Besart Çopa

Besart Çopa is a Principal at Antler since 2024, focusing on accelerating the growth of startup founders through a $500M fund operating in 27 cities worldwide. Previously, Çopa co-founded and served as CEO of Chestr, the leading shopping wishlist extension on the Chrome Web Store, backed by Neo. Çopa gained experience through internships at Citi and Andreessen Horowitz, contributing to innovation and data analysis efforts. Earlier roles include Marketing Manager at AnchorFree, where Çopa played a key role in marketing for a Series C startup with over 500 million users, and Business Development at Logitech. Çopa's career began with a policy fellowship at the Council of Europe and an internship at OSCE analyzing cybersecurity. Çopa holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an International Baccalaureate from Leysin American School in Switzerland.