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# Antler or Entrepreneur First? Which is better in 2026?
- URL: https://givememoreai.com/antler-or-entrepreneur-first-which-is-better-in-2026/
- Published: 2026-05-13T21:55:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-13T21:56:31.000Z
- Author: Tom Henderson

It's a question a lot of founders ask. Which is better? Should I leave my job to go to one of these? Are they any good? This is the question I get a lot, so if you are a serial founder or have never been a founder this is worth a read. I attended one of them and interviewed at the other.

### What's the difference?

Both [antler](https://www.antler.co/?ref=givememoreai.com) and [entrepreneur first](https://www.joinef.com/?ref=givememoreai.com) are world-class accelerators and are both focused on pre-seed funding. Which one you choose to attend if you even get in will depend a lot on what you are trying to build. I always had the feeling entrepreneur first was considered a more deep tech VC, which is in fact the case. Having interviewed at both and got into one I will try to outline the difference.

### Antler's learnings

Having gone through Antler its definitely considered more of a SAAS pre-seed VC, looking for that easily scalable billion-dollar idea. Antler wants to help you meet your founder at the accelerator and build up a company from scratch with ideas that are generated on-site. 

### Entrepreneur first

This was always considered a deep tech VC but getting into them won't do you any wrong. They try to group scientists with more commercial founders to help get the idea back on track. It's a great use case that can help you get your idea moving fast.

### Networking like no other

I have to say the people I met at Antler and even at the interviews at entrepreneur first were some of the most interesting people I have ever met. From PhD's in astrophysics to previous entrepreneurs with successful exits, networking is by far one of the best things to get out of any accelerators and I would recommend it even if it's just for this!

## Both are great

If you are one of the few who gets accepted to both you are definitely top-tier talent and so make your decision wisely. Do you really need a pre-seed accelerator or maybe you want to try and go it alone. Remember these are more support engines, but I always believed the best founders will go and find a way to go it alone. 

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