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Lorcan Delaney
InvestorSenior Associate at firstminute capital
London
Writes $1.3M – $5.1M checks · typically $2.6M
About
Lorcan Delaney is a partner with CS and finance background who stays engaged post-investment—shaping companies, making introductions, moving rounds quickly, and backing open-source AI for claims, inspections, and freight paperwork.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechGamingHardwareHealthtechMarketplacesRoboticsSaaSSector Agnostic
Experience
- firstminute capitalPartnercurrent2026 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- firstminute capitalPrincipalcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- firstminute capitalSenior Associate2022 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- firstminute capitalAssociate2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- TruvoInvestorcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- ZymblyInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Corvera (YC W26)Investorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- nenoInvestorcurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- RectifyInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- RootlineInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- VoccaInvestorcurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- ScaleraInvestorcurrent2025 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- LupaInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- OntikInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Reimagine RoboticsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Portia AIInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ClarityCare AIInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClaimSorted (claimsorted.com)Investorcurrent2024 — present
- IntropyInvestorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- UnderstoryInvestorcurrent2023 — presentAarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
- agemoInvestorcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Capi MoneyInvestorcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Mistral AIInvestorcurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Protex AIBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- RestateInvestorcurrent2023 — presentBerlin, Germany
- VolumeInvestorcurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2020 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Selina FinanceEarly Employee | Operations Manager | Risk, Data Science & Analytics2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- London Blockchain Labs (LBL)Co-Founder | Director of Technology2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst | Incoming Full-Time Analyst2018London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies (CBT)Business Developer2016 — 2017
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)BCG Insight Programme (Intern)2017London Area, United Kingdom
- DeloitteStrategy Consulting | EMEA Blockchain Lab (Intern)2017Greater Dublin
- Goldman SachsSpring Programme | Investment Banking Division (Intern)2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyISG Spring Insight Programme (Intern) | Incoming Summer Analyst2017London Area, United Kingdom
- CitiWork Experience Week Programme (Intern)2016London Area, United Kingdom
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Skills & more
Teamwork26Public Speaking11Management20Leadership20Team Leadership11Strategic Planning4StrategyResearch9Customer Service3Social Media4Project Management11Time Management7
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Management ConsultingEconomicsFinanceData AnalysisMarketingData AnalyticsMachine LearningExcel ModelsAccountingCorporate FinanceAgile Project ManagementNumPy- Advanced Valuation and Strategy - M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital — Erasmus School of Economics
- Private Equity and Venture Capital — Università Bocconi
- Enhancing Resilience — LinkedIn
- Entrepreneurship Foundations — LinkedIn
- Finance Foundations — LinkedIn
- Building RESTful APIs with Flask — LinkedIn
From Lorcan's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Capi MoneyLed round
via firstminute capital · filed Feb 2025
MistralLed round
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
AgemoClaimSortedClarityCareCorvera YC W26IntropyLupaNenoPortia AIR2 RoboticsRectifyRestateRootlineScaleraTruvoUnderstoryVoccaVolumeZymbly YC W26
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at firstminute capital
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Abby Hughes
Operations Manager at firstminute capital
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Adriana Vitagliano
Principal at firstminute capital
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Anaïs Benazet
Head of Community and Events at firstminute capital
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Ben McCloskey
Financial Controller at firstminute capital
Brent Hoberman
Executive Chairman, Founder at Founders Factory
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Lina Wenner
Partner at firstminute capital
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Michael Stothard
Principal at firstminute capital
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Min Nolan
Chief Operations Officer at firstminute capital
Network2
Arek Wylegalski
Partner at firstminute capital
Brent Hoberman
Executive Chairman, Founder at Founders Factory
Investors connected to Lorcan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lorcan Delaney?
- Lorcan Delaney is a partner with CS and finance background who stays engaged post-investment—shaping companies, making introductions, moving rounds quickly, and backing open-source AI for claims, inspections, and freight paperwork.
- Where does Lorcan Delaney work?
- Lorcan Delaney is Senior Associate at firstminute capital.
- What does Lorcan Delaney invest in?
- Lorcan Delaney invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Fintech, Gaming, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Lorcan Delaney write?
- Lorcan Delaney typically writes checks of $1.3M – $5.1M.
- What companies has Lorcan Delaney invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Agemo, Capi Money, ClaimSorted, ClarityCare, Corvera YC W26, Intropy, Lupa, Mistral, Neno, Portia AI, R2 Robotics, Rectify, and 8 more.
- Where did Lorcan Delaney go to school?
- Lorcan Delaney studied at University of Oxford (Master of Science - MSc, Computer Science); UCL (Bachelor of Engineering - BEng, Electrical and Electronic Engineering); Liceo Scientifico "San Giuseppe del Caburlotto" (High School, Scientific High School).
- Does Lorcan Delaney lead rounds?
- Yes — Lorcan Delaney has led 20 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford990
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