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Entrepreneur First

Shoreditch Exchange, Senna Building, Gorsuch Place, London, E2 8JF, United Kingdom

Overview

Platform for building technology companies and connecting co-founders.

Founded

2011

Deals ยท 12mo

29

Links

WebsiteLinkedInX (Twitter)

Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

France
Germany
India
Singapore
...

Sector focus

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
...

Investment portfolio

170rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
ByteAsk
Sep 2026Led
$1 MSeed
Jack & Jill
Sep 2026Participated
$40 MSeries A
Open Cosmos
Sep 2026Participated
$348 MOther Equity
HelmGuard
Sep 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
CloudNC
Sep 2026Participated
$20 MSeries B
Pharosyn
Sep 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Peripheral Labs
Aug 2026Participated
$9 MSeed
Inversion Semiconductor
Aug 2026Led
$1 MSeed
EverSettled
Jul 2026Participated
$5 MSeed
Juno Bio
Jul 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
Rig
Jul 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Uncovr
Jun 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
ByteAsk
Sep 2026Led
$1 MSeed
Jack & Jill
Sep 2026Participated
$40 MSeries A
Open Cosmos
Sep 2026Participated
$348 MOther Equity
HelmGuard
Sep 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
CloudNC
Sep 2026Participated
$20 MSeries B
Pharosyn
Sep 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Peripheral Labs
Aug 2026Participated
$9 MSeed
Inversion Semiconductor
Aug 2026Led
$1 MSeed
EverSettled
Jul 2026Participated
$5 MSeed
Juno Bio
Jul 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
Rig
Jul 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Uncovr
Jun 2026Participated
$7 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Entrepreneur First: 170 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Entrepreneur First: 170 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed1296
Series A126
Series B03
Series C+01
Other Equity128
Debt11

Monthly Deal Activity

Entrepreneur First: 170 deals are recorded across 121 months.All available history.
Entrepreneur First: 170 deals are recorded across 121 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Oct '161
Nov '161
Dec '160
Jan '170
Feb '170
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '171
Jun '171
Jul '172
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '171
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '182
May '181
Jun '182
Jul '181
Aug '180
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '182
Dec '181
Jan '192
Feb '192
Mar '194
Apr '191
May '190
Jun '192
Jul '191
Aug '190
Sep '191
Oct '190
Nov '191
Dec '191
Jan '200
Feb '201
Mar '202
Apr '202
May '201
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '203
Sep '200
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '206
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '211
May '211
Jun '215
Jul '211
Aug '210
Sep '215
Oct '214
Nov '213
Dec '212
Jan '223
Feb '222
Mar '222
Apr '224
May '221
Jun '223
Jul '222
Aug '222
Sep '223
Oct '221
Nov '222
Dec '220
Jan '231
Feb '232
Mar '230
Apr '234
May '232
Jun '231
Jul '232
Aug '231
Sep '231
Oct '232
Nov '230
Dec '232
Jan '240
Feb '242
Mar '241
Apr '241
May '243
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '240
Sep '240
Oct '241
Nov '242
Dec '243
Jan '250
Feb '253
Mar '250
Apr '251
May '254
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '252
Sep '252
Oct '252
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '263
Feb '263
Mar '262
Apr '261
May '264
Jun '261
Jul '263
Aug '262
Sep '266
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Entrepreneur First: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (68 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Entrepreneur First: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (68 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
AI & Machine Learning68
Enterprise Software51
Health & Life Sciences35
Fintech28
Networks, Cloud & Communication26
Professional Services24
Space & Frontier Tech23
Hardware & Robotics19
Manufacturing16
Data, Analytics & IT15
Clean Energy & Sustainability12
Media & Entertainment12
Real Estate & Construction10
Cybersecurity & Privacy8
Transportation & Logistics8
Consumer & Lifestyle8
Developer Tools8
AR/VR7
Food & Agriculture7
Crypto & Blockchain5
Education & Workforce4
E-Commerce & Retail4
Marketing & Advertising3
Social & Community Platforms3
Gaming & eSports1

Deal Size Distribution

Entrepreneur First: 170 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Entrepreneur First: 170 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M105
$5M-$10M31
$10M-$25M25
$25M-$50M7
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M1
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Entrepreneur First: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (103 deals).All available history.

Top 9 of 9 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Entrepreneur First: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (103 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe103
United States26
Singapore17
India15
Canada5
W1w 5pf1
452121
United Arab Emirates1
Mexico1
Entrepreneur First: 20 co-investors are shown, with LocalGlobe sharing 16 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Entrepreneur First: 20 co-investors are shown, with LocalGlobe sharing 16 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
LocalGlobe16
Transpose Platform14
SOSV7
Y Combinator7
Khosla Ventures6
Octopus Ventures6
Playfair Capital6
Speedinvest6
Accelerated Digital Ventures5
Episode 15
Redalpine5
Redstart Labs5
SGInnovate5
Acequia Capital4
Alumni Ventures4
Index Ventures4
Molten Ventures4
Plug and Play4
Sands Capital4
Seedcamp4

Investment Strategy

Entrepreneur First: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation.All available history.
Entrepreneur First: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led159%
Participating15591%
Entrepreneur First: Single-lead accounts for 20% and co-led for 80% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Entrepreneur First: Single-lead accounts for 20% and co-led for 80% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead320%
Co-led1280%

Team

Aditya Agarwalla

Co-Founder & CEO

Akash Venkat

Business Management

Alice Bentinck

CPO & Co-Founder

Anthony Finkelstein

Science Partner

Ashwin Chandrasekaran

Company Building (Form) Team, India

Chris Mairs

Venture Partner

Coralie Chaufour

General Manager - France

Danica Kragic

Science Partner

Joseph Ros

Partner

Matt Clifford

Co-Founder & CEO

Mokshit Naidu
Oliver Walerys

Founder

Phil Blunsom

Science Partner

Rahul Samat
Shikhar Shukla
Shubham Korde