Everything here is led by Founders, for Founders. We believe capital is a commodity, experience and inner purpose are not. We want to help our Founders succeed in building extraordinary companies. We’re an experienced team of operators who have started dozens of companies by shaping people's lives. We are on our journey to create a better society by creating impactful companies.

Transform your innovations into market-ready solutions. Our comprehensive acceleration programs, funding support, and startup studio services help entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses.

Newchip is a virtual startup accelerator that provides world-changing early-stage companies with the software tools, training, mentorship, and the investor network necessary to successfully raise capital, build, and scale their businesses to eventual exit. We're in 100+ countries and have a portfolio of over 2,000 startups that have raised $1B+ in funding since our launch in 2019. Do you love Shark Tank? Imagine every day being like an episode but on a global scale, that's what we do. We recruit top startups and we launch virtual cohorts each month from our HQ in Austin, TX, with a goal of coaching each to a point of invest-ability. We then invest in our top program graduates alongside our 3,000+ investor network and work with them until exit. -We're a veteran founder team with decades of experience, acquisitions and exits under our belts, and we're looking for the next member of our team that meets both our core values and can add their skillset to our melting pot of diversity. -We're only recruiting entrepreneurial and driven individuals who are in it for the long haul to reach an IPO and that want to truly assist startups to drive results that create investment returns to our investors and investor partner network. -If you're looking to make a difference in the world and learn in 1 year what most learn in 5, we're here to provide the mentorship, leadership, and potential to make that dream a reality - if you're here looking for a 9-5, our company isn't for you. Apply today to join the 100+ employees in our HQ in Austin, Texas, or join one of our remote teams around the globe!

Madica is a 12-18 month structured investment program for African startups - especially those that receive a disproportionately small share of venture funding, such as those led by women or by local founders or those that operate outside well-established tech hubs. We will invest up to $200,000 in participating companies at the beginning of their journey so they can hire the right team and focus on building the business. We will complement this with programmatic support including access to hands-on mentorship by exceptional founders and operators, training and coaching on company building by industry specialists, and targeted interactions with prospective investors to ensure that the continuum of later-stage capital is available as companies grow. Applications to the program are open all year round and startups can apply to join whenever they are ready. BenefitsCapital: We will invest up to $200,000 in exchange for equity ownership in participating companies. Community: Madica founders will join a thriving community founded on the principles of mutual trust, unconditional support and results-oriented collaboration. Successful Madica founders will rely on fellow founders, the Madica team, and the broader Flourish Ventures community to help overcome personal and professional obstacles. Additionally, founders will have access to a world-class panel of mentors, executive coaches, and subject-matter experts to get hands-on support. Curriculum: Madica participants will receive exclusive invites to attend highly personalized workshops designed to impart foundational skills for scaling their ventures. Founders can also engage in up to four, week-long immersion trips throughout their time in the program. Each trip provides an opportunity to spend quality time with mentors, peers, global investors, and key ecosystem stakeholders. Continuity: After completing the program, Madica companies will be introduced to specially selected investors and accelerator programs that can help them take the next leap forward. Perks: Madica offers curated tools, training and credits such as AWS, Carta and Salesforce to make starting-up a little easier. Who is Madica For?Team: We seek local founders with diverse teams from across the continent. Traction: We seek ventures with at least a minimum viable product, ideally with the first few paying customers and those that haven’t yet raised significant institutional capital. Sector: We invite founders from all sectors including frontier sectors (e.g. Web3, AI).

Our new step as former entrepreneurs and business angels. We have been working in the startup industry for more than 20 years, launching our own companies, mentoring some of the most successful tech startups and investing as business angels in more than 150 projects. Thus we have decided to go a step further and launch Encomenda Smart Capital: a fund where we keep investing in seed digital companies with further resources and money but the same philosophy that we had as business angels. We help entrepreneurs for free in making strategic decisions, scaling organizations, implementing financial planning, defining new business opportunities, seeking new talent, analyzing their main KPIs and preparing their companies for next funding rounds. Our initial investment ranges from 100K€ to 350K€, and we can invest up to 1,8M€ per company.

We partner with the world’s best founders and corporates to build, fund and scale ambitious startups worldwide. Started by Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, Founders Factory has received investment from some of the world's most influential companies, to build and invest in exceptional founders solving global problems using technology. Combined with unparalleled access to our corporate partners, we invest cash and deliver bespoke support with our team of 100+ specialists. We run two programs across London, New York, Paris and Johannesburg - our Accelerator invests in founders and their teams who have a product in market and are ready to leverage our expert team and global partners to scale. Our Venture Studio builds start-ups from scratch, investing in founders who know what it takes to turn bold ideas into venture backable businesses. We are proud of our commitment to making diverse and ethical funding decisions. That means investing in startups that can make a positive impact globally, and powering diverse founders and their teams. To date, we have backed and built almost 200 companies.