Founders Factory
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Founders Factory is a VC fund in London focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. 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 70specialists 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:
- 188
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 41%
- Fund size:
- $121M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Founders Factory invests in
Stages Founders Factory invests in
Countries Founders Factory invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 13 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 35 (19%)
- Software 31 (16%)
- Information Technology 20 (11%)
- Health Care 15 (8%)
- Internet 14 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 98 (52%)
- Pre-Seed 49 (26%)
- Convertible Note 18 (10%)
- Series A 4 (2%)
- Funding Round 4 (2%)
Country
- United Kingdom 98 (52%)
- United States 22 (12%)
- Germany 8 (4%)
- Canada 7 (4%)
- Ireland 4 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sal Matteis
Director Italy
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Director Italy | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Alice Ferrari
Strategic Partnerships Lead - Travel
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Strategic Partnerships Lead - Travel | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Baris Ozaydinli
2016 FinTech / Wellness Cohort
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2016 FinTech / Wellness Cohort | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brent Hoberman
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder
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Executive Chairman and Co-Founder | Total investments: 40 | Find email | |
David Hickson
Head of Corporate Development, Founding team & Chief Strategic Development Officer
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Head of Corporate Development, Founding team & Chief Strategic Development Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 13 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Insurance is the Insurtech company that has revolutionised home insurance through technology and data. | Seed / Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| finQbit is elevating market risk to an entirely new dimension. By unleashing the full force of quantum computing, we’re transforming how finance understands and manages uncertainty. Our mission is not just to keep pace with the future but to build it, making quantum’s power accessible, practical, and indispensable. With unrivaled expertise in risk,algorithms, and software, we design solutions tailored to the financial sector that deliver real impact today with hybrid software, while opening the door to breakthroughs only quantum can achieve tomorrow. | Series A / Sep 07, 2026 | ||
FAST Metals
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FAST Metals is focused on developing innovative methods for the recovery and production of a range of valuable metals, including iron, aluminum, scandium, titanium, and rare earth elements. | $4.3M / Pre-Seed / Jul 29, 2026 | |
| Clarity is a clinical-stage company pioneering a new category of non-pharmacological treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. We develop a neuromodulation device combining immersive technology, AI and biosensors to deliver gamma sensory stimulation. Gamma waves’ sensory stimulation has been shown to significantly slow down Alzheimer'sprogression, reducing neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Clarity takes a platform approach by enabling the customization of sensory stimulation protocols based on patient data, improving experience, efficacy and scalability across a wide range of indications. The company was founded by neuroscientists from UC Berkeley, and Oxford along with execs from OURA and Philips, and is supported by leading institutions such as UCSF's Neuroscape. | Seed / Jun 01, 2026 | ||
| Chemshift Technologies is a clean-tech company which helps in refining process and transform crude lithium intermediate products. | Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Supra Elemental Recovery develops a technology platform to selectively recover high-purity critical minerals from dissolved industrial waste streams. The company initially focuses on gallium and scandium, which are important to semiconductor, aerospace, energy, defense, and communications applications. Its process uses proprietary reusablecartridges that capture and release elements in sequence, aiming to refine multiple elements from multiple feedstocks. The technology is also being evaluated for elements such as cobalt, lithium, and lanthanides used in batteries, magnets, and electronics. Supra works with partners that supply waste feedstock or purchase recovered critical minerals. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Voluna delivers a drone-based neutron system that maps subsurface minerals in real time – no rigs, no lab delays. | Pre-Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
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Material Difference
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Material Difference is an AI-powered company that helps miners accurately define ore bodies using advanced artificial intelligence tools. It enables better decision-making on where to conduct additional drilling and data collection for maximum value. By optimizing these processes, the firm drives efficiency and profitability in mining operations. | Pre-Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | |
| Watergenics mission is to map the water quality of the planet and help the society transit to a renewable economy. | Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Deep Tech Startup for 4D Digital Twinning | Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| See all 188 investments → | |||
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What does Founders Factory invest in?
Founders Factory invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 188 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Founders Factory?
The team at Founders Factory includes Sal Matteis (Director Italy), Alice Ferrari (Strategic Partnerships Lead - Travel) and Baris Ozaydinli (2016 FinTech / Wellness Cohort), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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