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Founders Factory

2 Arundel Street, Arundel Street Building, 180 Strand, London, England, WC2R 3DA, United Kingdom

Overview

Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world's leading companies. We invest across four key themes - fintech, health, climate, and deeptech. Founded in 2015 by Brent Hoberman, Henry Lane Fox and George Northcott, Founders Factory combines capital and bespoke support from a team of over 70 specialists with a broad network of corporates and established entrepreneurs. Founders Factory has backed over 300 technology companies globally. Corporate partners include Aviva, L’Oreal, Guardian Media Group, easyJet, Reckitt, Marks and Spencer, CSC Group, J&J, Deutsche Telekom, Fastweb, Pico Global, Mediobanca and Standard Bank.

Total investments
37
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
5
Active investors
9

Sector focus

  • CleanTech
  • Consumer
  • FinTech
  • GreenTech
  • Health Care
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Mining
  • SaaS
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Investment portfolio

  • Fluent

    Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

    Fluent is developing a low‑risk, minimally invasive brain–computer interface inserted beneath the scalp but outside the skull and positioned over the motor cortex to record activity related to speech muscles. The device’s signals are decoded and converted into text to enable faster communication for people with impaired speech from neurological conditions. Fluent has filed provisional patents and progressed through the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre’s TRAM Accelerator, and previously secured Proof of Concept funding. The company has raised over $2 million in its current pre-seed financing round from a mix of Australian and international investors. Fluent plans to begin human clinical trials later this year in Melbourne. Additional plans and operating metrics were not disclosed in the articles.

  • Alomana

    Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

    Alomana offers Alo, an enterprise AI autonomy platform that executes autonomous workflows across data, applications, and code for production-level execution. Alo can generate full-stack apps, perform complex data analysis, and automate financial and operational controls within existing enterprise systems. The platform is used to automate operations, risk analysis, sales, KYC, and marketing. Alomana reports deployments across the finance, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical sectors and a base of over 500 enterprise clients. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Giuseppe Ettorre and plans to use its recent seed funding to advance autonomous features and expand large-scale deployments across Europe. No revenue or valuation figures were disclosed in the articles.

  • WealthAI

    Led · Seed · Jan 2026

    WealthAI develops a modular, AI-driven operating platform that delivers built-in connectivity, shared data, and an agentic interface branded the WealthAI Assistant. The system already powers AI-driven modules used by wealth-management and family-office clients and offers a marketplace that integrates with third-party data providers such as Morningstar and Capital Economics. Founders Jason Nabi (CEO) and Paul de Gruchy designed the platform to be modular so that firms can add or swap capabilities as their needs evolve. The fresh capital will allow the company to scale both its product suite and its operational footprint. Although no specific revenue or user metrics were disclosed, the company has now attracted external financing to accelerate commercial deployment. Its current financial position includes a $1 million pre-seed raise co-led by Fuel Ventures and Founders Factory, supplemented by undisclosed angel participation.

  • Conveyd

    Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

    Conveyd is a London-based startup that blends purpose-built artificial intelligence with specialist lawyers to deliver end-to-end residential conveyancing. After home buyers upload transaction details, the platform advises on required information and then executes time-intensive tasks such as ID checks, mortgage and search reports, document collection, and third-party chasing. Approximately 50 % of the conveyancing process is completed by Conveyd’s automated systems, allowing expert human lawyers to focus on final review and sign-off. Since its March 2025 launch, the company has already supported hundreds of property purchases and re-mortgages, demonstrating early market traction. Conveyd plans to use new capital to roll out AI agents capable of reviewing remortgage and purchase cases to trainee-solicitor standards, producing lawyer-ready files. This expansion aims to further shorten transaction times for both consumers and conveyancing firms. Financially, the company has raised a £2.5 million seed round to fund these technological advancements.

  • Hades Mining

    Participated · Seed · Aug 2025

    Hades Mining is building a technology-driven resources company centered on its IPL Cerberus laser drilling system. The team includes experts in photonics and aims to make the economic extraction of critical minerals in Europe viable. Initial operational focus is on copper and palladium to support the energy transition, while the company cites geothermal resource development as a longer-term objective. The founder and CEO, Dr. Max Werner, brings experience from military service, strategy consulting at KPMG, drone development at Wecorp Industries, and strategy leadership at AI defense firm Adarga. The company positions itself within the Deep-Tech scene and seeks to reduce European dependence on foreign critical-raw-material supply.

Team

  • Henry Fox

    CEO & Co-Founder

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  • Brent Hoberman

    Executive Chairman and Co-Founder

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  • George Northcott

    Head of Business Development

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  • Paul Egan

    Chief Incubation Officer & Chief Technology Officer

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