Founders Factory NY
AcceleratorLondon · Pre-Seed–Seed · 34 people tracked
Investment thesis
Founders Factory forges multi-year relationships with corporate partners, forming joint ventures to build and fund startups together. It runs a venture studio launching new companies, accelerator programmes investing in the top 1% of global applicants (providing capital and six months of support in exchange for 5-7% equity), non-equity bootcamps, and a platform of venture funds spanning deep tech/science spinouts and climate. The model aims to deliver strategic value to founders while giving corporate partners proprietary dealflow, organisational learnings and cultural change as they explore new markets and technologies at startup speed.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 34 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 36 of 52 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×17Enterprise Software ×8Fintech ×8Data & Infrastructure ×5Deep Tech ×4Healthtech ×4Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United Kingdom×9Switzerland×1Italy×1United States×1
Portfolio companies · 52 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeAutoconnexa offers a service based on driving behavior, presented around the idea that better driving leads to lower costs and less pollution.
Mobility & Transportation
Circeus acquires and holds B2B mission-critical software companies as a permanent home, applying an AI platform and shared back-office functions (finance, HR, tax, data) to grow them.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Conveyd is a UK digital conveyancing service that lets homeowners and property buyers handle property transfers online, including instant quotes, digital forms, document signing, and real-time progress tracking.
LegalTechPropTechSaaS
Credit Canary is an AI-first credit risk and payments platform for UK lenders that unifies origination, underwriting, decisioning, payments and collections.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Eedi builds AI tools and infrastructure for education, including a diagnostic engine for mathematics that identifies and resolves student misconceptions in real time.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEdTech
Endolith develops biological intelligence technology for mineral recovery, using microbiology and AI to extract critical minerals sustainably.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsWestminster, US
Dr. Liz Dennett(Founder and CEO)inElizabeth Percak-Dennett(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGuy Vidra(Director)inDan Madden(Director)inShomik Dutta(Director)inMojtaba Karimi(Director)
The Stream is a B2B SaaS platform for portfolio managers that consolidates investment research—including company and broker meetings, stock reviews, internal ratings, and models—into a single hub, replacing scattered shared drives, spreadsheets, and tools.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Feedr provides workplace catering and meal solutions, operating across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, with associated operations under the EatFirst brand in Australia.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainLondon, GB
Flourish is a no-code platform for creating interactive charts, maps, and data visualizations, with a focus on narrative "scrollytelling" and data storytelling for presentations and digital publications.
Data & InfrastructureMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Duncan Clark(Co-founder)Robin Houston(Co-founder)
Fluidstack develops infrastructure for AI by rapidly deploying compute capacity, enabling delivery of gigawatts of computing power in six months compared to industry standards of 18-24 months, with focus on data center acquisition, design, operation, and supporting major AI infrastructure projects.
AI & Machine LearningCloud Computing
Gary Wu(Founder & CEO)inCésar Maklary(Founder)
Gruppo Equis advises business owners on the sale and transition of their companies, focusing on continuity of the business throughout the process.
Enterprise Software
Hades is a technology-driven extraction company that develops fiber laser and in-situ recovery techniques to extract geothermal energy and critical minerals from subsurface rock formations without open-pit excavation.
Deep TechEnergyNew Materials
Hammock is a landlord accounting platform recognised by HMRC for Making Tax Digital, offering automated bookkeeping, property tax statements (mapped to the SA105 form), and buy-to-let investment metrics such as loan-to-value ratio, rental yields and arrears balances.
FintechPropTechSaaS
Headstart is applicant matching and management software that uses machine learning to help early talent teams hire fairly by reducing discrimination based on demographic characteristics.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Nicholas Shekerdemian(Founder/CEO)inJeremy Hindle(Founder/CTO / CPO)in
HealCommunity provides virtual group health-coaching programs that clinics offer to their patients, delivering a 12-week lifestyle medicine curriculum led by National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coaches.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Hims offers personalised healthcare through online consultations with licensed medical providers, creating individual treatment plans and delivering prescription and generic treatments direct to customers.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtech
Reimagines property matchmaking by uncovering properties best suited to each person's hyper-personal needs.
Inaza is an AI automation and data platform for the insurance industry that converts submissions such as ACORD forms, FNOL emails, SOVs, and loss runs into structured data and automated workflows for underwriting, claims, and loss-run management.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Napster.ai offers AI experts with video presence and persistent memory that users can converse with to produce drafts, plans, and other shareable outputs.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Iris.ai offers an AI development and operations platform for enterprises to connect, orchestrate, evaluate, and deploy Agentic RAG AI workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Victor Botev(CEO/CTO, Co-Founder)inAnita Schjøll Abildgaard(CSO, Co-Founder)inJacobo Elosua(Chairman, Co-Founder)inSteven K Fung(CCO)inIvan Tsenov(CPO)in
Kiro Money provides an embedded financial intelligence API and white-label AI assistant that digital financial service providers integrate into their products to deliver contextual, account-grounded financial guidance and connect customers to relevant resources.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Light Frame builds cloud-native, API-first core banking and portfolio management technology for private banks and wealth managers.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS
Nursy builds an operating system for plant nursery owners that automates irrigation and fertilization and detects plant stress using data-driven decisions and drone-based diagnosis.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Leonardo Zelari
ReviMo develops Niko, a mobility assistance device that helps individuals with limited mobility transfer, move, and elevate to a standing level, reducing dependence on caregivers.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Aleksandr Malashchenko(Founder)
AI tool that removes bias from datasets, improving fairness in decision-making while helping banks comply with regulations such as GDPR and the Equality Act.
Scan.com operates a national medical imaging network that lets providers order, track, schedule, and receive imaging reports on a single platform with transparent bundled pricing.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Synthesized creates governed, production-realistic test data from sensitive enterprise systems for software validation, migrations, and AI-agent testing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Tembo is a UK mortgage broker and savings platform that helps home buyers get mortgage advice, remortgage, and open savings accounts, offering access to 100+ lenders and dedicated case managers.
FintechPropTech
Upside provides an API-first cashback and rewards platform powered by Minerva, its AI that matches banking transactions to valid cashback offers without links, cookies, or voucher codes.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Valarian builds ACRA, an infrastructure platform for organizations requiring high levels of control, privacy, and compliance in their digital environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Max Buchan(Co-founder & CEO)Josh McLaughlin(Co-founder & COO)
Woven provides a data management platform that integrates a financial advice firm's back-office systems into aggregated dashboards, offering management information and AI-driven insights to support growth, efficiency, and practice sales or acquisitions.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesValarian · siliconangle.com · Jul 14, 2026
Headstart · nwahomepage.com · Jan 6, 2026
Feedr · sifted.eu · Dec 16, 2025
Synthesized Acquired · finsmes.com · Sep 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Founders Factory NY invest at?
- Founders Factory NY invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Founders Factory NY focus on?
- Founders Factory NY focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Healthtech.
- Where is Founders Factory NY located?
- Founders Factory NY is headquartered in London, GB.
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