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AngelList is the parent company of AngelList Venture, AngelList Talent, and Product Hunt. We have more than 20 unicorns in the portfolio, we've supported millions of job-seekers in their search, and we've helped makers launch over 100,000 products that will define the future of tech. We champion startups and the people who empower them, and we can't wait to share what we're building next.

Praetura Ventures was born out of the need to give more than money to exceptional founders, advisers and investors. That means doing everything possible to support founders in building the best business they can, maximising the value we provide to investors and freeing up more time for advisers. Over 10 years on and more than money remains the driving force behind Praetura Ventures and our ongoing mission to be the VC of choice – not only in the North but UK-wide. It’s the reason we continue to: Put transparency, values and ethics first in everything we do. Provide expert support to help with all areas of growing a business, from staffing and HR to marketing and strategic help. Give founders access to our proprietary portfolio toolkit, which includes cutting-edge business analytics and exclusive discounts on platforms such as HubSpot. Constantly improve the quality and frequency of our investor communications to ensure you or your clients stay informed. Help businesses access government grants, initiatives and co-investments from VCs, investors and partners we trust. Recruit world-leading industry heavyweights from businesses like Apple, Social Chain and AO.com to mentor founders. Build a world-class culture and leading environment for VC. Ultimately, providing more than money.

By builders for builders The partners at Expa are builders and operators themselves, who can provide founders with practical advice in product design, branding, engineering, operations, and recruiting. Get funding and operational support to grow your startup We fund passionate founders that are building revolutionary, tech-enabled companies. We invest startups at the earliest stages. Expa founders receive access to a global community of founders, startup resources, funding, and personalized support from our network of operators. More than just capital Build with builders Lean on our decades of experience in building billion-dollar startups. We have led companies worth over $100B in enterprise value. Flexible deal terms Receive up to $3M in funding and connections to top VC funds to accelerate your next stage of growth. Navigate roadblocks Get support with all the vital elements of company building. We’ll guide you on hiring, product strategy, branding, user experience, go-to-market, and raising your next round. Access to community Gain access to an international group of investors, designers, CEOs, founders, and operators that can help you navigate the ups and downs of the startup experience. We take ideas from concept to company Expa Studio combines design expertise, operational support, and capital to turn bold ideas into category-defining companies. As a founding partner, we work with visionary founders by providing hands-on guidance with branding and positioning, product design and development, and fundraising for future rounds.

We invest at seed stage (pre-seed, seed, late seed) along with other investors, which we can also help you find. Our average cheque is €500k. We help founders define the right strategy, milestones and priorities in their company's journey from seed to series A, and help them connect with capital and talent. We believe founders should be in control of the company they are building. We subscribe to their strategy and align our interests for the long term, while providing a needed critical view. And, if things don’t go as planned, which they often do, we help them through thick and thin.

Backed by industry-leading investors and entrepreneurs, Heretic is a San Francisco-based venture studio bringing together capital and talent to launch innovative companies in the creator economy. Why Heretic: For Our Studio Team As a member of the studio, you’ll participate in the ideation, evaluation, testing and formation of new companies Work with a small but exceptionally talented group of colleagues and entrepreneurs moving quickly to prototype and test new business ideas - and if you fall in love with a particular portfolio company, you can decide to go all in and join that company. Enjoy a diversified financial portfolio, including an ownership stake in all companies. Why Heretic: For Founders Find and help evolve great ideas. Tap the themes we’ve been doing research on and evolve the nascent ideas we’ve identified, to find and evolve a great idea with an experienced team and world-class advisors and contacts. Benefit from the studio team’s leadership experience, strategic thinking, and deep operating expertise in functions like design, product development, brand development and community building and management. Be audacious. With access to top tier talent at our studio, strategic advisors, and an established playbook, you’re free to truly consider entrepreneurship as an option and think big in a low risk environment. Be fast. With access to the development partnerships and resources we have built, join us to develop a concept and get it vetted and tested faster than on your own. Enjoy financial diversity by participating in a pool of shares set up for all co-founders in all of the portfolio companies.

firstminute capital is a $320m sector-agnostic seed fund backed by 120 unicorn founders, including over 20 founders of $10bn+ businesses. Our General Partner Brent Hoberman is a double unicon founder. Yet, we are more than a fund. We’re an ecosystem of entrepreneurs from all over the world who, facilitated by firstminute capital’s team, come together to help one another, turn vision into reality and create the future. Our community is our edge. It is the source of the transformational support we offer to our partners who are warmly welcomed inside. An invitation into the firstminute capital community is secured by those with a special kind of spirit, not just a solid spreadsheet. A rare breed driven by a powerful characteristic we call, ‘Magnetic Ambition.’ Those with it often don’t recognise it in themselves, yet they are propelled forward by it, every day. We see it in their ability to capture hearts and minds with their vision, their belief and their commitment. When we find a founder with Magnetic Ambition, we open the door to the firstminute capital community and we give them everything they need. At your service What can founders expect from working with us? First of all, our 9-person investment team will fight for founders. Between us, members of the team have backed 10 unicorn startups at seed; we have IPO-ed companies; we have started companies; we have fundraised ourselves and we have failed and picked ourselves up again. So we are all here to help with advice, strategy brainstorming, product workshops, introductions to customers, raising a Series A or just being there for you in the tough times as well as the good times. If we can't help, we'll know someone in our extensive network who can and we'll make that intro. On top of the investment team, founders also get the whole "platform" team, which is another 11 people dedicated to helping founders scale their business and help with areas such as hiring and marketing. Our goal is to be the most helpful seed fund in Europe. We love to help founders build. Network effects At firstminute, we see ourselves as collaboration catalysts. We act to unlock the value our the community and bring our own expertise to bear when the time is right. Thanks to our 120 unicorn backers as well as a network of top CEO supporting us, firstminute has an extensive global reach. We like to bring on our investors - some of the top angels in the world - into our deals and as advisers to supercharge companies. firstminute's co-founder is Brent Hoberman, who after founding and exiting two unicorn startups himself created a network of companies under the 'Founders' umbrella. These include a world-class event series called Founders Forum as well as a consultancy, a recruitment firm, a charitable arm and Europe's largest incubator-accelerator. This whole ecosystem is part of our network, which helps with everything from sales introduction to finding top talent. We also have a large investor network to help with that Series A fundraise and beyond, having done deals with our friend at funds such as Tiger Global, Sequoia, Benchmark, a16z, Coatue and Atomico. Being part of our community, with our events and parties with some of the biggest names in tech and business, means you will be working with the best. We do an annual retreat for founders as well as regular drinks and dinners. Every year we hold our flagship summit in London which brings together firstminute investors, portfolio founders, partners from the top US and European multi-stage funds, and friends who are all bright lights in the tech community. Read more about that here.