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Entrepreneur First

Acceleratoroperating company · company profile

Bengaluru · Pre-Seed–Series B · 58 people tracked

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

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Investment thesis

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 Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
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$1M – $7M
HQ
Bengaluru, CA, IN
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
8 investments
AUM
$890.9M
Portfolio companies
573

Team · 58 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

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

+ 873 more

What they invest in

from 550 of 573 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×256Enterprise Software ×151SaaS ×141Healthtech ×94Biotech ×76Advanced Manufacturing ×69Deep Tech ×66Fintech ×63

HQs:United Kingdom×221France×78Singapore×77India×55United States×50Germany×28· 55 exited

Who they back

founder profiles across 512 portfolio companies
12%
solo founders
60 of 512 mapped founding teams
52%
repeat founders
of 927 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 29 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×602 founders×3973 founders×434+ founders×12

Where their founders studiedfrom 871 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×84University of Oxford ×62Imperial College London ×59National University of Singapore ×35UCL ×34HEC Paris ×23The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×21Nanyang Technological University Singapore ×20

What their founders studiedfrom 853 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×310Computer Science ×278Business & Management ×115Mathematics & Statistics ×102Life Sciences ×93Physics ×84Economics ×63Finance & Accounting ×42

Where their founders worked beforefrom 927 founders with career history

Imperial College London ×32McKinsey & Company ×23University of Oxford ×22Goldman Sachs ×20National University of Singapore ×19Google ×15Ey ×9HAX ×9

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×24Techstars ×5

232 founders hold a PhD · 46 hold an MBA (of 921 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 12 founders

Portfolio companies · 573 tracked

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like

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Burhan Tayyab(Founding CEO)in

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Shubham Kaushal(CTO)in

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Robert Meyer(Founder)in

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Alectifyalectify.ai

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Advanced ManufacturingEnergyToronto, CA

Ajay Gupta(CEO)inNaveen Vedula(CTO)in

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Alkialki.io

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsSingapore, SG

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Eva Debette(CEO)inAabharan Hemanth(CTO)in

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Thibaud Martin(CEO)inJoonatan Laulainen(CTO)in

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AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSBerlin, DE

Miena Amiri(CEO)inAlexander Götz(CTO)in

Co-investorsSquareOne

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BiotechLondon, GB

Ryan Geiser(CEO)inChris Haggard(CTO)in

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Beatovenbeatoven.aiin𝕏Apr 2022 · $1M

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AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentBangalore, IN

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

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Becomingbecoming.aiin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRobotics

Divya Cohen(CEO)inJack Cohen(CTO/CSO)in

Co-investorsJetstreamJulian Capital

Belidorbelidor.aiin

Belidor builds AI software for the construction industry, beginning with bid leveling and bid management tools for U.S. preconstruction teams.

Construction TechParis, FR

Marc Apicella(CEO)inBaptiste Grandclerc(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAngular VenturesRoot Ventures

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How many investments has Entrepreneur First made?
Entrepreneur First has 554 tracked investments, 47 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 10 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 501 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 100

Hoxton Ventures

Hoxton Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs pre-seed and seed companies, often investing before revenue or product and offering hands-on support to founders.

$500K – $5M
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
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 founded by Vinod Khosla.

$5K – $50M
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
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.

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.

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.

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
88 more co-investors

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