Profile
Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors.
Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2015, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent.
EF’s portfolio is now collectively valued at over $16B, and includes companies such as Aztec, Cleo, Magdrive, Neptune, Omnea, Opply, PolyAI, Tractable, and many more.
EF is backed by some of the world's leading founders and investors, including Founders Fund, Greylock, John Collison (founder – Stripe), Patrick Collison (founder – Stripe), Reid Hoffman (founder – LinkedIn), Eric Schmidt (former CEO - Google), Demis Hassabis (founder – Google DeepMind ), Taavet Hinrikus (founder – Wise), Matt Mullenweg (founder – WordPress), Charlie Songhurst (Board member – Meta), Christa Davies (Board member – Stripe), Lachy Groom (founder – Physical Intelligence), Aidan Gomez (founder – Cohere), Mati Staniszewski (founder – ElevenLabs), Danny Rimer (Partner - Index Ventures), Matt Cohler (former General Partner - Benchmark).
We exist to make great companies happen that otherwise wouldn’t.
For more information about Entrepreneurs First, visit www.joinef.com
We're hiring! Join our global team and experience firsthand the workings of a globally unique talent investor working with cutting edge entrepreneurs on world changing technologies: https://www.joinef.com/about/careers
Industry
Entrepreneurs First Funds
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Size | AUM | Launch date |
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Fund I
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
HealthTech
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Pre-seed
Seed
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Europe
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$5-10 m
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$12 M
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July 2015
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Pre-seed Fund
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Robotics
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Travel
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Seed
|
North America
Europe
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$5-10 m
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$140 M
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February 2019
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Fund IV
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Robotics
SaaS
Security
Software
Energy
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Pre-seed
Seed
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North America
Europe
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$5-10 m
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$200 M
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March 2026
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