Founders Factory·Jun 14, 2021Should Your Startup Consider Crowdfunding?Words Darren Mulvihill As Senior Venture Portfolio Manager at Founders Factory, and previously part of the commercial team at Crowdcube, Darren Mulvihill has experience in helping founders use equity crowdfunding to raise investment. …Crowdfunding16 min readCrowdfunding16 min read
Founders Factory·May 10, 2021The future of Fintech: How founders need to build in the next five yearsWe’re all familiar with the idea that every company is a Fintech company. Thanks to the rise of embedded finance, even non-financial companies are starting to reap the rewards of fintech innovation, its ability to enrich user experiences and drive more value from customer relationships. But what we’re only just…Fintech8 min readFintech8 min read
Founders Factory·Mar 4, 2021Top Female Founder Resources from Founders Factory FoundersIf men and women participated equally as entrepreneurs, it’s predicted that global GDP would rise to 6% which would raise the global economy by $5 trillion. Companies with female founders have also been found to perform 63% better than those of their male peers. Yet, female founders continue to face…Female Founders6 min readFemale Founders6 min read
Founders Factory·Jan 11, 2021How our FinTech Startup Raised £2.6m from Top-Tier InvestorsWords Ritesh Singhania & Christopher Sier Ritesh Singhania, Chris Sier, and Kunal Varma, co-founders of pension fintech ClearGlass, recently concluded their six months in Founders Factory’s accelerator program by raising £2.6m seed — more than double their original target — from top-tier investors. …Fundraising11 min readFundraising11 min read
Founders Factory·Dec 18, 2020Founders Factory’s Fundraising ManualWords David Hickson As the Chief Strategic Development Officer at Founders Factory, David Hickson has helped hundreds of startups fundraise. For the first time, we’ll be sharing his considerations for fundraising effectively, or what he refers to as the “No-Bullshit Guide to Fundraising”. This guide is useful for those raising…Fundraising17 min readFundraising17 min read
Founders Factory·Nov 27, 2020Our thoughts on the future of food and wellness, in collaboration with M&SThe food sector saw unprecedented change in 2020, with the pandemic driving significant changes in shopping behaviour: three-quarters of the UK now do at least some of their grocery shopping online, a 26% increase on the previous year, with less frequent, larger baskets. …Trends6 min readTrends6 min read
Founders Factory·Nov 16, 2020How Oxwash scaled their revolutionary sustainable laundry service during a pandemicFind out how Dr Kyle Grant and co-founder Tom de Wilton scaled their sustainable laundry startup, Oxwash, through Founders Factory’s startup accelerator program, raising £1.75m in seed funding, and embarking on a game-changing partnership with corporate FMCG giant Reckitt Benckiser (RB) — all during the pandemic. Words by Kyle Grant In…Startups In Uk12 min readStartups In Uk12 min read
Founders Factory·Sep 14, 2020Our thoughts on the future of Travel, in collaboration with easyJetThe travel industry is facing one of its most challenging times, but we’re expecting the period to lead to some of the most cutting-edge innovation as the desire to travel remains. From a renewed commitment to sustainable tourism, to tools which will enable the travel sector to save time and…Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
Founders Factory·Sep 1, 2020How Bower Collective went from zero to £130k during lockdownCo-founder Nick Torday talks us through how Bower Collective launched in January 2020 in Founders Factory’s Venture Studio, generating 130k+ revenue in just six months and raising a £400k round — even as the pandemic threatened to disrupt their crucial supply chains. In collaboration with Damian Routley, Emily Yoon &…Hometech8 min readHometech8 min read
Seb Sabouné·Jul 31, 2020Building a Product-First Organisation Insights and Learnings – a conversation at Founders Factory leadership festivalA few weeks ago had the pleasure to moderate a conversation about building product first organisations at the Founders Factory leadership festival, this is the outcome of that conversation Participants Moderator: Sebastian Abdy Sabouné, Head of Product, Founders Factory Georgie Smallwood, Chief Product Officer, N26 Eugenie Jacques, Head of Product…5 min read5 min read
