Entrepreneurs First

EF Investors, operating as Entrepreneurs First, is a venture capital firm backing founders from idea stage through first revenue and beyond. It focuses on pre-seed company formation, invests up to $250K once a company is formed, and can provide up to $5M in follow-on funding through later rounds. Based in London, it backs founders across the United States, United Kingdom, India, France, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada, with sector exposure spanning AI, deep tech, enterprise software, climate, fintech, healthtech, biotechnology and life sciences. The firm has also acted as a co-lead investor.