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Entrepreneur First

Acceleratoroperating company · company profile

Bengaluru · Pre-Seed–Series B · 21 people tracked

Also known as Entrepreneur First (Global) · Entrepreneur First (Singapore) · Entrepreneur First Next Stage · ENTREPRENEURS FIRST INVESTMENT MANAGER LLP

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Entrepreneur First backs founders early — often before they have a company — and supports them in building startups and breaking into the world's top startup ecosystems. Its program includes customer-development workshops for the US market, three months of central San Francisco office space, hands-on fundraising and pitch/deck preparation, Delaware C Corp incorporation and relocation guidance, and bespoke introductions to leading investors. Companies typically pitch at EF's San Francisco Demo Day, attended by 200+ VC partners, and raise roughly $1-7M shortly afterward, with backers including Founders Fund, Sequoia, a16z, Index Ventures and many others.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
Check
$1M – $7M
HQ
Bengaluru, CA, IN
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
5 investments
AUM
$890.9M
Portfolio companies
568

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Madison Wright· Advisorin

599 people who came through Entrepreneur First went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 587 more

What they invest in

from 545 of 568 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×251Enterprise Software ×149SaaS ×139Healthtech ×94Biotech ×75Advanced Manufacturing ×68Deep Tech ×64Fintech ×64

HQs:United Kingdom×222France×78Singapore×77India×53United States×49Germany×28· 55 exited

Who they back

founder profiles across 513 portfolio companies
11%
solo founders
57 of 513 mapped founding teams
56%
repeat founders
of 912 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×572 founders×4013 founders×434+ founders×12

Where their founders studiedfrom 856 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×83University of Oxford ×64Imperial College London ×59UCL ×34National University of Singapore ×32HEC Paris ×23Nanyang Technological University Singapore ×21The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×21

Where their founders worked beforefrom 912 founders with career history

Imperial College London ×33McKinsey & Company ×24University of Oxford ×22Goldman Sachs ×20National University of Singapore ×19Google ×14Meta ×12HAX ×9

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×24Techstars ×5

224 founders hold a PhD · 47 hold an MBA (of 903 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 13 founders

Portfolio companies · 568 tracked

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like

By year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 32023 · 12021 · 12012 · 113 dated

Couplcoupl.moneyin✓ verified

Coupl is a fintech platform offering India's first zero-balance joint digital account for couples, featuring expense splitting, shared rewards, and financial planning tools.

B2B MarketplacesFintechTravel & HospitalityBengaluru, IN

Srinivas Sarkar(Founder)inKushagra Manglik(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Kyronkyron.bio✓ verified

kyron.bio develops protein and antibody therapeutics using a glycan-engineering platform that controls glycosylation patterns.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechParis, FR

Emilia McLaughlin(Cofounder)inDr. Emilia McLaughlin(CEO & Founder)

Co-investorsHCVCSARAS CAPITALVerve VenturesGSV Ventures

Sensmoresensmore.aiin✓ verified

Sensmore builds Machine Assist, a physical AI system that gives drivers of heavy machinery real-time situational awareness and collision warnings for people, other machines, and static objects.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechMobility & TransportationRoboticsBerlin, DE

Maximilian Rolf(CEO)inBjarne Johannsen(CTO)in

Co-investorsPoint NineAcequia Capital (AceCap)

Revalia Bio, Inc.revaliabio.comin𝕏Oct 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Revalia Bio conducts human organ research through its Human Data Trials platform, combining AI, hardware, and software to study human organs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechNew Haven, US

Greg Tietjen(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJenna DiRito(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)Kourosh Saeb-Parsy(Co-Founder & Advisor)Helen Hughes(Co-Founder & Chief People Officer)Peter Buniak(Co-Founder & Advisor)Jenna DiRito, PhD(Founder)in

Board seatMilad Alucozai· per SEC Form D · $17M raise · filed Nov 2024

Co-investorsAmerica's Frontier FundConnecticut InnovationsDniproSierra VenturesBoxOne Ventures

2by42by4.ai

2by4 applies AI to construction drawings to produce material takeoffs, extracting quantities for trades such as piping, concrete, electrical, and site work.

Construction TechBangalore, IN

Hariprasath Parthasarathy(CEO)inAbhishek Rawat(CTO)in

8x8x.social

8x operates a creator network for brands, having creators post marketing content from their own personal accounts in their own voice rather than from branded pages.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechLondon, GB

Jaka Bavdek(CEO)inTheo Bui(CTO)in

A51a51tx.comin

A51 develops a technology platform for programming RNA molecules to control cell behavior.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechParis, FR

Marina Katava(CEO)inViktor Zahoransky(CTO)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management

Ab Smart Materialsabsmartmaterials.comin

AB Smart Materials develops bio-based superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) for use in personal care and hygiene products as well as agricultural applications such as soil moisture retention.

AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsLondon, GB

Amaury Buggenoms(CEO)inBen White(CTO)in

Co-investorsCaesar Ventures

Accurxaccurx.comin

Accurx builds a communication platform that connects patients with healthcare professionals, supporting tasks like appointment booking, patient contact, referrals, video consultations, and health surveys.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB

Jacob Haddad(CEO)inLaurence Bargery(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsMoonfire VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementAtomicoBritish Patient CapitalLakestar

Ackcioackcio.comin𝕏

Ackcio builds Ackcio Beam, a wireless, real-time remote monitoring system that automates data collection from sensors on industrial sites and infrastructure projects.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareIoTSingapore, SG

Mobashir Mohammad(CEO)inNimantha Baranasuriya(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAngelCentralFoundamentalSGInnovateWavemaker Partners

Adafaceadaface.com

Adaface is a pre-employment assessment platform that screens job candidates for on-the-job skills using scenario-based tests and conversational chatbot assessments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSingapore, SG

Deepti Chopra(Cofounder)inSiddhartha Gunti(Cofounder)in

Adbrainadbrain.comAcquired

Adbrain links customer data across mobile devices, desktops, and connected TVs to build a unified view of each individual.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLondon, GB

Elia Videtta(Cofounder)inRashid Mansoor(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsNotion Capitaloctopus investmentsOctopus Ventures

Aerskaaerska.comin

Aerska develops RNA interference (RNAi) medicines designed for targeted delivery across the blood-brain barrier to treat, delay, and prevent central nervous system and neurological diseases.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Stuart Milstein(Co-Founder)Jack O’MearaJack O'Meara(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsage1BlueYard CapitalIaso VenturesPsyMed VenturesUnruly CapitalAda Ventures

Affableaffable.aiexited

Affable built analytics software that applied computer vision to social media content in order to score and rank influencers on audience fit and engagement.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSingapore, SG

Nisarg Shah(CEO)inSwayam Narain(CTO)in

Co-investorsAngelCentralMarlin Equity PartnersPrime Venture Partners

Agilerlagilerl.comin

AgileRL offers Arena, a platform that unifies training, tuning, and deployment of reinforcement learning models, with built-in evolutionary hyperparameter optimization and distributed multi-GPU training for single- and multi-agent tasks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Param Kumar(CEO)inNick Ustaran-Anderegg(CTO)in

Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesFusionOctopus VenturesCounterview Capital

Agnost AIagnost.aiin𝕏

Agnost AI provides observability and failure detection for AI agents in production environments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Parth Ajmera(Founder)inShubham Palriwala(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Ai Motionaimotionsports.comexited

AI Motion combined wearable sensors with real-time analytics to capture the movement, technique, and endurance of young athletes.

EdTechHong Kong, HK

Elvis Wang(Cofounder)inSean Chen(Cofounder)in

Ai Paletteaipalette.comin𝕏exited

Ai Palette is an AI-powered consumer insights platform for CPG brands, using billions of data points from search, social, and e-retail sources to identify trends and generate product and marketing concepts.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaSSingapore, SG

Som GanChoudhuri(CEO)inHimanshu Upreti(Cofounder)inSOMSUBHRA CHOUDHURI

Co-investors500 GlobalAgFunderExfinity VenturesKickstart InnovationSGInnovateTin Men Capital+2 more

AI-powered Supply Chain Resilienceflowlity.comin

Flowlity is an AI-powered SaaS platform for supply chain planning, covering demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supply/production planning, S&OP, and collaborative planning with suppliers.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSParis, FR

Jean-Baptiste Clouard(CEO)inKarim Benchaaboun(CTO)in

Co-investors42CAP

Ailiverseailiverse.com

Ailiverse makes Kookree, a framework for training deep learning models without writing code.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSingapore, SG

Burhan Tayyab(Founding CEO)in

Aimbrainaimbrain.comexited

AimBrain offered Biometric Identity as-a-Service to banks and other financial institutions, combining voice, facial, and behavioral biometrics with cloud-based authentication for identity verification and fraud reduction.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Andrius Sutas(CEO)inAlesis Novik(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsEpisode1

Airboxrairboxr.comin𝕏

Airboxr provides automated data analysis and AI-driven insights for retail and DTC brands, including an AI consultant called Murphy that works within spreadsheets to help interpret metrics like AOV, LTV, and customer retention.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSingapore, SG

Shubham Kaushal(CTO)in

Co-investorsSpeciale InvestGenesia Ventures

alcemyalcemy.de

Robert Meyer(Founder)in

Co-investorsHAWKTAILLa FamigliaNorrsken VC

Alcemyalcemy.techin

alcemy provides software that uses cement producers' lab data to predict cement strength in real time and automate recipe and mill fineness decisions, aiming to reduce clinker content and cut CO2.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechBerlin, DE

Leopold Spenner(CEO)inRobert Meyer(CTO)in

Co-investorsBitStone CapitalGalvanize Climate Solutions

Alectifyalectify.ai

Alectify applies AI to construction drawings and project documents to pull out relevant technical data.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyToronto, CA

Ajay Gupta(CEO)inNaveen Vedula(CTO)in

Co-investorsBoxOne Ventures

Alkialki.io

Alki builds custom AI forecasting solutions for logistics, retail, and industry, covering use cases such as demand, capacity, sales, inventory, staffing, pricing, and energy prediction.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSParis, FR

Léopold Delhaize(CEO)inTanguy Levent(Cofounder)in

Allium Bioalliumbio.comin

Allium Bio develops a co-culturing system that grows multiple species—such as algae, fungi, and yeasts—together to produce food ingredients that combine their nutritional properties like proteins, fats, and vitamins.

BiotechCleantechFoodTechSingapore, SG

Jonathan Ho(CEO)inAlbertus Sarwono(CTO)in

Co-investorsBetter Bite Ventures

Allozymesallozymes.comin

Allozymes develops custom enzymes using high-throughput experimentation combined with AI-guided design for enzyme engineering and biocatalysis.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsSingapore, SG

Peyman Salehian(Board Member and CEO)inAkbar Vahidi(Board Member and CTO)in

Co-investorsHAXTranspose Platform Management

Alludeallude.cc

Allude records the undocumented know-how held by factory workers and encodes it into an AI system that models plant processes.

Advanced ManufacturingParis, FR

Eva Debette(CEO)inAabharan Hemanth(CTO)in

Co-investorsKima VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementGlobal Founders CapitalMAYA CapitalRibbit CapitalY Combinator

Altrovealtrove.aiin

Altrove uses physics-based AI and lab automation to design and manufacture substitutes for critical inorganic materials, aiming to develop alternatives faster than conventional R&D.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsParis, FR

Thibaud Martin(CEO)inJoonatan Laulainen(CTO)in

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)EmblemAlvenBpifrance

Amateraamatera.bioin

Amatera develops crop genetics using cell culture, high-throughput automation, and machine learning to accelerate breeding of perennial crops such as coffee, grapevine, and bananas.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTechParis, FR

Omar Dekkiche(CEO)inLucie Kriegshauser(CTO)in

Co-investorsAgFunderExceptional VenturesJoyance PartnersOyster Bay Venture CapitalPINC

Amayu Healthamayu.de

Amayu operates a platform in Germany that connects patients with ketamine therapy for psychiatric and chronic conditions, combining medical ketamine treatments delivered by independent partner physicians with accompanying psychological support.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthBerlin, DE

Eva Goblirsch(CEO)inFabian Steuer(CTO)in

Amebaameba.aiin

Ameba provides an AI agent workforce that automates supply chain administrative tasks such as chasing suppliers, producing quotes, confirming dates, and updating ERP/PLM systems, running configured processes on every order around the clock.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLondon, GB

Cedrik Hoffmann(Co-founder)inCraig Massie(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsVisionaries ClubAnamcaraHedosophia

Amtamt.ai

AMT is an operating system for creator marketing that automates campaign management, creator outreach, and partnership tracking for brands.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB

Christian Johnston(Co-Founder & CEO)inTom Hollands(Founding CEO)in

Co-investorsMythos Ventures Management, LlcNFX

Anqaanqa.ai

Anqa provides a platform that integrates fragmented data sources, tools, and decisions into unified workflows for risk management teams.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB

Edward Rankin(CEO)inSergio Miguez(CTO)in

Appstackappstack.techin𝕏

Appstack provides mobile attribution and signal engineering for app marketers running paid user acquisition campaigns.

AdTechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR

Lucas Moscon(CEO)inTom Darmon(CTO)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management

Aragoarago.incin

Arago develops a photonic AI accelerator chip that uses light-based computing to reduce energy consumption for AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareParis, FR

Nicolas Muller(CEO)inEliott Sarrey(CTO)in

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalProtagonist

Arctasarctas.io

Arctas is a curated directory showcasing companies focused on delivering innovation and modern approaches to the federal government.

Enterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US

Luke Nascimento(CEO)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management

Arda Biomaterialsarda.bioin

Arda engineers plastic-free materials from spent grain sourced from brewers and distillers, using protein hierarchies and nontoxic chemistry.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsLondon, GB

Brett Cotten(CEO)inEdward TJ Mitchell(CTO)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Oyster Bay Venture CapitalSatganaSerpentine Ventures

Arianaariana.dev

Provides infrastructure for building isolated AI agents with sandboxing handled by the platform, aimed at developers who need agent isolation without building sandboxing expertise in-house.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsParis, FR

Isaline Goudeau(Founding CEO)inAnicet Nougaret(Founding CTO & Current CEO)in

Assuricassuric.comin

Assuric offers an AI-based compliance platform built for the healthtech sector.

HealthtechLegalTechLondon, GB

Paul Jewell(CEO)inMatt Jennings(CTO)in

Co-investorsMount VCTranspose Platform Management

Asterix Healthasterix.healthin

Asterix Health provides a qualified, GMC-registered remote workforce and tailored processes to support UK primary care providers in delivering patient care.

Digital HealthFuture of WorkHealthtechLondon, GB

Julian Titz(CEO)inMax Thilo(COO)inDr Dan Bunstone(Clinical Lead)

Co-investorsDouble Down

Asteroidasteroid.aiin𝕏

Asteroid provides a HIPAA-compliant platform that automates workflows across healthcare systems lacking public APIs, including EHRs, payer portals, and government registries through browser automation and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Mlcoch(Founder)inJoe Hewett(Founder)in

Co-investorsMITONMyAsiaVCTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator

Astronome
Astronome AIastronome.aiin

Astronome AI provides an AI-powered platform for IT management that automates tasks like device onboarding, management, and security while delivering infrastructure insights.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Chloe Burles(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsTechstars

Asymmetric Securityasymmetricsecurity.com

Asymmetric is an AI-native digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) firm that pairs forensic analysts with in-house AI systems to investigate cybersecurity incidents.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityLondon, GB

Alexis Carlier(Cofounder)inZainab Ali Majid(Cofounder)in

Atlas Metricsatlasmetrics.ioinexited

Atlas Metrics provides an AI-powered platform that combines non-financial data from multiple sources to help financial institutions manage ESG, climate, and financial risks while automating regulatory reporting and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeveloper ToolsFintechLondon, GB

Robert Stojnic(CEO)inRoss Taylor(CTO)in

Co-investorsb2ventureKickstart InnovationRedstone

Atomatomgrants.com

Atom is an AI platform for research development teams at universities and research institutions, automating the grant funding workflow from researcher profiling and grant discovery to eligibility checks, proposal guides, and AI proposal review.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Tomer Sautoy(CEO)inHamilton Evans(CTO)in

Atomicgetatomic.ai

Atomic examines how users move through a product and uses AI to produce and trial alternative interface patterns on its own.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLondon, GB

Hannes Verschueren(Founding CEO)inVladislav Samoilov(CTO)in

Atomionicsatomionics.comin𝕏

Atomionics builds quantum-grade gravity sensors (GRAVIO) and AI-powered 3D subsurface modeling (ORE-O) to map underground geology and locate mineral deposits.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergyMobility & TransportationQuantum ComputingSingapore, SG

Sahil Tapiawala(CEO)inRavi Kumar(CTO)in

Co-investors500 GlobalVU Venture PartnersWavemaker Partners

Audiogenaudiogen.co𝕏

Audiogen builds a generative music model and a web-based Generative Audio Workstation (GAW) that lets users create, extend, remix, and edit multi-track music through an intuitive interface.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLondon, GB

Elio Pascarelli(CEO)inJacopo Madaluni(CTO)inEmilio Pascarelli(COO)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesTranspose Platform Management

Aule Spaceaule.spacein𝕏

Aule develops autonomous robotic systems for servicing satellites in orbit, targeting in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM).

Deep TechRoboticsSpace TechBangalore, IN

Jay Panchal(CEO)inNithyaa Giri(CTO)inHrishit Tambi(COO)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management

Automataautomata.tech

Automata provides lab automation and data management tools, enabling researchers and technicians to generate accurate data at scale through intuitive workflow creation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechLegalTechRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB

Mostafa ElSayed(CEO and Co-Founder)inSuryansh Chandra(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBlue Wire CapitalHCVCHummingbird VenturesIn-Q-TelIsomer Capital+6 more

Autosetautoset.dev

AI agents that automate documentation workflows for skilled nursing facilities, including nursing notes, MDS assessments, progress notes, and weekly assessments with compliance and PDPM validation.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHealthtechSaaSBangalore, IN

Saicharan Ganapathy(CEO)inAditya Mohan(CTO)inDev Desai(CPO)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management

Avaylavayl.techin

Avayl builds MedPro, an end-to-end AI platform for Medical Information and Medical Affairs teams in pharma and biotech, offering 100+ pre-built AI capabilities that integrate into existing systems.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSBerlin, DE

Miena Amiri(CEO)inAlexander Götz(CTO)in

Co-investorsSquareOne

Avieexited

Avie combined data from multiple health and fitness sources into a single dashboard where consumers could track trends and progress toward personal goals.

HealthtechLondon, GB

Charlie Leggate(CEO)inKit Logan(CTO)in

Avocarrotexited

Avocarrot operated a programmatic advertising exchange focused on mobile applications.

Marketing TechLondon, GB

George Eracleous(Cofounder)in

Axiom Therapeuticsaxiom-therapeutics.com

Axiom Therapeutics runs a drug discovery platform for covalent inhibitors, applying machine learning to speed up physics-based simulations.

BiotechLondon, GB

Ryan Geiser(CEO)inChris Haggard(CTO)in

Co-investorsLunar VenturesSamos InvestmentsTranspose Platform Management

Aztecaztec.network𝕏

Aztec is a Layer 2 blockchain network on Ethereum that enables programmable privacy for decentralized applications through client-side zero-knowledge proofs and a dual state architecture.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLondon, GB

ZacThomas Pocock(Founding CEO)inZachary Williamson(Founding CTO & Current CEO)inArnaud Schenk(Cofounder)inJoe Andrews(Cofounder & Head of Product)in

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesConsenSys MeshEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.+8 more

Beatovenbeatoven.aiin𝕏

Beatoven.ai is an AI music generator that lets users describe and create custom royalty-free background music tracks and sound effects using its in-house "maestro" AI model.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentBangalore, IN

Mansoor Rahimat Khan(CEO)inSiddharth Bhardwaj(CTO)in

Co-investorsCapital2BIvyCap VenturesUpsparks CapitalRedstart Labs

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Exits · 16

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Entrepreneur First made?
Entrepreneur First has 558 tracked investments, 46 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Entrepreneur First invest at?
Entrepreneur First invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Entrepreneur First's typical check size?
Entrepreneur First typically writes checks of $1M – $7M.
What sectors does Entrepreneur First focus on?
Entrepreneur First focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Entrepreneur First located?
Entrepreneur First is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.
Does Entrepreneur First lead rounds?
Entrepreneur First typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Entrepreneur First co-invest with?
Entrepreneur First most often shares deals with Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator, 500 Global, among 503 tracked co-investors.

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Media · Podcasts & interviews

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CEO of Entrepreneur First Matt Clifford Interview at the Oxford Union

OxfordUnion · Matt Clifford

Matt Clifford: Entrepreneur First - Ambition and Power

Summation with Auren Hoffman · Matt Clifford

#42 - Women in Tech Special #2: Alice Bentinck, Co-founder Entrepreneur First

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Hoxton Ventures

Hoxton Ventures is a European venture capital firm with a Silicon Valley mindset that invests early in founders building companies in new, non-obvious market categories, encouraging them to tackle the US market early.

$500K – $5M
Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Acequia Capital is an early-stage investment platform supporting technical founders and product teams building global technology businesses.

$100K – $5M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.

$5K – $50M
Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is a founder-focused European venture capital firm that backs mission-driven startups across seven core sectors, investing from idea stage through growth with a focus on pre-seed to Series A.

$130K – $1.3M
Episode1

Episode 1 is a UK venture firm that invests in Pre-Seed and Seed B2B software companies, aiming to help them reach a successful Series A.

$317.5K – $2.5M
BoxOne Ventures

BoxOne Ventures is an early-stage investor backing emerging founders across biotechnology, the future of food, longevity, clean energy, and related deep-tech areas.

$500K
Backed

Backed is a European seed-stage venture fund that leads and invests early in founders building companies in frontier technology.

$500K – $5M
Air Street Capital

Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm that backs AI-first companies, typically investing at the earliest stages.

$500K – $10M
Atomico

Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.

LocalGlobe

LocalGlobe is part of a multi-generational Phoenix Court platform that backs companies from pre-seed through public markets, founded by the Klein family who are considered founders of European seed investing with multi-decade relationships across the European tech ecosystem. The fund operates from a physical founder village at Phoenix Court in London and focuses on backing unconventional entrepreneurs in specific geographic neighbourhoods, having been among the earliest institutional backers of European outliers like Wise, Zoopla, and Citymapper.

Beyond Capital

Beyond is a venture firm that incentivizes limited partners and operators to contribute talent and expertise alongside capital, enabling portfolio companies to receive targeted value-add support from a distributed network of skilled individuals.

Crane Venture Partners

Crane Venture Partners is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders from inception through seed, focusing on foundational technology companies with global ambitions.

$750K – $3M
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Firms observed investing alongside Entrepreneur First, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Entrepreneur First's recorded portfolio.

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