Entrepreneur First
Entrepreneur First recruits technical individuals, helps them find co-founders and invests in the companies they start. Alumni include Magic Pony Technology (acquired by Twitter) and Tractable, and its recent cohorts are heavily AI. Per Crunchbase, Entrepreneurs First has made 532 investments, 123 as lead investor across 408 portfolio companies, with 51 exits.
Investing activity
Entrepreneur First appears in 9 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $5M and the largest at $9M. The most recent are ByteAsk (Pre-seed, $1M, Sep 2026), HelmGuard (Seed, $7.3M, Sep 2026) and Pharosyn (Seed, €2.5M, Sep 2026).
Entrepreneur First most often invests alongside Transpose Platform Management, Seedcamp, Y Combinator and Infinity Ventures, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Entrepreneur First
What AI companies has Entrepreneur First invested in?
Entrepreneur First's AI investments include ByteAsk, HelmGuard, Pharosyn, Peripheral, EverSettled, Uncovr, Certo and Davis. The 9 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Entrepreneur First based?
Entrepreneur First is based in London, England, United Kingdom.
What stage does Entrepreneur First invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Entrepreneur First has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Entrepreneur First co-invest with?
Entrepreneur First's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Transpose Platform Management (3 deals), Seedcamp (2 deals), Y Combinator (1 deal), Infinity Ventures (1 deal) and Frontline (1 deal).
How can founders reach Entrepreneur First?
Founders on Lounge can see Entrepreneur First's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Entrepreneur First to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.