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Alice Bentinck

Investor

General Partner at Entrepreneur First

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Cofounder and CEO of Entrepreneurs First, which she started with Matt Clifford in 2011. She co-authored 'How to be a Founder', founded the non-profit Code First Girls, began her career at McKinsey & Co., and was awarded an MBE in 2016.

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Experience

  1. Entrepreneurs FirstChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — present
  2. Entrepreneurs FirstCo-founder, General Partner2014 — 2023London, United Kingdom
  3. Code First: GirlsCo-founder, NEDcurrent2012 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  4. How to be a FounderAuthorcurrent2021 — present
  5. GenerationBoard Trustee2019 — 2025London, United Kingdom
  6. Imperial College LondonImperial Innovations Seed Fund Investment Committee2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  7. Imperial College LondonComputer Science Department Industrial Liaison Board2015 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  8. Entrepreneur First Community Interest CompanyCo-Founder2011 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
  9. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2009 — 2011London

Education

  1. Nottingham University Business SchoolManagement Studies2005 — 2008

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship

From Alice's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Nottingham University Business School14

Christine XuInvestment Team at RedstoneAdam ChirkowskiInvestor at AlbionVCMiguel Santo AmaroVenture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VCPaul FausetPartner at ACF InvestorsJustin SorbyInvestment Director at Frontier Development CapitalMichael FennAdvisor at Harmonix Fund

+ 8 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Entrepreneurs First88

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures

+ 82 more

Also worked at Code First: Girls5

Matt CliffordCofounder and Chair at Entrepreneur FirstGemma SiddallInvestment Associate (Sustainability) at University of Cambridge EnterpriseRoisin WherryPortfolio Data Manager at TDC LLPTracy DoreeVenture Partner at Entrepreneur FirstDesigan ChinniahVenture Partner at Mozilla Ventures

Also worked at Imperial College London75

Madison LenormandInvestor at DaphniAlptugInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesItxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesAlexandraHead of Research at GVP Climate

+ 69 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,127

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,121 more

Colleagues at Entrepreneur First

Ali Susskind
Principal, North America at Entrepreneur First
Carl Bishop
Head of Funds at Entrepreneur First
Dominik Diak
Principal, London at Entrepreneur First
Elspeth Lawson
Partner and Deputy CPO at Entrepreneur First
Isabel Bescos
Partner and General Manager, San Francisco at Entrepreneur First
Joe Ros
Partner and General Manager, North America at Entrepreneur First
Joe White
General Partner at Entrepreneur First
Jonny Clifford
Partner and General Manager, London at Entrepreneur First

Network10

Brian ShinScout
Managing Partner, VitalStage Ventures at VitalStage Ventures
Joe WhiteScout
General Partner at Entrepreneur First
Milad AlucozaiScout
Head of Life Sciences at BoxOne Ventures
Nicolas DouayScout
Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First
Tracy DoreeScout
Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First
Madison Wright
Advisor at Entrepreneur First
Matt Clifford
Cofounder and Chair at Entrepreneur First
Noah Leshan
Investor at Entrepreneur First
Peter Nixey
Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First
Sofia Santos
Partner at Faber

Investors connected to Alice in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.