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Founders Factory

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 106 cheques on record.

Deploying nowAccelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AIvdB2CConsumer

Deploying now
77%of best year17cheques in 12 months, 106 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MCheque size, as they say$30K – $500KRounds led0 of 106Sole investor19 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 50%
Pitch Founders Factory

Founders Factory highlights

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    17 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 19 rounds, median $1.1M

What they do

Founders Factory: Venture Studio and Startup AcceleratorFrom their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$30K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
IvdB2CConsumer
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first106 appearances

  1. 2026

    12 rounds

  2. Sept
    finQbitVenture · PLUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    Scan.comDebt · GB$130MWith 2 others
  4. Jul
    FluentAU · Startup Daily$2.0MWith 6 others
  5. Jun
    Terra AISeries A · US$20MWith 3 others
  6. Jun
    Talkin' ThingsVenture · PLUndisclosedSole investor
  7. May
    KaizanSeed · GB$3.0MWith 1 other
  8. Mar
    Gen AI LastSeed · RO$550KWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    WealthAIPre-seed · GB$531KWith 1 other
  10. Mar
    AlomanaSeed · IT$4.6MWith 3 others
  11. Feb
    Hades MiningSeed · DE$18MWith 3 others
  12. Feb
    Supra Elemental RecoveryPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  13. Jan
    WealthAIPre-seed · GB$1.0MWith 2 others
  14. 2025

    21 rounds

  15. Dec
    SpoorSeries A · NO$9.4MWith 1 other
  16. Dec
    ConveydSeed · GB$3.3MWith 1 other
  17. Nov
    FalkinPre-seed · GB$2.0MWith 3 others
  18. Nov
    EediVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  19. Nov
    Scan.comVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. Oct
    VycarbSeed · US · AlleyWatch$5.0MWith 2 others
  21. Oct
    RainStickVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Oct
    UnfabledSeed · GB$1.7MWith 5 others
  23. Oct
    Jack FertilityPre-seed · GB$674KWith 1 other
  24. Oct
    Terra AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. Sept
    FORAY bioscienceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  26. Aug
    MeshedPre-seed · GB$1.3MWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    WallroundSeed · DE$4.9MWith 1 other
  28. May
    Clothes DoctorVenture · GB$662KWith 1 other
  29. Apr
    CetoSeed · GB$4.8MWith 1 other
  30. Apr
    ThunderstoneVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Mar
    ProspectralVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  32. Mar
    Phoenix SecurityPre-seed · GB$223KSole investor
  33. Feb
    ClaroPre-seed · DE$680KWith 2 others
  34. Jan
    SoarceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  35. Jan
    ScaleXPSeed · GB$800KWith 3 others
  36. 2024

    11 rounds

  37. Oct
    PerlegoVenture · GB$20MWith 2 others
  38. Oct
    RuubyVenture · GB$2.6MWith 1 other
  39. Sept
    DialogSpherePre-seed · IT$300KSole investor
  40. Sept
    SunchemVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Jul
    Byway TravelSeries A · GB$6.4MWith 2 others
  42. Jun
    StoryblokSeries C · AT$80MWith 2 others
  43. May
    EleosSeed · GB$4.1MWith 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

We hold 27 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

26 of 60 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Founders Factory put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Founders Factory in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Founders Factory

What does Founders Factory invest in?

Founders Factory invests most often at Seed and Venture (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ivd, B2C and Consumer.

How active is Founders Factory?

106 investments on record, 17 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Founders Factory invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: finQbit (Venture, Sept 2026), Scan.com (Debt, Aug 2026) and Fluent (Jul 2026).

How big are Founders Factory's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M. It says it writes cheques of $30K to $500K.

Does Founders Factory lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 106 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Founders Factory invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (50%), the United States (20%) and Germany (8%).

Is Founders Factory investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 17 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Founders Factory invest alongside?

Most often Plug and Play (10 rounds together), Ascension (7 rounds together) and Fuel Ventures (6 rounds together).

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