Entrepreneur First
San Francisco · Pre-Seed
Investment thesis
EF operates as a pre-seed accelerator providing structured support to international founders seeking to enter the U.S. startup ecosystem. The program combines practical infrastructure (visa guidance, office space, Delaware incorporation support) with strategic business development resources (customer development workshops, pitch deck preparation, investor introductions). The firm's model demonstrates success through portfolio company fundraising outcomes—typical participants raise between $1-7M shortly after the Demo Day—and attracts follow-on investment from top-tier venture firms including Founders Fund, Sequoia, a16z, and Khosla Ventures.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.
Investments · 48 tracked
- Accurx
- Alcemy
- Atomionics
- Automata
- Aztec
- Better Dairy
- Chattermill
- Cleo
- CloudNC
- Converge
- Credit Kudos
- Faircraft
- Finni Health
- Flexciton
- Genie AI
- Genomines
- Gensyn
- Green Li-ion
- Hadean
- Intropic
- Kular
- La Vie
- Limbic
- Magdrive
- Merkle Science
- Metomic
- Mimica
- Neptune Robotics
- Nivoda
- nPlan
- Ochre Bio
- Omnea
- Open Cosmos
- Opply
- Pactio Technologies
- Permutive
- Phagos
- PolyAI
- Qantev
- Scarlet
- Scope
- Sonantic
- Spore.Bio
- Tractable
- Tuza
- Unitary
- VFlowTech
- zeroheight
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Entrepreneur First invest at?
- Entrepreneur First invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What sectors does Entrepreneur First focus on?
- Entrepreneur First focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Entrepreneur First located?
- Entrepreneur First is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Entrepreneur First lead rounds?
- Entrepreneur First typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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