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Entrepreneur First is a highly selective, 3-month long programme run in 6 cities across the globe. We bring together the few individuals with the potential to found globally important technology companies, to meet their co-founder and build startups from scratch. We were founded on the belief that the world is missing out on some of its best founders. In particular, we believe this is because the best companies come from co-founding partnerships – but finding the right person in your existing network can be hugely challenging. In fact, it’s a matter of pure luck. We exist to change that. We embed the most ambitious and driven people in a curated community to find their ideal co-founders, fast. Alongside that, we give them access to leading advisors, the opportunity to pitch for pre-seed funding from us, and a network of the world’s best investors to break down the barriers to founding, and move fast. Entrepreneur First’s unique model brings together the people who should be co-founders, to create impactful companies that otherwise wouldn’t exist. Companies founded through our platform include Tractable (Computer Vision, currently valued at $1B as of June 2021), Magic Pony Technology (AI, acquired by Twitter for a reported $150m), Represent (social commerce, acquired by CustomInk), BloomsburyAI (acquired by Facebook), Cleo (fintech), Open Cosmos (space), CloudNC (manufacturing), Transcelestial (satellite communications) and many more. Our cohorts run in 6 cities across the globe. If you secure a place on one of them, you’ll join a pool of like-minded people all committed to founding a startup right now. You’ll test multiple partnerships – and you’ll break up when they don’t work. You’ll move on fast, enabling you to find the right person without constraints. You’ll test ideas, and build product market-fit. You’ll have access to intense mentorship, and you’ll pitch for investment. We’re proud to be backed by some of the world’s leading investors. Alongside leading VCs, we’re supported by the founders of LinkedIn, PayPal and DeepMind, as well as our own alumni. Lives accelerated. Over 500 companies have been built through our platform – by co-founders who otherwise wouldn’t have met. Our platform has a profound influence on the lives of our founders. Cohort members go from individuals, early in their careers, to CEOs and CTOs of globally impactful companies. Our alumni have gone from graduates, to the co-founders of centimillion – and billion – dollar companies in a few short years.

We designed a unique VC model to serve student-founders. Wonder why? Student-entrepreneurs see the world through a unique lens. They are the most exposed to cutting-edge technology, innovations, and societal change. That’s why game-changing companies are consistently emerging from universities: Snapchat, Facebook, and Figma to list a few. Some people will argue you need 3 years of experience to start a company. They are wrong. With enough hard work and perseverance, you can start building a startup that will have an impact, today. If 25% of US-based unicorns are started at university, why couldn’t this be the same in the UK & EU? That’s why we exist, to select, support, and invest in high-potential founders. 10-100k investment: We know that small investments can make big differences. We help you get your product off the ground and set up your company. 12 weeks of intense support: We have our yearly accelerators, and hackathons. There’s no magic recipe but there some things you should know…We help you build your team, quickly test your ideas and create your company on solid ground. 80+ exports & mentors: A network is key when creating a successful company. We are building Initiator with the help of incredible experts, entrepreneurs and investors. Our network becomes yours.

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!

Founders Forum Group is a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Our invite-only forums unite founders, investors, corporate and government leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations across the globe. Our annual forums take place in London, New York, Berlin & Singapore and we're proud co-hosts of #LondonTechWeek. Fuelled by the connections and ideas forged at FF events, Founders Forum Group businesses support the needs of today’s founders via networking (Grip), education (01 Founders and Framework), professional services (Founders Keepers and Founders Law), investment (Founders Factory and firstminute capital) and philanthropy (The Centre for Entrepreneurs and Founders Pledge).

Falak Startups’ mission is to find and empower talented and ambitious seed-stage tech startup founders and help them thrive in the region’s rapidly changing entrepreneurship landscape. Our sector-agnostic offering focuses on improving startups’ product-market fit; fine-tuning their business, operating and revenue models; growing their customer base; and raising follow-on investments. We arm entrepreneurs with the necessary tools, resources, and networks to develop their strategies and scale up their businesses. Our offering entails equity investment, growth hacking, networking, mentorship, training, and a wide variety of perks and benefits. After meeting the needed KPIs, our founders are able to showcase their startups on our Virtual Stage platform, a tool for connecting with potential investors, policymakers, stakeholders, and partners. Our support is ongoing through the startups’ journey. We are a constant advisor and advocate for all our portfolio companies. Falak Startups is offering an unrivaled ticket size of up to 2,000,000 EGP and provides the support startups need to gain momentum and accelerate their growth. Falak also supports its portfolio of startups in securing follow-on investments from venture capital firms, angel investors, and/or corporates.

Village Global is not a traditional Silicon Valley VC firm. We’re a network. From how we invest in startups to how we help founders – we don't have a network, we are a network. When you raise money from Village, you’re joining a network of the world’s most successful founders, including: Bill Gates Jeff Bezos Mark Zuckerberg Diane Greene Reid Hoffman Sara Blakely Abby Johnson How we invest We invest in relentlessly resourceful founders at Day 0. When you take money from Village, you're joining a network of amazing people who will accelerate your growth. We lead or participate in pre-seed and seed rounds. We like to be your first investor. We invest pre-revenue across categories and geographies. We're comfortable leading or participating with a typical first check of $250k - $1.5 million. Join Village and build faster - then raise more money later When you join Village Global, you become part of an incredible network. By connecting with exceptional peers and experts, you speed up learning and growth: Access a braintrust of hundreds of other founders working on similar challenges Get help from experts on hiring early employees, landing your first customers, and getting to product-market-fit Leverage white-glove support, intros, and back channeling when raising your next round of funding from top Silicon Valley VCs Village supercharges you to go from zero to one as quickly as possible. Community and Events We're known for hosting some of the most compelling community gatherings in tech, including an epic annual founder retreat, conversations with our luminary LPs, and masterclasses with CEOs and experts. People consistently tell us that a Village event is more than just an event - it’s an experience.