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Entrepreneurs First

Investor type

VC / CVC

Founded

2011

AUM

$6 000 M

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 25 March, 2026

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

Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Robotics SaaS Security Software HealthTech Transportation Food and Beverage Foodtech Travel Energy

Entrepreneurs First Funds

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Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
$5-10 m
$12 M
July 2015
Pre-seed Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Robotics
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Travel
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$140 M
February 2019
Fund IV
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Robotics
SaaS
Security
Software
Energy
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$200 M
March 2026

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FAQs about Entrepreneurs First

Entrepreneurs First is a venture capital firm that also operates as a corporate VC (CVC). It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Entrepreneurs First is located in London, England, United Kingdom.
Entrepreneurs First was founded in 2011.
Entrepreneurs First invests in companies and startups in Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Robotics, SaaS, Security, Software, HealthTech, Transportation, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Travel, Energy.
Entrepreneurs First invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Entrepreneurs First invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
Entrepreneurs First usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Entrepreneurs First has around $6 000m assets under management.
Entrepreneurs First last fund was created/launched in 2026-03-11
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