Anthony Millet paused his MBA plans at London Business School to rescue his parents' struggling sports shop, transforming it from a £500k family business into ActivInstinct, a £35m nine-country ecommerce leader that was later acquired by JD Sports. His experience having his family's financial future on the line shaped his investment philosophy at Antler, where he prioritizes founder resilience and grit over specific business ideas, spending hundreds of hours with teams to understand the people behind the pitch.

• Deeply involved in the Australian financial technology sector and how startups are disrupting traditional banking. A major belief is that new market entrants actually understand regulations better than established banks and are rapidly becoming a real threat to the old financial guard.
• Passionate about solving the real estate affordability crisis by shifting the focus toward accessibility through technology. This is heavily demonstrated by promoting platforms that allow everyday people and retirement funds to buy fractional shares of real estate, like launching a specific residential property in Darlinghurst to help more people easily enter the market.
• Advocating for strong government backing and structured support for local startup ecosystems. Pointed out how Queensland effectively supports founders through direct investments and dedicated entrepreneurial leadership roles, suggesting that other states like New South Wales need to step up and adopt the exact same model.
• Focused on practical startup execution and meaningful collaborations over flashy startup tropes. Advised that companies should get rid of superficial office perks like ping pong tables to let developers concentrate on building, while pointing to the integration between Ikea and Airtasker as the perfect example of how founders should structure corporate partnerships.