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Learnings from Calm founder Michael Acton Smith on building a mental health unicorn

Michael Acton Smith, the British entrepreneur behind Calm and Moshi Monsters, shares the most valuable lessons he’s learned as a founder

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Launching Martee’s—data-powered, distributed access to fresh food

Learn more about Martee’s, the latest business to spin out of our Nesta Mission Studio

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Learnings from Calm founder Michael Acton Smith on building a mental health unicorn

Michael Acton Smith, the British entrepreneur behind Calm and Moshi Monsters, shares the most valuable lessons he’s learned as a founder

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What does defensibility look like in AI?

With new AI businesses and products being released on an almost daily basis, our Head of Data Science Bianca Furtuna asks—how can AI startups set themselves apart?

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Efficient Growth: Doing more with less in an early stage startup

Who says growth and cost efficiency are mutually exclusive? Head of Growth shares his guide for leaner startup growth

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Investing in Jeevan—direct air carbon capture

Learn more about our investment in Jeevan, who are pioneering a novel method of direct carbon capture and storage

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Investing in Jack Fertility—D2C male fertility testing

Find out more about our latest Accelerator investment, Jack Fertility, and their plans for broadening access to fertility testing for men

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Investing in Foxtrot Health—preventative platform for cognitive decline

Find out more about our latest accelerator investment, Foxtrot Health, and how they building a solution to strengthen cognitive health into old age

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Startup Finances: How to lay strong foundations

From cash management to outsourcing your finance function, here’s our advice for founders on laying strong foundations for your startup finances

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Investing in ACUA Ocean—ocean data collection vessels

Dive into the world of ocean data collection with Acua Ocean, our first investment with Blue Action Accelerator

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Investing in CetoAI—powerful predictive analytics for the maritime industry

Find out more about how CetoAI is revolutionising ship maintenance and marine insurance

factory news

Launching Plural.fi—insurance built on web3 for web3

Discover how Plural.fi is revolutionising insurance with its decentralised and peer-to-peer insurance architecture for digital assets and crypto

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Exploring Financial Longevity

Key themes and opportunities we’re exploring around the crossroads of longevity and fintech

factory news

Investing in Woven Advice—transforming financial advice

Learn how Woven Advice is solving the operational crisis in the financial advice industry with an integrated data dashboard and user-friendly tools

trends

Investing in Climate: Learnings from G-Force Fund I

G-Force partners Louis Warner and Marian Gazdik reflect on the successes and challenges from our first Sustainability Seed Programme, and the learnings they’re taking into Fund II

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How to find a co-founder

Founders Factory Head of Talent Raluca Ciobancan shares her advice on finding a copilot for your business

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