When was Entrepreneur First founded?

Entrepreneur First was founded in 2011.

Where is Entrepreneur First's headquarters located?

Entrepreneur First's headquarters is located in London ( United Kingdom ).

How big is Entrepreneur First's investment team?

Entrepreneur First has a team of 106, including 44 partners.

How many companies has Entrepreneur First invested in?

Entrepreneur First has invested in 494 companies, including Deliveroo & Cleo AI.

Which companies has Entrepreneur First invested in lately?

Repello AI & Kyron.bio are the latest investments by Entrepreneur First.

How many exits has Entrepreneur First been involved in?

Entrepreneur First's portfolio has seen 51 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Entrepreneur First's portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Entrepreneur First's portfolio.

Entrepreneur First - 2025 Investor Profile, Team & Investment Trends - Tracxn

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Entrepreneur First, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2011, is based in London, United Kingdom. With a presence in 15 countries, it has supported around 494 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Jun 2025, Entrepreneur First has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 51 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Deliveroo, Cleo AI and Faculty. The program is backed by a team of 106 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United Kingdom. Its latest investment was a $1.2M Seed round in Repello AI on Jun 12, 2025, which also saw participation from Venture Highway and pi Ventures.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

London, United Kingdom

Portfolio Companies

Deliveroo, Cleo AI & 492 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 35 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 5 more

Locations of Investment

United Kingdom, Singapore & 13 more

Unicorn in Portfolio

Tractable

Entrepreneur First has a portfolio of 494 companies. Their latest investment was in Repello AI(Seed Round) on Jun 12, 2025. They have 1 unicorn in their portfolio - Tractable. They have had 5 portfolio exits. Most notable exits include , and .

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Entrepreneur First has invested in 494 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 24 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 11 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Repello AI and most recent follow-on round was in VFlow Tech.

Here are Entrepreneur First's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2025 (YTD)	7	2	9
2024	7	4	11
2023	17	8	25
2022	30	15	45
2021	44	12	56
2020	33	7	40
2019	48	8	56
2018	20	3	23
2017	20	5	25
2016	15	0	15

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Entrepreneur First has made 226 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.66M, 19 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.3M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $44M.

Here are Entrepreneur First's investments by stage:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	226
Series A	19
Series B	2
Conventional Debt	1
Post IPO	1
Others	2

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Entrepreneur First has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Vertical SaaS and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 444 Tech companies, 384 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 297 Software companies and at least 148 companies focusing on Saas.

Here are Entrepreneur First's investments by sector:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	151
High Tech	123
FinTech	47
Vertical SaaS	41
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications	40
Others	342

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Entrepreneur First has made most investments in United Kingdom (97), followed by Singapore where it has made 62 investments.

Here are Entrepreneur First's investments by geography:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Country	No. of Investments
United Kingdom	97
Singapore	62
India	33
France	18
Germany	14
Others	29

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Entrepreneur First has made 9 investments in 2025 so far. Repello AI and Kyron.bio are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Entrepreneur First:

Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jun 12, 2025	Repello AI	United States	Seed	$1.2M	Venture Highway [+4]
May 28, 2025	Kyron.bio	France	Seed	$6.25M	HCVC [+2]
May 20, 2025	sensmore	Germany	Series A	$7.3M	Point Nine [+13]
May 14, 2025	VFlow Tech	Singapore	Series A	$20.5M	Granite Asia [+9]
May 08, 2025	Codeant AI	United States	Seed	$2M	Y Combinator [+4]

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Entrepreneur First has 1 unicorns in its portfolio - Tractable. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Tractable which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years after Entrepreneur First first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Entrepreneur First's portfolio:

Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
56	Tractable	AI-based vehicle inspection solutions for insurers and the automotive industry	2014	FinTech [+4]	London	Series E	xmaz{vz

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51 companies from Entrepreneur First's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were See-Mode Technologies in Jun 2025 by RadNet.

Here are Entrepreneur First's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
See-Mode Technologies	Jun 09, 2025	Aug 20, 2020	Series A	$7M
Syndi	Jun 05, 2025	-	-	-
Deliveroo	Apr 25, 2025	Jun 15, 2021	Post IPO	$11.6M
Ai Palette	Mar 11, 2025	Aug 23, 2019	Seed	$1.04M
Hubble	Jan 15, 2025	-	-	-

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Entrepreneur First has a team of 106 members including 44 Partners, 27 Venture Partners and 14 Principals located in United Kingdom, India and 10 more locations. Entrepreneur First's team sits on the board of 1 company.

Here is a list of top team members in Entrepreneur First:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact details
Reid Hoffman	Partner	United States	-	4 Emails
Matt Clifford	Partner	London	-	2 Emails
Coralie Chaufour	Partner	Paris	-	1 Email
Jonny Clifford	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Alice Bentick	Partner	London	-	-
Daniel Gonzalez	Partner	Toronto	-	2 Emails
Joseph Ros	Partner	Singapore	-	1 Email
Chloe Burles	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Helen M	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Alex Crompton	Partner	London	-	-
Ben Opene	Partner	London	-	1 Email

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Over the past 12 years, 1619 investors have co-invested in Entrepreneur First's portfolio companies.

Invested before Entrepreneur First: HAX, SGInnovate and 56 others have invested in rounds before Entrepreneur First. There are 6 companies where HAX has invested before Entrepreneur First and 4 companies where SGInnovate has invested before Entrepreneur First.
Top Co-investors of Entrepreneur First: 692 investors entered a company along with Entrepreneur First. These include investors like SGInnovate (12 companies).
Invested after Entrepreneur First: A total of 869 investors have invested in Entrepreneur First's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include LetsVenture (9 companies) and SEEDS Capital (6 companies).