Scale your startup with us in London
Hands-on 1:1 support
Our team are individuals with deep industry, investment and entrepreneurship experience. They will work with you 1:1 across growth, product, fundraising, design, talent, engineering, PR and more.
Startups joining the accelerator program also receive cash support.
Access to the world's most influential companies
We're partnered with the world's largest corporates across sectors.
Depending on your company and it’s needs, corporate support could range from distribution, pilots, commercial partnerships, product validation through to investment and more.
A network that would take decades to build
Founders Factory and its sister organisations have built the largest technology ecosystem in Europe.
We will unlock significant value from our network of investors, partners and founders across geographies, and we'll help you to raise your next rounds of capital to rapidly scale.
Based in London, but investing globally
Most of our team and our portfolio founders work from our global hub in London, but we're investing globally.
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Here's how we work together
Product & Design
Helping you and your team to build the right product the right way.
Fundraising
Helping shape your strategy and fundraising story, and putting you in front of the right investors.
Growth
Strategic and hands-on support growing revenue and building your brand.
Talent
Making sure you can recruit and retain a brilliant team that can deliver on your mission.
Data Science
Helping you design and implement systems that extract knowledge out of data.
Strategic Partnerships
Drive growth through partnerships with our corporate partners and other businesses in our network.
Corporate Development
The art and science of fundraising, commercial and legal support. Refine your investment story, and master your term sheets, investment agreements, and team incentives.
Publicity & communications
Effectively communicate your startup externally.
Engineering
Support on high-level R&D strategy, tech stacks all the way to low-level data schemas and hiring.
Work with our expert team while your team grows
Our team of 100+ mentors and operators are individuals with deep industry, investment, and entrepreneurship experience, here to help you move forward faster, while your team grows.
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Access to the world's most influential companies
Access to leading innovators in the world’s most influential companies is what we call an unfair advantage. Everything from distribution to data, relationships, credibility and capital.
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Some of our UK startups we've scaled
Helping you succeed is our #1 objective
You may be wondering…
What does a startup accelerator do?
We support growth-driven tech companies by bringing together capital, expert operational support, and the scale of our corporate partners, not to mention our wider network of international brands, investors and fellow founders.
Our 6-month London accelerator program is completely bespoke - the support you receive will depend on your startup's needs and growth objectives.
Find out more about startup accelerators and the difference between a startup accelerator versus an incubator.
When is the right time to apply?
Typically, we're looking for founders with a product in market and early traction. If you are at that stage and are ready to leverage our network and expert team, now's the right time.
What support should I expect?
We provide support across strategy, ops, bizdev, product, design, tech, growth, PR, brand, fundraising and talent. We're not afraid to roll up our sleeves in the short term while you build your team, if it means you'll move forward, faster.
You'll also have access to our global network of corporate partners, brands, investors and fellow founders from day one.
What are the terms?
We'll build you a 6-month bespoke program, invest £30k in capital and take 4%-7% equity, depending on your startup’s current valuation.
Does Founders Factory only invest in certain sectors?
In London we invest in start-ups across Beauty, FinTech, Home, Media, Retail, Travel & Ai & Big Data.
Are startup accelerators worth it?
Ours definitely is. We are 100% committed to helping you succeed, and our commitment doesn't stop once the program ends. Take a look at our portfolio to see what our founders have to say.
Will you build my product?
When it comes to product, we believe that short term development resource is unsustainable. We'll work with you on your architecture, will help you review code, and will coach your team to deliver a better product. All of which will give you learnings you can take with you after the program.
What happens when the program is finished?
While formal meetings will pause, you'll continue to leverage our global alumni network and knowledge.
Can you guarantee me a corporate partnership?
At the very least, we'll help you build relationships with individuals within our partner's organisations, but there is no guarantee of a partnership materialising during the 6-month program. We’re proud of our record so far, but on both sides, people, strategy and objectives can change so it’s not something we can guarantee.
Do the corporates have any rights to my business?
Definitely not. If a partnership forms with one of our corporate partners, it will be governed by the usual pilot or contract agreements between you and them all of which our team can help with.
Join our startup accelerator here in London
The Founders Factory network is made up of 100+ corporates, investors across different stages, geographies and sectors, and a strong community of fellow founders.