The First Thirty
Venture capitalInactiveLondon · Seed–Series A · 16 people tracked
This fund appears to be inactive.
UK Companies House records show FIRST THIRTY LTD (no. 14129757) as dissolved. It is unlikely to be making new investments — this profile is kept for reference and historical accuracy.
Investment thesis
The First Thirty backs companies applying deeptech and physical AI to human longevity and healthspan. Its thesis centers on new technologies that make biological quality measurable at the soil, plant and animal level, and that link this quality to nutrition, verify it, and carry it through the supply chain. When buyers can procure against biological quality, demand for health becomes an economic signal back to agriculture, shifting value toward nutrition and biological outcomes rather than only yield, uniformity and shelf life. The firm invests across the measurement, intervention, verification and data infrastructure enabling this, targeting the large healthspan opportunity driven largely by prevention.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 5 of 6 portfolio companiesAgTech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Biotech ×2FoodTech ×2SaaS ×2Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Defense Tech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 6 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAntler Bio operates EpiHerd, a platform that uses RNA sequencing and gene expression analysis to show which genes are active in dairy cows, combined with an AI system that generates farm-specific recommendations on nutrition, housing and husbandry.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotech
Cerve offers an intelligence platform for food and beverage companies that unifies fragmented data into connected insights and automations.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Dan Mazig(CEO & Founder)
Edacious operates an accredited food-testing lab combined with software that measures nutrient density, safety, and variability, then interprets the results for use in labeling, claims, benchmarking, and improvement.
AgTechFoodTechSaaSMarlborough, US
Eric J. Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKevin Tidwell(Director)Asha Agrawal(Became a director following initial closing of financing.)
Rhizocore Technologies develops mycorrhizal fungal inoculum products to enhance plant growth, woodland restoration, and ecosystem resilience.
AgTechBiotechCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodEdinburgh, GB
Toby Parkes(Founder)Jack Hooper(Chief Operating Officer)Daniel Fitzgerald(Director)Toby Philip Parkes(Director)David Christopher Satori(Director)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRhizocore · globenewswire.com · Nov 19, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2022
Director · British · since 2022
Philip Anthony Curtis — 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does The First Thirty invest at?
- The First Thirty invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does The First Thirty focus on?
- The First Thirty focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Longevity.
- Where is The First Thirty located?
- The First Thirty is headquartered in London, GB.
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