About Founders Capital
Founders Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Nov 2023, Founders Capital has invested in 9 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of WineFi Overall, Founders Capital portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 1 acquisition, namely Bondora and Smartly. SFC Capital co-invest with Founders Capital, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Founders Capital has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Founders Capital's List of Top Investments
Founders Capital has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investments include Bondora and EstateGuru.Their portfolio spans across Estonia, United Kingdom and Singapore. They have invested in FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Founders Capital:1. Bondora
Online P2P marketplace for consumer and business loans. It allows users to invest funds to provide financing solutions to borrowers looking for unsecured personal loans. It lets borrowers select loans from multiple financing offers based on loan terms and interest rates provided, and provides investors with the ROI for the invested fund based on investment tenure.
Key facts about Bondora
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Annual Revenue: €10M - €50M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $6.83M
- Employee Count: 2 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Global Founders Capital, Founders Capital and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 27, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. EstateGuru
Marketplace for property financing and investing. It finances projects which have solid collateral, using first-rank mortgages, to achieve straightforward and secure funding in real estate lending.
Key facts about EstateGuru
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.4M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, TMT Investments and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 28, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Movel AI
Developing a computer vision system for robots. The company intends to employ camera-based computer vision instead of Lidar. The company is working on software that will be able to make sense of the image and identify objects and pathways from the image. It caters to construction, healthcare, and commercial industries.
Key facts about Movel AI
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.51M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Canopus Advisors, 500 Global and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 20, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. WineFi
WineFi is a digital platform offering fine wine investment opportunities. The company provides access to expertly curated wine portfolios, allowing investors to diversify their assets. With a focus on illiquid asset classes, WineFi's platform aims to make wine investing more accessible and efficient.
Key facts about WineFi
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.92M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: SFC Capital, Founders Capital and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 02, 2025, $*****
5. Investly
Investly is a P2P invoice financing platform. The companies should have stable cash flows and be operating for at least 2 years in order to raise money on the platform. It also offers P2P factoring services where business can sell their outstanding invoices and investors bid in an auction to purchase those invoices.
Key facts about Investly
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Tallinn (Estonia)
- Annual Revenue: €0 - €1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.36M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Speedinvest, Contriber and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 10, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Founders Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Founders Capital has invested in 9 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 3 years. Its most recent first time investment was in WineFi.Founders Capital's Investments by Stage
Founders Capital has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $499K.Founders Capital's Investments by Sector
Founders Capital has a portfolio focused on FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 7 Tech companies, 5 Consumer (B2C) companies, 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Marketplace.Founders Capital's Investments by Geography
Founders Capital has made most investments in United Kingdom (1).Founders Capital's recent investments
Founders Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Founders Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 21, 2023 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1487 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Founders Capital's Portfolio
1 of Founders Capital's portfolio company became public - Bondora.Here are Founders Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 3220 |
Acquired companies in Founders Capital's Portfolio
1 company from Founders Capital's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Smartly in Jul 2019 by VinaCapital for $*****.Here are Founders Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 16, 2019 | - | - | 8157 |
Team profile of Founders Capital
Founders Capital has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in Israel and Russia. Founders Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Founders Capital
Over the past 3 years, 3 investors have co-invested in Founders Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Founders Capital: SFC Capital entered a company along with Founders Capital.
- Invested after Founders Capital: Coterieholdings (1 company) and Founders Capital (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Founders Capital's portfolio after their investments.
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