We power founders
to go further, faster

Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world's leading companies

We're co-founders & investors

Created by serial entrepreneurs Brent Hoberman & Henry Lane Fox, Founders Factory backs visionary founders with capital, hands-on support from a team of 100+ experts, and unrivalled access to a coalition of industry leaders and global brands.

We operate with a deep sector-focus, partnering with talented and diverse founders shaping the future of their industry.

Since 2015, we've built and backed 300+ startups globally.

Our platform

Venture Studio

Build and launch a startup with the backing of our team and partners

Accelerator

Scale your startup with our pre-seed, seed & scaleup programs

Our partners

Access to leading innovators in the world’s most influential companies is what we call our unfair advantage. Everything from distribution to data, relationships, credibility and capital.

We've backed 300+ companies

Accelerator

Perlego’s mission is to make online learning affordable for all. It provides students and professionals with unlimited access to a giant digital library of academic and business eBooks.

Raised $65m

Sector EdTech

Accelerator

Shop Circle acquires and grows the best e-commerce apps

Raised $65m

Sector Home/Hygiene

Accelerator

Raised $59.6m

Sector Travel

Accelerator

Storyblok is a Headless & API-based CMS as a Service. A CMS for editors - Structured data for developers.

Raised $47m

Sector Media

View our portfolio

Our Founders

Pavlo & Sam, Co-founders

"The Founders Factory accelerator helped us launch our product in the market, and provided outstanding support with performance and lifecycle marketing. The team also helped us develop our investor story and made some important introductions to angels and funds. The approach of Founders Factory is bespoke to each startup, and we highly recommend the experience to Founders looking to make an impact. "

Read the story of Honest Health's acquisition

Dr Kyle Grant and Tom de Wilton, Co-founders

"Founders Factory's accelerator turned out to be a real leg-up for our business. We received mentorship from some of the best minds at Reckitt Benckiser (RB), and we launched a game-changing partnership with one of their household brands, Vanish, in early 2021.

Not to mention how Founders Factory equipped us with the skills and know-how to scale our business into two new cities and hire our first team. "

Marie Chevrier, CEO & Founder

“Founders Factory was a critical part of our acceleration with L’Oreal; the team helped us position our solution in a way that would best align with the global needs of L’Oreal and worked with key stakeholders there to break corporate barriers that would have otherwise likely made it impossible for us to accelerate learnings and successes so quickly. This programme has continued to pay dividends since 2017. "

Rebekkah Brown, CEO & Founder

"When I joined Founders Factory, what struck me most was the comradeship. The biggest takeaway from the programme is the feeling that we’re now scalable. The one thing I don’t fear is whether we’ll be able to ramp up our service to reflect demand. I feel secure on the production side because Reckitt helped us do the legwork with our supply chain, putting contracts into place even when we were ordering tiny volumes. And on the growth side, I know that Founders Factory has laid the foundations and frameworks we need to keep iterating, improving the customer journey and ultimately, continue to scale."

Brendan Murdock, CEO & Founder

“Our time with Founders Factory facilitated a reimagining of the anatome digital platform and helped formulate a strategy to prepare the brand for our next stage of digital growth. The team at founders factory are true collaborators, formulating, strategizing and helping to implement anatome's digital plan and evolution, true talent to support and nurture an emerging brand.”

Sergey Klimentyev, Founder and CEO

“Running a business is very much like running a marathon. If you want to set a record you have to have a strategy, the right mental and physical conditioning, resources and a bit of lack. FF team is your pacemaker, trainer and motivator. They have the right tools and experience to bring your business on the next level. Founders who are running along create an amazing atmosphere of sharing knowledge, expertise and support. Lace up and and get moving!”

Charlie Bullock, Co-Founder and CEO

“Working with the FF team was an absolute pleasure, they helped our Scan.com team unlock so much value. Their support and guidance was particularly helpful in our £2.2M seed extension round, with their investment team making over 30 introductions to top European VC funds. Furthermore, their growth team helped us hire Tom, our amazing Head of Growth, and support him with the guidance to build a solid growth team"

Gabor Toth, Founder

“InSimu loved being part of the Founders Factory Accelerator Program. We enjoyed an agile and motivating work environment combined with a warm culture. The experts at FF are extremely highly skilled and super professional; it was a real pleasure working with them. As InSimu is based in the CEE region, even when we used e-meetings at times; those were also seamless and productive.”

Kaushal Shah, Founder and CEO

"Fast forward to the end of the programme and we had transformed from a no-frills, sustainable paper company to one that could potentially disrupt the entire print and packaging industry. FF equipped us with the perfect tools to engage with some of the biggest companies in the world. We got the chance to present our concept to decision-makers at M&S, L’Oreal and EasyJet among many others. Founders Factory is full of friendly experts that specialise in converting the potential energy of early-stage companies into kinetic success."

Andi Hadisutjipto, CEO & Co-founder

“Founders Factory has the unique ability to find exactly the right startup for the right partner, and our case was no exception. They matched L’Oreal’s needs with us perfectly, and in the process, helped us accelerate our product-market fit overall. Every partner they’ve continued to match us with since has opened our eyes to the new and ever-growing list of possibilities for scale.”

Julia Brucher & Lindsay Trombley, Co-Founders

"Being part of Founders Factory has been a fundamental element in our success every step of the way. The team is world-class, and their support has been invaluable, both in terms of hands-on assistance and coaching. They've helped us smash through more obstacles than we can count. We're so happy that we made the decision to come here, and we would do it again in a heartbeat."

Pavlo & Sam, Co-founders

"The Founders Factory accelerator helped us launch our product in the market, and provided outstanding support with performance and lifecycle marketing. The team also helped us develop our investor story and made some important introductions to angels and funds. The approach of Founders Factory is bespoke to each startup, and we highly recommend the experience to Founders looking to make an impact. "

Read the story of Honest Health's acquisition

Dr Kyle Grant and Tom de Wilton, Co-founders

"Founders Factory's accelerator turned out to be a real leg-up for our business. We received mentorship from some of the best minds at Reckitt Benckiser (RB), and we launched a game-changing partnership with one of their household brands, Vanish, in early 2021.

Not to mention how Founders Factory equipped us with the skills and know-how to scale our business into two new cities and hire our first team. "

Marie Chevrier, CEO & Founder

“Founders Factory was a critical part of our acceleration with L’Oreal; the team helped us position our solution in a way that would best align with the global needs of L’Oreal and worked with key stakeholders there to break corporate barriers that would have otherwise likely made it impossible for us to accelerate learnings and successes so quickly. This programme has continued to pay dividends since 2017. "

Rebekkah Brown, CEO & Founder

"When I joined Founders Factory, what struck me most was the comradeship. The biggest takeaway from the programme is the feeling that we’re now scalable. The one thing I don’t fear is whether we’ll be able to ramp up our service to reflect demand. I feel secure on the production side because Reckitt helped us do the legwork with our supply chain, putting contracts into place even when we were ordering tiny volumes. And on the growth side, I know that Founders Factory has laid the foundations and frameworks we need to keep iterating, improving the customer journey and ultimately, continue to scale."

Brendan Murdock, CEO & Founder

“Our time with Founders Factory facilitated a reimagining of the anatome digital platform and helped formulate a strategy to prepare the brand for our next stage of digital growth. The team at founders factory are true collaborators, formulating, strategizing and helping to implement anatome's digital plan and evolution, true talent to support and nurture an emerging brand.”

Sergey Klimentyev, Founder and CEO

“Running a business is very much like running a marathon. If you want to set a record you have to have a strategy, the right mental and physical conditioning, resources and a bit of lack. FF team is your pacemaker, trainer and motivator. They have the right tools and experience to bring your business on the next level. Founders who are running along create an amazing atmosphere of sharing knowledge, expertise and support. Lace up and and get moving!”

Charlie Bullock, Co-Founder and CEO

“Working with the FF team was an absolute pleasure, they helped our Scan.com team unlock so much value. Their support and guidance was particularly helpful in our £2.2M seed extension round, with their investment team making over 30 introductions to top European VC funds. Furthermore, their growth team helped us hire Tom, our amazing Head of Growth, and support him with the guidance to build a solid growth team"

Gabor Toth, Founder

“InSimu loved being part of the Founders Factory Accelerator Program. We enjoyed an agile and motivating work environment combined with a warm culture. The experts at FF are extremely highly skilled and super professional; it was a real pleasure working with them. As InSimu is based in the CEE region, even when we used e-meetings at times; those were also seamless and productive.”

Kaushal Shah, Founder and CEO

"Fast forward to the end of the programme and we had transformed from a no-frills, sustainable paper company to one that could potentially disrupt the entire print and packaging industry. FF equipped us with the perfect tools to engage with some of the biggest companies in the world. We got the chance to present our concept to decision-makers at M&S, L’Oreal and EasyJet among many others. Founders Factory is full of friendly experts that specialise in converting the potential energy of early-stage companies into kinetic success."

Andi Hadisutjipto, CEO & Co-founder

“Founders Factory has the unique ability to find exactly the right startup for the right partner, and our case was no exception. They matched L’Oreal’s needs with us perfectly, and in the process, helped us accelerate our product-market fit overall. Every partner they’ve continued to match us with since has opened our eyes to the new and ever-growing list of possibilities for scale.”

Julia Brucher & Lindsay Trombley, Co-Founders

"Being part of Founders Factory has been a fundamental element in our success every step of the way. The team is world-class, and their support has been invaluable, both in terms of hands-on assistance and coaching. They've helped us smash through more obstacles than we can count. We're so happy that we made the decision to come here, and we would do it again in a heartbeat."

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Founders Factory was created by the team behind Founders Forum , a private network of unicorn founders and leading VC funds.

We unlock significant value from our network of investors, partners and founders. To date, our portfolio has raised $720m+ from a roster of notable funds - including Coatue, Forerunner, NfX & Tencent.

Join the community

Founders Factory was created by the team behind Founders Forum , a private network of unicorn founders and leading VC funds.

We unlock significant value from our network of investors, partners and founders. To date, our portfolio has raised $720m+ from a roster of notable funds - including Coatue, Forerunner, NfX & Tencent.

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