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 websiteFounder mafia
4 people who came through Founders Factory NY went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 37 of 52 portfolio companiesSaaS ×19AI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×11Fintech ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7Deep Tech ×5Digital Health ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×11United States×4Austria×1Bulgaria×1Switzerland×1Italy×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
University of Oxford ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Stanford University ×2
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
Co-investorsFounders FactoryLumen Ventures
Co-investorsAngel AcademeFounders Factory
London-based travel platform selling flight-free holiday packages by train, bus and ferry across Europe.
Co-investorsEka VenturesFounders FactoryGMG VenturesHeartcore CapitalMercuri.vc
An AI-native holding company that acquires and develops B2B software businesses serving the everyday economy, operating as a permanent investor and operator that applies AI to help portfolio companies compound over time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAvonmore DevelopmentsBlackSheep VenturesFounders FactoryNFXQED Investors
Credit Canary provides predictive analytics and data insights to lenders to identify customers at risk of missing credit payments and deliver personalized retention interventions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSUK, GB
Dronamics develops autonomous aircraft for cargo transport.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Svilen RangelovKonstantin Rangelov
Co-investorsEleven VenturesFounders Factory
EEDI develops AI infrastructure for educational technology to improve learning outcomes globally.
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)in
BoardGuy Vidra(Director)inDan Madden(Director)inShomik Dutta(Director)inMojtaba Karimi(Director)
Co-investorsBascom VenturesCollaborative FundDraper AssociatesFounders FactoryNucleus CapitalOverture Climate+1 more
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
Co-investorsFounders Factory
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
Co-investorsEpisode1Founders FactoryGMG VenturesMercuri.vc
Flourish is a browser-based platform for creating interactive charts, maps, and data stories without coding, offering 50+ templates that users customize and embed anywhere.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Duncan Clark(Cofounder & CEO)inRobin Houston(Co-founder)
Co-investorsFounders FactoryGMG VenturesMercuri.vcCherryrock Capital
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 ComputingLondon
Gary Wu(Founder & CEO)inCésar Maklary(Founder)Peixian Wu(Director and CEO)Jason Kichen(Chief Infomation Security Officer)inMalachi Price(Chief Business Officer)Dennis Wallace(General Counsel)in
Co-investors7GC & Co91 VenturesAlso CapitalDuke Capital PartnersEpisode1Founders Factory+9 more
Co-investorsFounders Factory
Co-investorsFounders Factory
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
Co-investorsFounders FactoryProject A Ventures
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
Manoj Varsani MBE(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuel VenturesRedbus Ventures
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
Co-investorsY CombinatorHack VC
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
Co-investorsFounders Factory
Reimagines property matchmaking by uncovering properties best suited to each person's hyper-personal needs.
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 SoftwareSaaSOslo, NO
Victor Botev(CEO/CTO, Co-Founder)inAnita Schjøll Abildgaard(CSO, Co-Founder)inJacobo Elosua(Chairman, Co-Founder)inMaria RitolainSteven K Fung(CCO)inIvan Tsenov(CPO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalFarvatn VentureFounders Factory
Kiro Money embeds personalized financial guidance into existing platforms like banks, fintech apps, and campus tools via API, helping users take concrete financial actions.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechSaaS
Alisha Chowdhury(Founder)in
Co-investorsFounders Factory
Landvault builds, hosts and monetises immersive 3D and metaverse experiences for brands and governments.
Co-investorsColopl NextDIP CapitalFounders FactoryNotion Capital
Light Frame provides a specialized wealth management layer that integrates with modern core banking systems to extend their capabilities into investment operations and portfolio management.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSwitzerland, CH
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersNew Stack Ventures
Co-investorsFounders Factory
Monolith provides AI-powered tools for engineering and product testing, enabling teams to train machine-learning models to analyze test data, identify design issues, and optimize validation processes without requiring data science expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Dr. Richard Ahlfeld(CEO & Board Director)
Co-investorsFounders FactoryAzimuth Capital ManagementTPGWarburg Pincus
Napster provides AI-powered platforms that connect users with specialized expertise through conversational AI agents with video presence and persistent memory.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Edo Segal(Chief Technology and Product Officer)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBorderless VentureClaritas CapitalFounders FactoryFuture Perfect VenturesRSE Ventures+1 more
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
Peptone develops a product engine to design small-molecule drug candidates targeting intrinsically disordered proteins, which have been difficult to address with conventional drug discovery approaches.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersHoxton VenturesWalden CatalystF-Prime CapitalFounders FactoryNovartis Venture Fund
Perlego operates a subscription digital library of more than 1.5 million academic and non-fiction ebooks, offering study tools such as an app, smart search, and citation features.
ConsumerEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsEvli Growth PartnersFounders FactoryKPN VenturesRedbus VenturesACE & CompanyRaine
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.
Co-investorsFounders Factory
Scan.com operates a national imaging network connecting payers, providers, and patients with accredited diagnostic imaging centers, offering transparent scheduling, pricing, and digital report delivery.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Charlie Bullock(Co-founder and CEO)Oliver Knight(Co-founder and COO)Joe Daniels(Co-founder, Design Engineering)Khalid Latief(Co-founder, Consultant Radiologist)
Co-investorsCadron Capital PartnersCorewell Health VenturesForefront VentureFounders FactoryOnstageOxford+4 more
Co-investorsClearance Venture Partners
Storyblok develops a headless content management system (CMS) that helps developer and marketing teams build and manage digital content and experiences.
Developer ToolsMarketing TechSaaS
Dominik Angerer(Founder)inAlexander Feiglstorfer
Co-investors3VCAtlantic Bridge VenturesBrighton Park CapitalDragon Capitalfirstminute capitalFounders Factory+4 more
Synthesized creates governed, production-realistic test data from sensitive enterprise systems for software validation, migrations, and AI-agent testing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsExpeditionsFounders FactoryIA Seed VenturesIQ CapitalMundi VenturesDeutsche Bank+3 more
Tembo is a digital mortgage broker that serves customers across the UK.
FintechPropTechLondon, GB
Co-investorsConduit ConnectFounders FactoryGresham House Ventures
Terra AI develops AI and decision-making software for mining and energy companies to accelerate subsurface exploration and resource extraction.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsFounders FactoryKhosla Ventures
Tinto offers "Back to Capacity," a four-week personalised energy protocol led by registered nutritional therapy practitioners for women experiencing fatigue and low energy that standard blood tests miss.
Digital HealthFemTechWellness & Fitness
Idia(Founder)
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
Co-investorsFounders Factory
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)inJosh McLaughlin(Co-founder & COO)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesIQ CapitalMolten VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Scout VenturesLightbank+5 more
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
Nicky Sevel(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Xapien is an AI-powered platform that consolidates commercial and open data to deliver risk intelligence for due diligence, serving enterprise compliance teams, financial services, legal, and educational organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSBoston, US
Dan SecretaninShaun O'MahonyinChris Green(CEO)in
Co-investorsDouble DownFounders Factory
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCirceus · jpost.com · Aug 20, 2026
Flourish · finsmes.com · Jul 28, 2026
Valarian · entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 14, 2026
Autoconnexa · en.lamilano.it · Feb 25, 2026
Headstart · nwahomepage.com · Jan 6, 2026
Feedr · sifted.eu · Dec 16, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Founders Factory NY made?
- Founders Factory NY has 52 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does Founders Factory NY co-invest with?
- Founders Factory NY most often shares deals with Founders Factory, GMG Ventures, Mercuri.vc, among 78 tracked co-investors.
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