04:00] ➡️ The beginnings of Antler [09:00]  ➡️ More about Antler’s successful portfolio [12:00]  ➡️ Lessons from the beginning of Antler that still hold true today [15:00]  ➡️ The perfect Founder for Antler [18:00]  ➡️ International expansions [20:00]  ➡️ Why you need optimism as a Founder [25:00]  ➡️ Predictions for the next decade in Tech [31:30]  ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm  🎧 You may also enjoy:  Bonus: Corinne Thompson on preparing for your fundraise George Robson: Becoming a Partner at Sequoia at the age of 25 Molly Alter: Starting early in VC & building a transatlantic focus in vertical AI with Northzone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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