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Matt Clifford
InvestorFounderCofounder and Chair at Entrepreneur First
United Kingdom
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $1M
FoundedEntrepreneur First
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About
Matt Clifford leads International Affairs at Anthropic, working with governments on the transition to powerful AI. He co-founded Entrepreneurs First, a talent investor whose portfolio companies are collectively worth over $16bn, and now serves as its non-executive Chair; the EF holding company was valued at $1.3bn. His career spans AI, entrepreneurship, investing and public policy: he was founding Chair of the UK's ARIA, led preparations for the 2023 AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park as the Prime Minister's Representative, authored the UK's AI Action Plan, and served as the Prime Minister's Adviser on AI in Number 10 until summer 2025. He co-authored How to be a Founder with Alice Bentinck and was awarded an MBE in 2016 and a CBE in 2024.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Entrepreneurs First, a talent investor whose portfolio companies are worth over $16bn. Co-founded Code First Girls with Alice Bentinck.
- Boards
- Serves on the board of the Kennedy Memorial Trust. Serves on the board of Code First Girls, which he co-founded.
- Awards
- Awarded an MBE for services to business in 2016. Awarded a CBE for services to AI in 2024. Named to the Time AI100 list of most influential people in AI. Co-authored How to be a Founder, which won 2023 Startup Book of the Year.
- Hobbies
- Writes immersive murder mystery games for fun and makes some available to download. An avid reader who publishes annual reviews of the books he reads.
- More
- Wrote the weekly newsletter Thoughts in Between on AI, geopolitics and metascience from 2018 to 2022. Has a side interest in how to 'Make the UK Rich Again' and gave a widely viewed speech on the topic in October 2025.
From Matt's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at Entrepreneur First
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Entrepreneur First's investors · 23
Co-founders at Entrepreneur First
Investments
Board seats
Investor
AnzenAsterix HealthAsymmetric SecurityAztecBondevalCausalyClaimerCleoCo-MindDevicePilotDonutFinStackFlow EngineeringGensynKirana ClubKoosKoru KidsLimioMaaindMetis LabsNostosOlixOninPatchPeonyPolyAIPuraffinityRivan IndustriesStackfixStandard IntelligenceTractable
Sources: the investor's own website · curated public sources.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Matt CliffordMatt Clifford: The Bull & Bear Case for China's Ability to Challenge the US' AI Capabilities | E1172
20VC with Harry Stebbings
Writing
All posts ↗Colleagues at Entrepreneur First
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Clifford?
- Matt Clifford leads International Affairs at Anthropic, working with governments on the transition to powerful AI. He co-founded Entrepreneurs First, a talent investor whose portfolio companies are collectively worth over $16bn, and now serves as its non-executive Chair; the EF holding company was valued at $1.3bn. His career spans AI, entrepreneurship, investing and public policy: he was founding Chair of the UK's ARIA, led preparations for the 2023 AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park as the Prime Minister's Representative, authored the UK's AI Action Plan, and served as the Prime Minister's Adviser on AI in Number 10 until summer 2025. He co-authored How to be a Founder with Alice Bentinck and was awarded an MBE in 2016 and a CBE in 2024.
- Where does Matt Clifford work?
- Matt Clifford is Founder of Entrepreneur First and Cofounder and Chair at Entrepreneur First.
- What check size does Matt Clifford write?
- Matt Clifford typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What companies did Matt Clifford found?
- Matt Clifford founded Entrepreneur First.
- What boards does Matt Clifford sit on?
- Matt Clifford holds tracked board seats at Accurx.
- What companies has Matt Clifford invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anzen, Asterix Health, Asymmetric Security, Aztec, Bondeval, Causaly, Claimer, Cleo, Co-Mind, DevicePilot, Donut, FinStack, and 19 more.
- What awards has Matt Clifford received?
- Awarded an MBE for services to business in 2016. Awarded a CBE for services to AI in 2024. Named to the Time AI100 list of most influential people in AI. Co-authored How to be a Founder, which won 2023 Startup Book of the Year.
- What has Matt Clifford written?
- Matt Clifford has 1 tracked post on tib.matthewclifford.com, including "TiB 226: 2022 in review - the best articles, tweets and episodes of the year".
- What podcasts and interviews feature Matt Clifford?
- Tracked appearances include "Matt Clifford: The Bull & Bear Case for China's Ability to Challenge the US' AI Capabilities | E1172".
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,487
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McKinsey & Company mafia937
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Entrepreneur First mafia919
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University of Cambridge mafia725
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Code First Girls mafia5
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