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Founders Factory
Venture studio & accelerator
- 101-200 employees
- Fundraising
- Investing
- Venture Capital
- Temple, London, UK
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Company mission
To power founders to go further, faster.
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Rather than competing against established players, Founders Factory collaborates with them, granting its startups invaluable access to the distribution, data, market insights, relationships, credibility, and capital of industry giants. Notable investors include Aviva for finance, M&S for retail, easyJet for travel, and L'Oréal for beauty.
Beyond financial backing, Founders Factory provides tailored, hands-on support across various domains - strategy, operations, business development, product, design, technology, growth, PR, brand, fundraising, and talent. Founded by successful business creators, the company possesses a deep understanding of the essentials required to launch a company, irrespective of its size.
In a dedicated effort, Founder Factory maintains a longstanding strategic partnership with leading insurer Aviva, committing to support seven startups annually. furthermore, the company recently secured a $114M funding round, earmarked to empower African startups. This infusion of capital not only strengthens Founders Factory's commitment to fostering innovation in Africa but also positions the company for sustained growth and influence on a global scale.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company values
- Think big, act small, move fast
- Value momentum over perfection
- Embrace uncertainity & remain decisive
- Suggest solutions not problems
- Prioritise diversity to strengthen our collective intelligence
- Be polite, generous and show empathy to others
Leadership
Brent Hoberman
(Co-Founder)CEO and co-founder of lastminute.com from its inception in 1998 until it sold to Sabre in 2005 for $1.1bn, as well as holding Non-Executive Director roles at easyCar, the Guardian, Shazam, TalkTalk, and The Economist.
George Northcott
(Co-Founder)Associate at Lepe Partners then spent a year at Founders Forum in Business Development before launching Founders Factory.
Henry Lane Fox
(Co-Founder & CEO)Also a current Partner of Founders Forum, and co-founded Founders Intelligence. Previously worked in Product Development for lastminute.com, and was a Managing Director for Pentagon Business Services.