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
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Neopenda deeptech, healthtech, Medical Equipment Manufacturing | Other 30 Nov 2021 | | ||
MDR Lab Law Practice | Other 30 Jun 2022 | | ||
Startupbusiness - Digital360 entrepreneurship, Book and Periodical Publishing | Other 3 Aug 2022 | | ||
GrantUp Fundraising | Other 31 Aug 2022 | | ||
Hammock Financial Services, proptech | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 9 Sep 2022 | | ||
Karakuri foodtech, Food and Beverage Manufacturing | Other 9 May 2019 28 Oct 2022 | | | |
Shop Circle Software Development | Other 5 Nov 2022 | | ||
Slack IT Services, Software Development | Other 4 Aug 2017 12 Nov 2022 | | | |
WhatsApp Software Development | Other 12 Nov 2022 | | ||
Playfair Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 12 Nov 2022 | |