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We introduce the co-founders of the next big tech companies.

We select the world’s most talented people to join our cohorts, find their ideal co-founder and build from the ground up.

Nat Wollny

CEO, ModelMe

Former VC with expertise in FashionTech

Berlin

Christoph StrÀter

CTO, ModelMe

PhD in Theoretical Physics with expertise in deep learning and software development

Berlin

Ramakrishna Nanjundaiah

CEO, Phantasma

MSc in Computational Mechanics, built city-scale simulations

Berlin

Maria Meier

CTO, Phantasma Labs

MSc in Software Engineering, previously TU Munich, Brown University and Oracle

Yassine Emile Tahi

CEO, Kinetix

AI project leader, previously HEC Paris & Sciences Po

Paris

Henri Mirande

CTO, Kinetix

Deep learning expert, graduated from CentraleSupélec aged 20

Paris
An end-to-end procurement tool for regional food.

Sachin Chiramel

CEO, real analytics

Experience in investment banking and financial services

Nitin Shukla

CTO, real analytics

Experienced data scientist, previously IIT

Charlotte Joy Trudgill

CEO, Jackett

Deep experience in building businesses in fragmented markets, and driving digital transformation.

Singapore

Rachiket Arya

CTO, Jackett

NUS Science and Technology Scholar, with experience in building software products from scratch.

Singapore

Masha Krol

CEO, Glowstick

Previous startup founder, created and led Human-AI Interaction team at Element AI

Toronto

Anwar Jeffrey

CTO, Glowstick

Full-stack developer, scaled backend at YC-backed GovTech from Series A to IPO

Toronto

Reid Hoffman

Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn

Investor and board member at Entrepreneur First, previously PayPal, Apple and Fujitsu

Theo Saville 

CEO, CloudNC

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineer, background in metals 3D printing

London

Chris Emery

CTO, CloudNC

Engineer programming since age 12, expert in 3D graphics and high-performance computing

London

Venkat Raju

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First

Serial entrepreneur and prolific angel investor and mentor

We introduce the co-founders of the next big tech companies.

We select the world’s most talented people to join our cohorts, find their ideal co-founder and build from the ground up.

Jean-Baptiste Clouard

CEO, Flowlity

Experienced in supply chains, previously Anaplan, Quintiq, and Dassault Systèmes

Karim Benchaaboun

CTO, Flowlity

Machine learning engineer, previously Axa and Criteo

Natalie Doran

CEO, Lytehouse

Built start-ups, working across gaming, HR and Blockchain

Jean-Vincent de Carvalho

CTO, Lytehouse

Hacker, full-stack engineer and machine learning expert.

Megan Lam

CEO, Neurum

Held research fellowship at Yale School of Medicine and advisor to HealthTech developments

Hong Kong

Caleb Chiu

CTO, Neurum

Expert in consumer applications, developed AI-enabled digital therapeutics

Hong Kong

Zeena Qureshi

CEO, Sonantic

Speech and language therapy expert

John Flynn

CTO, Sonantic

MSc Sound Computing, film industry
Cleo is the money app that has your back.

Lara Hammerle

CEO, HIER Foods

Experienced in growth, built company to 6,000 users in 6 months

Berlin

Mark Jager

CPO, HIER Foods

Product veteran with expertise in UX1

Berlin

Shao-Ning Huang

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First

Exited founder, private investor, active angel and startup advocate

Rob Bishop

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First

Investor and founder of Magic Pony, built through Entrepreneur First and exited to Twitter for $150M

Alex Dalyac

CEO, Tractable

Ex-Imperial College London, LSE and Rocket Internet, co-founded EF's first Unicorn, Tractable

London

Razvan Ranca

CTO, Tractable

Computer scientist, previously Cambridge, worked with leading academic in Machine Learning

London

Matthew Wilson

Co-founder (Commercial), Omnipresent

Experienced entrepreneur and technologist

London

Guenther Eisinger

Co-founder (Operations), Ominpresent

Served in the Austrian Special Forces, ran his own international business

London

Andrew Ologunebi

CEO, LottieLab

Strong knowledge of design processes and tools, and experience leading fast-growing Saas products

London

Alistair Thomson

CTO, LottieLab

Expert software development skills in building graphically-intense & high-traffic products and games

London

Chris Zemina

CEO, Airbank

Experienced in FinTech investments

Berlin

Patrick de Castro Neuhaus

CTO, Airbank

Experienced developer and tech consultant for financial services companies

Berlin

Helen Murphy

CEO, Opply

Strong expertise in leading commercial and technical businesses across consumer goods and operations

London

Martin Postel

CTO, Opply

Expert in automation and optimisation for supply and production, with a PhD in AI in Manufacturing

London

Simon Jones

CEO, Voltz

Strong financial technology startup background; prior founder, operator and investor

London

Artur Begyan

CTO, Voltz

Mathematical financial developer and economist, including working as a Quant at Bank of America

London

Akanksha Jagwani

CEO, SixSense

Mechanical engineer, led digital product design and management teams

Singapore

Avni Agrawal

CTO, SixSense

Computer science engineer, experience in big data analytics and machine learning

Singapore
Sonantic has built the world's most expressive and realistic artificial voices

Zeena Qureshi

CEO, Sonantic

Speech and language therapy expert

John Flynn

CTO, Sonantic

MSc Sound Computing, film industry

Srivar Harlalka

CBO, Flippy

MSc in Finance and Strategy, founded 3 consumer facing startups

Bangalore

Srinidhi Moodalagiri

CPO, Flippy

Computer scientist, built risk models for multi-billion dollar consumer portfolios

Bangalore

Sasha Haco

CEO, Unitary

Astrophysicist, previously Cambridge and Harvard

London

James Thewlis

CTO, Unitary

Computer vision expert, previously Facebook and AdTech

London
A risk monitoring solution to detect and prevent illegal use of cryptocurrencies

Rathin Shah

CEO, Spenny

Worked in investment banking and management at JP Morgan Chase, graduate of BITS Pilani

Gaurav Arora

CTO, Spenny

Software engineer, previously Netflix and Ixigo

Rayna Patel

CEO, VineHealth

Doctor and neuroscientist, previously Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Columbia

London

Georgina Kirby

CTO, VineHealth

Data scientist, previously Imperial College London and GSK

London

Brittany Harris

CEO, Qflow

Experienced civil engineer, recognised thought leader in building sustainable futures

London

Jade Cohen

CPO, Qflow

Environmental advisor, managed environmental impact on Crossrail

London
Since 2011

$10B+

Combined portfolio value

3000+

Individuals joined

500+

Companies founded
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How to be a Founder

How entrepreneurs can identify, fund, and launch their best ideas.

Having worked with thousands of founders to create companies worth billions, in this new book, Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck share everything you need to become a founder.

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Announcing

$158M Series C for the next generation of founders

We’ve raised a $158M Series C to invest in the next generation of exceptional founders.

The round is backed by an alliance of technology leaders, including Patrick Collison and John Collison (co-founders of Stripe); Tom Blomfield (Monzo and GoCardless); Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn and PayPal); Matt Mullenweg (WordPress); and Nat Friedman (GitHub).

So far, our portfolio has generated over $10B in value. And we’re just getting started.

Where the best potential co-founders meet their match.

We hand-select exceptional people for their potential to co-found globally important companies. We then give them the opportunity to test partnerships, find their ideal co-founder, and build from scratch on our platform.

Along the way, we provide access to world-leading advisors and venture partners, the opportunity to pitch for pre-seed funding, and an introduction to our network of investors.

How it works
Introducing Entrepreneur First Web3

Build the future of the decentralised web

In Autumn 2022, we will launch the first cohort of our new platform, Entrepreneur First Web3, in partnership with the Tezos Foundation.

EF Web3 is for talented individuals with a clear conviction to build on the decentralised web to find their co-founder, and build web3 projects from scratch.

Find out more
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Our companies include

Tractable

SERIES D
London 2014
Deep learning for accident and disaster recovery. Valued at $1B as of their last round, co-led by Insight Partners and Georgian Partners.

AccuRx

SERIES B
London 2016
Healthcare communication platform, raised a $38M Series B led by Lakestar.

Magic Pony Technology

EXIT
London 2014
Patented image-processing technology delivering high quality video streaming over low bandwidth, acquired by Twitter.

Dishpatch

SEED
London 2020
Enabling the UK’s best restaurants to deliver meal kits UK-wide, Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Retail Pulse

SEED
Bangalore 2020
Computer vision to provide real-time display analytics, connecting businesses to millions of mom and pop stores.

Pencil

SEED
Singapore 2018
Creative AI platform for digital advertising teams, backed by Sequoia Surge.

The Lowdown

PRE-SEED
London 2020
World’s first review platform for contraception with a community of 80,000 monthly users and growing.

Alcemy

SEED
Berlin 2018
Using machine learning to produce concrete faster and cheaper, with potential to save the equivalent of the UK’s entire carbon emissions.

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