Antler · 25 September 2026 · Industry Analysis

Every Founder Study Starts at the End 

Antler

Antler analyzed 4,200 early-stage founders before success, finding experienced repeat founders with strong credentials—but uncovering an invisible pattern: 52% built outside their birth country, 54% of co-founded teams are international from day one, and no single nationality exceeds one-eighth. These borderless traits vanish in hindsight studies of unicorns.

Read the full post on Antler ↗

Topics: Venture Capital & Startups

Published by Antler · their site ↗

More from Antler

SandHill indexes 800+ venture capital blogs and newsletters and sends the best of them every Sunday. Browse the sources · browse by topic · read the blog.