About Founders Capital
Founders Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Feb 2026, Founders Capital is an active investor, having invested in 19 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of incard Overall, Founders Capital portfolio has seen 4 unicorns including key companies like Perplexity, Anduril and Groq. A lot of funds co-invest with Founders Capital, with names like Haatch sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Founders Capital has team of 25 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Founders Capital's List of Top Investments
Founders Capital has a portfolio of 19 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in FrejaTheir portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom and France. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Founders Capital:
1. OpenAI
AI research and deployment solutions developing advanced artificial intelligence systems and tools for global use. It support a wide range of applications across productivity, development, and enterprise use cases. Engages in foundational AI research, model development, and safety work to improve the capabilities and reliability of large-scale AI systems. Operates as a public benefit organization with a mission centered on ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits humanity through safe and responsible deployment.
Key facts about OpenAI
2. Perplexity
AI-powered search and answer generation. It enables users to ask complex questions and receive concise, well-sourced answers synthesized from multiple web sources. The platform combines natural language understanding with real-time web data to provide accurate, context-aware responses.
Key facts about Perplexity
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.72B
- Employee Count: 1,449 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: 1435 Capital, Square One Capital and 60 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Dec 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Databricks
Data and AI platform that unifies analytics. Its main site highlights building apps, agents, and AI on your data, with pricing based on pay-as-you-go usage. The platform offers data management, warehousing, engineering, and science capabilities. It facilitates data sharing, governance, and application development. The platform supports business intelligence and database functionalities.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $2.6B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series K
- Total Funding till date: $20.2B
- Employee Count: 15,335 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, 2B Global and 106 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Revolut
Provider of banking solutions for retail customers and businesses. It provides users with a platform that offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to simplify financial management and enhance user experience.
Key facts about Revolut
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £4.52B as on Dec 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.99B
- Employee Count: 17,695 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: 2B Global, Wejchert Capital and 142 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Anthropic
Provider of AI safety and research company. It is an AI research and safety company offering AI models and chatbots. Its chatbot can be used for multiple industries including customer support, legal support, coaching, searching data, back-office automation, and sales.
Key facts about Anthropic
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $132B
- Employee Count: 5,028 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Amazon, Google and 105 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Apr 21, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Founders Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in incard.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Founders Capital's Investments by Stage
Founders Capital has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.12M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founders Capital's Investments by Sector
Founders Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Enterprise Infrastructure, Blockchain - Industry Applications and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 17 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
FinTech | 3 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founders Capital's Investments by Geography
Founders Capital has made most investments in United Kingdom (7), followed by France where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 7 |
France | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founders Capital's recent investments
Founders Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - incard.Here are the most recent investments by Founders Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 02, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 2259 | [+3] | |
Nov 11, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7964 | [+7] | |
Oct 08, 2025 | France | Series A | 2088 | [+7] | |
Sep 10, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 1393 | [+7] | |
Aug 18, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 8460 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Founders Capital's Portfolio
Founders Capital has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Perplexity, Figure, Groq and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Perplexity. It became a unicorn in 2024, 2 years before Founders Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Founders Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | AI-powered search and answer generation | 2022 | San Francisco | Series E | gngxr{v | ||
59 | Developer of AI-powered humanoid robots designed for everyday home assistance | 2022 | San Jose | Series C | ipaxedd | ||
72 | Provider of AI inference platforms and on-premise AI inference clusters | 2016 | San Jose | Series E | iplfjoi | ||
75 | Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains | 2017 | Costa Mesa | Series H | gxog{cy |
Team profile of Founders Capital
Founders Capital has a team of 25 members including 3 Partners and 4 Venture Partners located in United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. Founders Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Founders Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | ||
Venture Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Ellon | - | - |
Co-investors of Founders Capital
Over the past 2 years, 55 investors have co-invested in Founders Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Founders Capital: Playfair Capital, Haatch and 13 others have invested in rounds before Founders Capital. There is 1 company where Playfair Capital has invested before Founders Capital and 1 company where Haatch has invested before Founders Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Founders Capital: 35 investors entered a company along with Founders Capital. These include investors like Haatch (2 companies).
- Invested after Founders Capital: A total of 5 investors have invested in Founders Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Outward (1 company), AFG (1 company) and Tenity (1 company).
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