Editorial Perspective
Entrepreneur First is London's premier talent-first investor—they invest in individuals before they have a company, co-founder, or idea. EF's model: join a 3-month cohort, get matched with a co-founder, build a company, receive ~£80K–£200K pre-seed investment. PropTech and ConTech companies have emerged from EF cohorts. Best fit for technical experts with deep construction or real estate domain knowledge who want to find a technical co-founder and build a company from scratch. The formation-stage model means EF is for people, not products. Not for founders who already have a company and need capital.
Investment Profile.
Check Size
£0.1M–£0.2M
Active Fund Vintage
2024
Investment Stages
Pre-Seed
Headquarters
London, UK
Investment Strategy.
The complete funding journey. This firm focuses on stages highlighted below.
Pre-Seed
$10K–$1M
Stage Focus
Proof of concept / Prototype
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Product development
- →Early validation
Seed
$500K–$3M
Stage Focus
Product-market fit
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Product iteration
- →Initial traction
Series A
$5M–$15M
Stage Focus
Revenue growth & scale
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Development
- →Operations
- →Branding & Marketing
Series B
$15M–$50M
Stage Focus
Growth & expansion
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Market expansion
- →M&A exploration
Series C
$50M–$200M+
Stage Focus
Large-scale expansion
Growth Elements
- →International markets
- →Acquisitions
- →Scale operations
Check Size for This Fund
£0.1M–£0.2M
Typical check size across all stages. Size may vary by stage and fund vintage.
Notable Portfolio.
Magic Pony Technology (acquired by Twitter)
Tractable
Cleo
Recent Activity.
Active London cohorts (2024-2025)
Pre-seed formation-stage investments
Tomas M. Krogh
Fractional Chief Commercial Officer
I specialize in taking founder-led commercial engines apart until only the parts that work are left standing. Before advising, I operated-scaling a business from zero to the FT1000 list three years running and facilitating 10 billion DKK in property transactions. I don't write polite advisory decks; I give you the exact commercial reality check you need before an investment committee does it for you.
Commercial intelligence last verified on 22 April 2026. Public deal activity sourced via Crunchbase/Dealroom.