The $115m first close of our Global Fund will allow us to back 2200+ individuals to build global deep tech companies. To celebrate, we're publishing the stories of 6 remarkable individuals who we've already funded on this thread - starting now...
Entrepreneurs First
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Entrepreneurs First
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Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch.
Joined August 2011
- From now on, when you join an EF program in Europe, India or the US, we’ll help you relocate to San Francisco to raise your seed round. Startups relocating to SF can expect to:
- EF are proud to announce a $12.4m funding round led by Greylock Partners' Reid Hoffman
- We’re excited to announce the launch of a dedicated platform for founders to create the future of the decentralised web: Entrepreneur First Web3 (London), in collaboration with @TezosFoundation. tcrn.ch/3CgWZ4B
- Almost half of the pitches we saw today were delivered by some of the most talented women in the world. This is Talent Investing at its best. #EntrepreneurFirst
- We’re launching a new hub in San Francisco. From now on, startups across our global sites will be invited to relocate to San Francisco after funding from our Investment Committee. Read more here:
- 3 weeks ago some of the most talented technologists from Europe, India and North America relocated to our new San Francisco office. In just 3 weeks time, they’ll be launching their startups at Demo Day. But who are they? 🧵
- We're thrilled to announce EF Berlin: the next step in our mission to make EF accessible to every ambitious individual in the world techcrunch.com/2018/01/17/ef-… . Apply now: bit.ly/2mSeGG1 #EFBerlin2018 #EFscalewithReid
- "In Silicon Valley, we joke that we should start Z Combinator, by taking everyone who failed at Y Combinator and giving them money" Here's what @withfries2 of @a16z had to say on the value of the learning that comes with failure and how it's viewed in the Valley #vc #tech
00:00 - Today, we’re launching our office in South Park in San Francisco, welcoming founders from across our global sites. Cofounder and CEO of EF @Alicebentinck spoke to @CarolineHydeTV on @BloombergTV about how our SF office will give founders who have built their companies from
- This is it. 60+ founders, 30+ pitches, 200+ investors. Kicking off with a fireside chat between @Alicebentinck and @vkhosla, founder of Khosla Ventures.
- We are announcing an update to our Pre-Seed investment. Every company who we fund in 2024 out of our hubs in the US, Europe and India will now get up to $250k on founder-friendly, transparent terms. Read more here:
- We're delighted to announce that EF8 Alum Alex Appelbe @pelby and Bashir Beikzadeh of @Metis_labs have raised a €1 Million Seed Round to continue their mission to transform the manufacturing industry #manufacturing #ef bit.ly/2v6PRaj
