# Entrepreneur First: portfolio, investments and team

> Entrepreneur First is an accelerator based in United Kingdom. 332 investments on record, 55 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Entrepreneur First

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 332 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $133M, Feb 2026 Accelerator

Pre-seed Seed Internet Service Industry Artificial Intelligence (ai)

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Deploying now

**85%** of best year **55** **cheques in 12 months**, 332 on record

Since the last cheque **10** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.6M** Cheque size, as they say **$125K – $250K** Rounds led **0 of 332** Sole investor **53 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 56%**

Pitch Entrepreneur First

## Entrepreneur First highlights

- 01 55 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 53 rounds, median $685K
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Join a cohort of peers you’ll work alongside at one of our global offices and by Demo Day, the top performing founders will be generating hundreds of thousands of revenue. From their own website

- **Type:** Accelerator
- **Cheque size:** $125K – $250K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed
- **Sectors:** Internet Service Industry Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **332 appearances**

- **2026** 44 rounds
- **Oct** **[Opply](https://millionrounds.com/company/opply)** Seed · GB · Google News search **$7.5M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Scarlet](https://millionrounds.com/company/scarlet)** Series B · GB · Tech.eu **$50M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Jack & Jill](https://millionrounds.com/company/jack-and-jill)** Series A · GB · Air Street Capital **$40M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Open Cosmos](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-cosmos)** Growth · GB · ETF Partners **$346M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[CloudNC](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudnc)** Series B · GB · TechCrunch **$20M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[HelmGuard AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/helmguard-ai)** Seed · GB **$7.3M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Pharosyn](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharosyn)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Phantasma Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/phantasma-labs)** Venture · DE **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[ByteAsk](https://millionrounds.com/company/byteask)** Pre-seed · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Omini](https://millionrounds.com/company/omini)** Seed · FR **$150K** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Vivid Machines](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivid-machines)** Grant · CA **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Peripheral Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/peripheral-labs)** Seed · CA · BetaKit **$8.7M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Olix](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix)** Growth · GB · Isomer Capital **$312M** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[Hadean](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadean)** Grant · GB **$114K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Juno Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/juno-bio)** Venture · GB **$3.8M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[EverSettled](https://millionrounds.com/company/eversettled)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Freshflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshflow)** Series A · DE **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Uncovr](https://millionrounds.com/company/uncovr)** Seed · US **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Scope AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopeai)** Series A · GB **$20M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Kaizan](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaizan)** Seed · GB **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Certo](https://millionrounds.com/company/certo)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Asterix Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/asterix-health)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.9M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Shatterdome Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/shatterdome-energy)** Pre-seed · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Davis AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/davis-ai)** Pre-seed · FR **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[AUDIOGEN](https://millionrounds.com/company/audiogen)** Seed · GB **$2.2M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[SquareMind](https://millionrounds.com/company/squaremind)** Series A · FR · TechStartups **$18M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[DeepSpin](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepspin)** Grant · DE **$2.6M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Orbital Matter](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital-matter)** Venture · PL **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Round Treasury](https://millionrounds.com/company/round-treasury)** Seed · GB **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Hadean](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadean)** GB · Entrepreneur First **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Omnea](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnea)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Mutable Tactics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mutable-tactics)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.1M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Level Nine](https://millionrounds.com/company/level-nine)** Seed · DE · Firms' own news pages **$4.6M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Electric Twin](https://millionrounds.com/company/electric-twin)** Seed · GB · Mercuri VC **$10M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Series C · GB · Entrepreneur First **$45M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Seamflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/seamflow)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[OLIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix)** Series A · GB **$220M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[The Bland Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-bland-company)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.7M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[The Compression Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-compression-company)** Pre-seed **$3.4M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **9 named**

AY **Alice Yvonne Bentinck** Executive Officer of the General Partner of the Partnership i Filing they signed

AM **Anne Marie Alexander Droste** Director i Filing they signed

EF **Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager LLP** the Investment Manager i Filing they signed

JW **Joe White** Executive Officer of the General Partner of the Partnership i Filing they signed

JC **Jonathan Clifford** Director i Filing they signed

MP **Matthew Philip Clifford** Executive Officer of the General Partner of the Partnership i Filing they signed

RA **Robert Alexander Crompton** Director i Filing they signed

TS **Thomas Shinner** Chief Operating Officer i Form ADV

TS **Tom Shinner** Member of the Investment Manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **25** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$891M** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager LLP
- **SEC number:** CRD 300402

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 3 we have independently watched raise

Alchemy Portfolio [START]

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Scape Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/scape-technologies)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$40M** Feb 2020

**[Magic Pony Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic-pony-technology)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **$150M** Jun 2016

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$133M**

raised in Feb 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed

Median round joined **$3.6M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$685K**

Led 0 of 332 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $125K – $250K
- **Sole investor:** 53 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *112*
- Venture *79*
- Pre-seed said *50*
- Series A *47*
- Series B *16*
- Grant *8*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Transpose Platform Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transpose-platform-management) 25
- [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) 20
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 18
- [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) 16
- [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) 15
- [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) 14

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Entrepreneur First. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Transpose Platform Management** VC firm **25** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transpose-platform-management)[**LocalGlobe** VC firm **20** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**SOSV** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)[**Bpifrance** Government **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance)[**Charlie Songhurst** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst)[**Creative Destruction Lab** Accelerator **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab)[**500 Global** Angel **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**EIC Accelerator** Government **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Google for Startups** Accelerator **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)[**Octopus Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Entrepreneur First put money into.

[**Opply** $7.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opply)[**Scarlet** $50M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/scarlet)[**Open Cosmos** $346M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-cosmos)[**CloudNC** $20M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudnc)[**HelmGuard AI** $7.3M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/helmguard-ai)[**Pharosyn** $3.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharosyn)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Entrepreneur First in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 2 Aug 2024 · 1h 1m Entrepreneur First’s Founder On Indian Talent, AI Startups, Selling SaaS Globally And Silicon Valley Mentions [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)[Matt Clifford](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-clifford) Apple Podcasts
- [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) 29 May 2024 · 34 min 🧬 Grant Aarons - FabricNano - Part 3 | Meeting His Co-Founder at Entrepreneur First | Importance of Sales to the Scientific Community | Disrupting the Petrochemical Industry | The Dark Horse of Biology, Synthetic Biology With [Grant Aarons](https://millionrounds.com/person/grant-aarons) Mentions [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) 22 May 2024 · 42 min 🧬 Grant Aarons - FabricNano - Part 2 | The Defensibility of Software Companies | Studying Econometrics at London Business School | Joining Entrepreneur First | Becoming a Biotech Startup CEO & Navigating the Startup Journey With [Grant Aarons](https://millionrounds.com/person/grant-aarons) Mentions [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 23 Mar 2023 · 43 min Interview: Seven-figure salaries and AI sovereignty, with Entrepreneur First's Matt Clifford With [Matt Clifford](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-clifford) Mentions [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple Podcasts
- [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 12 Mar 2023 · 33 min VC10X - What is talent investing? - Rahul Samat, India Partner, Entrepreneur First Mentions [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 10 Feb 2022 · 39 min Bernadette Cho: Chief of Staff Learnings, Leading Entrepreneur First & Saying Yes - E135 Mentions [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 20 Jul 2025 · 41 min Saurabh Chauhan: From EF to YC, Beating the Hype & Building AI Finance Agents – E603 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) 5 May 2025 · 36 min 🧬 Purpose-Driven Innovation: Building Teams to Solve Biotech Problems | Bogdan Knezevic (Part 3/4) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 14 Aug 2024 · 46 min Building Innovation Hubs: The UK & Beyond Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 1 Jul 2024 · 1h 3m 20VC: LLMs Are Reaching a Stage of Diminishing Returns: What is the Next S Curve | The Bull & Bear Case for China's Ability to Challenge the US' AI Capabilities | How AI Changes the Future of War & How Agents Will Reshape Society with Matt Clifford @ EF Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Entrepreneur First

### What does Entrepreneur First invest in?

Entrepreneur First invests most often at Seed and Venture (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet, Service Industry and Artificial Intelligence (ai).

### How active is Entrepreneur First?

332 investments on record, 55 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Entrepreneur First invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Opply (Seed, Oct 2026), Scarlet (Series B, Oct 2026) and Jack & Jill (Series A, Sept 2026).

### How big are Entrepreneur First's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.6M. It says it writes cheques of $125K to $250K.

### Does Entrepreneur First lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 332 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Entrepreneur First invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (56%), the United States (18%) and Germany (10%).

### Is Entrepreneur First investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 55 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Entrepreneur First invest alongside?

Most often Transpose Platform Management (25 rounds together), LocalGlobe (20 rounds together) and Y Combinator (18 rounds together).

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