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The Twenty Minute VC · 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
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MentionsEntrepreneur First
Matt Clifford is the Co-Founder of Entrepreneur First (EF), the leading global talent investor and incubator. EF has incubated startups worth over $10bn, including Cleo, Tractable and Aztec Protocol. Matt is also Chair of ARIA, the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency, and advises the UK… More on the show's page
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Startup Europe · 23 Mar 2023 · 43 min
Interview: Seven-figure salaries and AI sovereignty, with Entrepreneur First's Matt Clifford
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MentionsEntrepreneur FirstGoogle
This week it's a longer form interview with Matt Clifford, founder of early stage investor and startup builder Entrepreneur First. He's also recently been appointed as an AI advisor to the UK government, so we brought him into the Sifted studio to ask him how the UK and Europe can have an AI…
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Greymatter · 23 Aug 2022 · 55 min
Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford | How To Be A Founder
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MentionsEntrepreneur First
The “talent investor" Entrepreneur First was created with a mission to connect founders no matter where they are in the world, and recruits and backs them at the very earliest stages. By focusing on connecting individuals rather than defined teams, they've gained a unique perspective into what… More on the show's page
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Village Global Podcast · 12 Apr 2020 · 1h 1m
Cultivating More Entrepreneurs For Social Impact with Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck
WithMatt Clifford
MentionsEntrepreneur First
Matt Clifford (@matthewclifford) and Alice Bentinck (@alicebentinck), co-founders of Entrepreneur First, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - What EF is all about and why Matt says that being an entrepreneur is one of the highest-leverage ways to change the world. - How to do ideation well,… More on the show's page
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Invest Like the Best · 14 Jan 2020 · 1h 17m
Matt Clifford – Investing Pre-Company - [Invest Like the Best, EP.154]
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MentionsEntrepreneur First
My guest today is Matt Clifford. He’s the co-founder of Entrepreneur First, the world’s leading talent investor. They invest “pre-company” by helping the best people in cities around the world find a co-founder, develop an idea, and start a company. So far, they’ve helped 1000 people start 200… More on the show's page
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The Twenty Minute VC · 11 May 2016 · 27 min
20VC: Why More People Should Be Entrepreneurs & How Do You Know When You Are Ready with Matt Clifford @ Entrepreneur First
WithMatt Clifford
MentionsEntrepreneur First
Matt Clifford is co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First , Europe's leading pre-seed investment programme for founders of deep technology startups. Founded in 2011, EF backs the world's top technical talent pre-company. EF's startups have raised over $100m in funding and are breaking ground in… More on the show's page
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Scaling Europe · 11 Dec 2025 · 42 min
An interview with Alice Bentinck: CoFounder and CEO at Entrepreneurs First
MentionsMatt Clifford
Alice co-founded Entrepreneurs First in 2011 along with Matt Clifford and is now the CEO of the business.The company has backed a range of amazing startups including Cleo, Tractable and PolyAI. While the portfolio is performing stronger than ever the team have come under fire for relocating their… More on the show's page
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The a16z Show · 14 Aug 2024 · 46 min
Building Innovation Hubs: The UK & Beyond
MentionsAndreessen HorowitzEntrepreneur FirstMatt Clifford
This episode from Web3 with a16z Crypto, is all about innovation on a global scale, exploring both ecosystem and individual talent levels. We examine what works and what doesn’t, how certain regions evolve into startup hubs and economic powerhouses, and what constitutes entrepreneurial talent. We… More on the show's page
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The Neon Show · 2 Aug 2024 · 1h 1m
Entrepreneur First’s Founder On Indian Talent, AI Startups, Selling SaaS Globally And Silicon Valley
MentionsEntrepreneur FirstMatt Clifford
Talent Investing and the Future of Entrepreneurship In this episode, we have Matt Clifford, founder of Entrepreneur First, an organization focused on talent investing. We cover how EF invests in talent, the success stories and unicorns that have emerged, and whether location truly matters for…
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Invest Like the Best · 12 Jul 2022 · 1h 6m
Alice Bentinck - Building a Start-Up Machine - [Invest Like the Best, EP.285]
MentionsEntrepreneur FirstMatt Clifford
My guest today is Alice Bentinck, co-founder of Entrepreneur First. Entrepreneur First, or EF, invests pre-company by systematizing the way that talented individuals find co-founders, develop ideas, and scale into companies. They’re an incubator of teams and ideas on a mission to create impactful… More on the show's page
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Greymatter · 20 Oct 2020 · 44 min
Entrepreneur First | Successful Co-Founder Dynamics
MentionsEntrepreneur FirstMatt Clifford
Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford founded Entrepreneur First in 2011 with a mission to expand the global network of entrepreneurs and investors – so that one's geographical location doesn't make or break whether they have the opportunity to participate in the startup ecosystem. The "talent investor"… More on the show's page
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