We’re co-founders and early stage investors. We build and fund startups globally.
Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world’s leading companies.
Created by serial entrepreneurs Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, Founders Factory backs entrepreneurs with capital, operational support from a team of hands-on experts, and unrivalled access to industry leaders like Deutsche Telekom, L’Oreal, Aviva, Guardian Media Group, Netcare, Standard Bank, Nesta, Johnson & Johnson D.C. and Reckitt.
Founders Factory’s Venture Studio co-founds businesses from inception, developing new ideas, technologies and business models into high growth companies.
We operate sector-focused Accelerator programmes and Venture Funds for Pre-Seed and Seed stage startups, investing in talented and diverse founding teams across industries and geographies - with a current focus on FinTech, Health, Climate, Media & Telecoms, Consumer and Web3.
Since 2015, Founders Factory’s 300 portfolio companies have raised $800mm follow-on funding from notable investors, including NFX, Coatue, Forerunner, Tencent and firstminute Capital.
Incubator, Accelerator, and Fund
Founders Factory: Venture Studio and Startup Accelerator - Founders Factory
Entity | Type | Tweets | Articles | |
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CommuterClub fintech, Financial Services, traveltech | Other 25 Mar 2019 | | ||
Bower Collective greentech, cleantech, Retail | Other 30 Jun 2023 | | ||
Acre Financial Services, IT Services | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 7 Dec 2023 | | ||
Valarian privacytech, IT Services, Software Development | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 7 Dec 2023 | | ||
HotelRunner traveltech, martech, Software Development | Other 5 Jul 2023 | | ||
Founders Keepers HRtech, Staffing and Recruiting | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 10 Nov 2023 | | ||
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL EVENTS LIMITED Performing Arts | Other 1 Oct 2015 | | ||
Beauhurst fintech, Software Development | Other 13 Apr 2023 | | ||
Reckitt Manufacturing | Other 25 Nov 2023 | |