Build a startup from scratch in our Venture Studio
We help founders turn ideas into the next generation of technology companies.
Entrepreneurs, tell us about your ideaA unique way to start a business, with reduced risk
Build a business from scratch with our expert team
You'll join our studio team and spend up to 6-months validating your idea and building the product alongside a team of functional experts across product, design, talent, data science, engineering and growth.
Capital to launch and scale
If you've proven the concept, we'll invest capital to help you launch. We will also help you hire top talent to take you to the next stage.
Once you've launched, and incorporated as a standalone business, you'll join our award-winning Accelerator Program.
Access our influential partners & network
Alongside our partners such as Reckitt, Aviva, and Nesta - Founders Factory and its sister organisations have built the largest technology ecosystem in Europe.
As you build the business, 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.
Join one of our studio programs
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We've built over 60 businesses from scratch with founders like...
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Born in our Venture Studio
From idea to startup: how we built Tembo from scratch
Discover the story of how Richard Dana, former Founders Factory CFO, turned an idea into family lending platform Tembo through the Founders Factory Venture Studio
Read the story
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Your dedicated team of experts
In our startup studio you can find a team mentors and operators with deep industry, investment and entrepreneurship experience.
Together we will validate, build, launch and scale venture-backable businesses at pace.
Come and build a business with us in our startup studio
Joining our venture studio is a unique opportunity to build a business from scratch, with almost zero risk.
Put an idea forward
If you're just starting something or even if it’s just a passing thought, we want to hear about it.
See our current opportunities
We're working on multiple concepts that solve big problems for our corporate partners, and are looking for founders to run them.
You may be wondering…
What is a venture studio, exactly?
Typically, a venture studio turns ideas that are sourced and vetted within the organisation, into venture-backable businesses - hiring a CEO and founding team when the time is right. At Founders Factory, we believe some of the best ideas come from entrepreneurs and real-life experiences, so we have two paths to founding a business with us:
Apply to join our studio with your own idea (Apply Here).
Apply to join our studio to launch one of our existing concepts (View Concepts Here).
When is the right time to apply?
We're looking for ambitious entrepreneurs who want to use technology to make a big impact. If you have an idea but haven't yet built the product or MVP, now's the right time.
If you don't have an existing idea, but are keen to become a founder, take a look at our careers page to run a concept we're already working on.
If you're a founder and you already have a product in market, take a look at our startup accelerator.
What support should I expect?
Each new venture will be supported by a studio team . Our skill sets include product, design, talent, data science, engineering and growth.
You will also receive capital to build and launch your startup.
How do I apply?
If you already have an idea you're working on and it aligns with one of our sectors, apply here.
If you don't have an existing idea, but are keen to become a founder, take a look at our careers page to run a concept we're already working on.