firstminute capital
Venture capitalActively deployingLondon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
Also known as Brent Capital Llp · First Minute Capital Llp · FIRSTMINUTE CAPITAL LLP
Investment thesis
firstminute capital invests at the inception stage into European founders building global technology champions, with a particular focus on AI and deep tech. The firm positions itself as the first institutional cheque and emphasizes that no stage is too early. Beyond capital, it leverages a large community of unicorn founders to support portfolio companies, aiming to be the founder's first call, champion and long-term partner from idea to impact. It has backed over 170 companies, including 11 unicorns at seed.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 19 people
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What they invest in
from 27 of 59 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Enterprise Software ×12Developer Tools ×7Cloud Computing ×5Fintech ×5SaaS ×5Data & Infrastructure ×3Deep Tech ×3
HQs:United Kingdom×5France×3Germany×1Ireland×1Norway×1Poland×1
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAirly builds MCERTS-certified air quality monitoring sensors paired with AI-powered analytics and dashboards that convert real-time pollution data into insights for local governments, schools, healthcare, energy and industry.
CleantechClimate TechGovTechIoTKraków, PL
WIKTOR WARCHALOWSKI(Executive Officer)Cameron McLain(Director)ALEKSANDER KONIOR(Executive Officer, Director)MICHAL MISIEK(Director)
London
Chris Smart(Director)Brent Hoberman(Director)Avery Wang(Executive Officer)Patricia Parva(Executive Officer)Christopher Barton(Director)Andrew Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatBrent Hoberman· per SEC Form D · $48.9M raise · filed Feb 2015
Agemo is building intelligent automation tools, with an initial product called CodeWords aimed at making automation accessible to a broad range of users.
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
Alecto Legal provides conveyancing services for property transactions, offering dedicated conveyancers who guide clients through the legal process of buying and selling property.
LegalTech
AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Yann LeCun(Founder)
Capi Money provides cross-border payment services for importers in emerging markets, enabling them to pay suppliers in multiple currencies with settlement within 24 hours.
FintechLondon, GB
Mitch Riley(Co-founder / CEO)inScott Liddle(Founder)in
PartnerLorcan Delaney· led
ClaimSorted delivers claims processing services for insurers, combining claims expertise with proprietary technology to manage claims workflows, detect fraud, and provide policyholders with a branded claims portal and submission interface.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB
AI for utilization management within healthcare payors
AI digital workers that autonomously run supply chain and finance workflows (YC W26)
Foundational model for biochemistry.
Force-aware foundational model for high manipulation tasks.
AI-powered ERP for physical industries.
AI-native practice management software
Tekton Dynamics develops an AI control system that enables robots to perform autonomous welding without manual programming or specialized robotics expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsBirmingham, GB
Hardware and software for defence.
Mistral builds and open-sources frontier AI models, developer tools, and applications for organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and the public sector to solve complex problems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Arthur Mensch(Co-founder and CEO)Guillaume Lample(Co-founder and Chief Science Officer)Timothee Lacroix(Co-founder and CTO)
Mondoo is a managed vulnerability service that combines AI-powered detection with expert security teams to automate the discovery, prioritization, and remediation of vulnerabilities across cloud, on-premises, and SaaS infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
n8n is a visual and code-based workflow automation platform that enables technical teams to build, connect, and deploy AI agents and integrations with flexible deployment options ranging from on-premise to cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jan Oberhauser(Founder & CEO)in
Full-stack AI financial services company
Open-source library for multi-agent, stateful, authenticated workflows
One-shot multimodal learning interface for robots.
Dark automated factories for manufacturing parts.
Open-source framework to write resilient workflows, event-driven applications, and async tasks
Enterprise payments platform for complex money flows
AI-based tender assistant for medium and enterprise construction companies
Tessl is a management platform for AI agent skills that provides security scanning, governance, and performance measurement for development teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon
Guy Podjarny(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Sim(Director)Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas(Director)Kenneth MacAskill(Director)
BoardTom Hulme(Director)
Thaleron develops a mechanical energy storage solution designed to reduce costs and accelerate the transition to renewable energy systems.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Autonomous consumer insurance broker
Business-in-a-box solution for experience creators
OS for money transfer operators
Zymbly is an AI copilot that assists aircraft maintenance technicians with troubleshooting, parts lookup, and documentation by searching across manuals, local procedures, and maintenance systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Ben Jacob(Founder)inRobbie Bourke(Founder)inAzmat Habibullah(Founder)in
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2016
LLP designated member · since 2015
Spencer Henry Crawley — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership
Brent Shawzin Hoberman — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 50 to 75 percent limited liability partnership
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does firstminute capital invest at?
- firstminute capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is firstminute capital's typical check size?
- firstminute capital typically writes checks of $1.3M – $3.8M.
- What sectors does firstminute capital focus on?
- firstminute capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is firstminute capital located?
- firstminute capital is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does firstminute capital lead rounds?
- Yes, firstminute capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamE818: Firstminute Capital Brent Hoberman: lastminute.com, early-stage VC, pan-European investing
This Week in Startups · Brent Hoberman
413th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Spencer Crawley, Firstminute Capital - 1Mby1M Entrepre...
1Mby1M Roundtables · Spencer Crawley
Sam Endacott (Firstminute Capital) interviewing Sid Sijbrandij, GitLab co-founder and CEO
GitLab Unfiltered · Sam Endacott
WE'BIZ Talks Tips & Interviews - Lina Wenner (Associate at Firstminute capital)
Associação Nacional De Jovens Empresários · Lina Wenner
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Co-investors · 61
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▶49 more co-investors
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