Builds unicorn co-founding teams from scratch by investing in exceptional individuals pre-team and pre-idea.
Entrepreneur First (EF) is a London-headquartered talent-first company builder and accelerator founded in 2011, operating globally across London, Bangalore, and San Francisco. It recruits exceptional individuals pre-team and pre-idea, supports them through co-founder matching and company formation over approximately 6 months, and provides an equity-free grant while ideating, then up to $250K investment upon company formation with up to $5M in follow-on funding. Its portfolio is collectively valued at over $16B. Program duration: 6 months.