Venture studio and accelerator backing early-stage startups with corporate partnerships
Founders Factory operates as both a venture studio (co-founding companies from scratch) and an accelerator (backing early-stage startups), with 450+ portfolio companies since 2015. The hiring mix is heavily tilted toward product and executive roles across five countries, while the active project list reveals a portfolio-wide pattern: most startups are in MVP or early build phases, with operational friction around workflows, compliance, and underwriting capacity suggesting the platform is helping founders solve structural scaling problems rather than pure fundraising.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Industry Officer
Founders Factory is a UK-based venture studio and accelerator founded in 2015 that builds and funds startups alongside entrepreneurs and large corporations. The firm backs companies with capital, operational expertise, and direct access to partners including Aviva, Rio Tinto, Vonovia, HSBC, Hitachi, and government bodies across Australia, Europe, and Asia. Portfolio focus spans Climate, Fintech, Health, and Deep Tech. To date, 450+ portfolio companies have generated over 500 pilots and commercial contracts through partner networks. The studio model co-founds businesses from inception; the accelerator model backs existing early-stage teams.
Founders Factory backs startups in Climate, Fintech, Health, and Deep Tech sectors. Portfolio spans 450+ companies since 2015, with focus on both venture studio co-founding and accelerator-stage investments.
Founders Factory is actively hiring in the UK, US, Germany, Italy, and Singapore. Open roles concentrate in product (9), executive (3), and marketing (3), with senior and C-level positions comprising majority of pipeline.
Partners include Aviva, Rio Tinto, Vonovia, Fastweb, Mediobanca, HSBC, Hitachi, Enterprise Singapore, Government of Western Australia, and others. Portfolio companies gain access to pilots and commercial contracts through these relationships.
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