Entrepreneurs First
Entrepreneurs First
TL;DR
What they do: Global early-stage talent investor and company builder that backs individuals pre-team to form startups
Founded: 2011
Founders / leadership: Alice Bentinck (Cofounder & CEO), Matt Clifford (Cofounder & Chair)
Recent funding signal: Raised $158M Series C in June 2022
Headcount (reported): ~3000 employees
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Early-stage talent sourcing and company formation (pre-team, pre-idea startup formation)
Founded
2011
Industry
Venture / Startup incubator and investor
Funding Track Record
£8.5M
Raise to scale programme and pre-seed investments
$12.4M
Reid Hoffman joined the board
$115M
Closed a $115M fund to expand globally
$158M
Series C in June 2022 that valued EF at about $560M
Investor Signal
“Counts institutional VC backers and prominent entrepreneur investors (examples referenced include Greylock, Founders Fund, Lakestar, Reid Hoffman, Taavet Hinrikus)”