Antler CEO Magnus Grimeland says Silicon Valley doesn't have a monopoly on tech: 'People can innovate from almost anywhere'

Antler CEO Magnus Grimeland says Silicon Valley doesn't have a monopoly on tech: 'People can innovate from almost anywhere'

Most venture capital firms get their start in Silicon Valley. It took Antler almost a decade to open its first office there.  In 2025, venture capital firm Antler opened its 27th global office in San Francisco, its third office in the U.S. following Austin and New York City.  “Silicon Valley is still the biggest ecosystem in the world,” Antler’s Norwegian founder Magnus Grimeland said at the VC firm’s Singapore headquarters. But Grimeland’s late…