Value proposition

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 CBE 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 Aviva, Rio Tinto, Vonovia, Fastweb, Nesta and Mediobanca.

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 Climate, Fintech, Health, Deep Tech.

Since 2015, Founders Factory’s 300+ portfolio companies have raised $1bn+ follow-on funding from leading technology investors.

Incubator, Accelerator, and Fund