Operators & investors

Our team support Founders Factory's portfolio companies in all areas critical to building a startup - from strategy, operations and fundraising to product, marketing, talent and technology.

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Leadership & Operations

Founders Factory leadership and operational support.

Athene St John

Commercial Associate

Brent Hoberman

Executive Chairman, Founder

Claire Morris

Chief Studio Officer

Damian Routley

Chief Commercial Officer

Ed Harding

Studio Program Coordinator

Elisabeth Hindocha

Sector Director, Mission Studio

Emma-Jane Willan

Chief Financial Officer

Farah Kanji

Chief People Officer

George Northcott

Vice President

Henry Lane Fox

Chief Executive Officer, Founder

Kate Nussrainer

Executive Assistant to CEO

Levi Young

Sector Director, Home & Hygiene

Louis Warner

Chief Operating Officer

Olly Betts

Sector Director, Fintech

Paul Egan

Chief Technical Officer

Simon Wheeldon

Finance Manager

Corporate Development

Business strategy, fundraising and legal advisory support, from investment materials, term sheets and investment agreements to employee incentives and corporate structuring.

David Hickson

Chief Strategic Development Officer

Frank Webster

Head of Corporate Development

Venture Investments & Fundraising

New investments and portfolio support across fundraising strategy, investor readiness, cap tables and term sheets.

David Hickson

Chief Strategic Development Officer

Edoardo Gentili

Investment Associate

Edward Kandel

Investor (Fintech & Insurtech)

Olivia Brooks

Investor

Talent

Making sure you can recruit and retain a brilliant team that can deliver on your mission.

Farah Kanji

Chief People Officer

Raluca Ciobancan

Head of Talent and Community

Sara Foster

Talent Lead

Growth

Strategic and hands-on support growing revenue and building your brand.

Emma Wolfin

Growth Lead

Lee Bernasconi

Chief Marketing Officer

Liam Nolan

Head of Growth

Louis Butcher

Growth Lead

Brand Marketing & Events

Creating Founders Factory's communications, content and event experiences.

Ellie Slaght

Head of Community & Events

Rae Gray

Integrated Graphic Designer

Simon Lovick

Content Manager

Product

We help you and your team to build the right product the right way.

Inês Liberato

Product Coach

Jacob George

Head of Product

Valenice Balace

Product Coach

Design

Product and brand design - from experience mapping and prototyping through to production ready design.

Isha Maggu

Product Designer

Kyling Saw

Product Designer

Rae Gray

Integrated Graphic Designer

Tech

From high-level strategy & hiring to hands-on development, we're here to support your engineering and data science needs.

Andrei Gheorghe

Head of Engineering

Paul Egan

Chief Technical Officer

Strategic Partnerships

We are here to help startups get traction with our investors and other businesses in our network. We can help across the sales pipeline, helping you run pilots and ultimately close contracts and partnerships.