Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First Operations Limited is a London-based accelerator that focuses on seed funding for technology startups. Established in 2011, the firm operates in various locations including Singapore, Berlin, Paris, Bangalore, and Hong Kong. Entrepreneur First specializes in supporting individuals who are "pre-team, pre-idea," selecting applicants based solely on technical talent. The firm offers a six-month program designed to provide essential support during the critical early stages of startup development. Participants receive a stipend for three months, with varying amounts depending on the location. Entrepreneur First aims to develop approximately 30 participants in each cohort and typically takes a 10 percent equity stake in the startups it funds. The firm has successfully launched over 100 startups, collectively valued at over $1 billion, and is backed by prominent investors such as Y Combinator and Index Ventures.

Michael Baumgartner

Founder - Cohort BE7

Clémence Bellanger

Principal, Paris

Alice Bentinck

CPO and Co-Founder

Jonny Clifford

Partner and General Partner, London

Matt Clifford

Co-Founder and CEO

Philipp Herkelmann

Partner and General Manager

Elspeth Lawson

Partner and Deputy CPO

Chris Mairs

Venture Partner

Venkat Raju

Venture Partner

Rahul Samat

Partner and General Manager, Banglore

Tom Shinner

Partner and COO

Past deals in Computer Vision

Subconscious Compute

Seed Round in 2022
Subconscious Compute is a platform that provides neural computing technology to bring AI to the Edge. Subcon deploys proprietary, ultra-compact Edge AI models on resource-starved edge devices to deliver scalable multi-sensory intelligence that is 10x faster & 1000x cheaper than cloud AI-based solutions.

Kinetix

Seed Round in 2022
Kinetix is a no-code 3D creation tool that leverages artificial intelligence motion capture to convert videos into 3D animations.

EyePick

Seed Round in 2021
EyePick specializes in automating manual tasks across various industries, including food, logistics, retail, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals, through the use of vision-guided robots and advanced machine-learning technologies. The company develops robotic systems that can see, understand, and interact with their environment, allowing for efficient automation of tasks such as pick and drop, pick and place, bin picking, and sorting. By providing these innovative automation solutions, EyePick helps businesses streamline their operations and enhance productivity, reducing reliance on manual labor in critical processes.

Lytehouse

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a real-time video intelligence software designed to filter and provide proprietary risk detection analysis of video feeds. The company's platform turns fragmented, low-quality data points from existing security sensors into a single feed of intelligent alerts that we bake into the products and services of customers (telcos, insurance, and security companies) and offers real-time detection viable in any environment, optimizes existing hardware and removes setup costs and increases operator capacity with a reduction in false alarms, enabling clients to increase their operator bandwidth and improve their quality of service with targeted threat management.

NeuroPixel.AI

Seed Round in 2021
NeuroPixel is a deep-tech platform focused on apparel cataloging.NeuroPixel.AI's proprietary DeepNet framework not just simplifies this process, but also makes it cost-effective.

Vivid Machines

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Vivid Machines is a startup company that revolutionizes agricultural production to help fruit and vegetable farmers produce more food. It develops an agricultural technology that leverages advanced vision sensors and state-of-the-art machine learning to provide fruit and vegetable farmers with plant-specific insights, capturing previously unobserved and invisible features to improve yield and product quality. The company also helps farmers digitize the physical and chemical properties of their entire fruit and vegetable field/orchard/production to support more accurate decisions and increase the percentage of crop that makes it to grocery stores. In real-time, this system will quantify fruit and size distribution, detect pests and diseases, and assess overall plant conditions.

Subconscious Compute

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Subconscious Compute is a platform that provides neural computing technology to bring AI to the Edge. Subcon deploys proprietary, ultra-compact Edge AI models on resource-starved edge devices to deliver scalable multi-sensory intelligence that is 10x faster & 1000x cheaper than cloud AI-based solutions.

NeuroPixel.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
NeuroPixel is a deep-tech platform focused on apparel cataloging.NeuroPixel.AI's proprietary DeepNet framework not just simplifies this process, but also makes it cost-effective.

SquareMind

Pre Seed Round in 2021
SquareMind SAS is a Paris-based company established in 2019 that specializes in developing robotic medical assistants utilizing artificial intelligence and robotics. The company's innovative 3D reconstruction software enables high-resolution body mapping, allowing for real-time skin cancer detection. This technology facilitates non-invasive healthcare by equipping standard robots with the capability to track the growth of moles on patients' bodies. SquareMind aims to enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of skin cancer diagnostics through its advanced robotic solutions.

Retail Pulse

Seed Round in 2020
Built for FMCG companies and Retailers in developing markets. Our image recognition technology detects every product and company asset inside each store. This results in real-time shelf analytics such as the share of shelf, in-store execution compliance, and competition insights.

Phantasma Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Phantasma Labs Limited, founded in 2018 and based in London, develops a simulation platform that creates essential data sets and models of human behavior to train autonomous vehicles for optimal performance in extreme conditions. The company focuses on enhancing the ability of self-driving cars to understand human interactions by placing real individuals in virtual environments, thereby generating extensive data on pedestrian, cyclist, and other road user behaviors. This decision support platform employs reinforcement learning techniques, allowing clients to leverage artificial intelligence effectively without relying on large data sets. By simulating real-life scenarios, Phantasma Labs enables clients to gain valuable insights and training experiences without the risks associated with actual accidents.

Retail Pulse

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Built for FMCG companies and Retailers in developing markets. Our image recognition technology detects every product and company asset inside each store. This results in real-time shelf analytics such as the share of shelf, in-store execution compliance, and competition insights.

Verchable

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Verchable Limited operates as an AI company that uses computer vision to understand videos. It generates automatic metadata tags for users’ videos that helps user to understand what content, objects, and actions are present within their videos. Its technology detects people, places, and actions within videos. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

UpStride

Seed Round in 2020
UpStride is a developer of an application programming interface (API) platform aimed at enhancing deep learning performance specifically in the field of computer vision. The platform leverages advanced techniques from signal processing and performance computing to extract valuable information from images. By doing so, it enables clients to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their artificial intelligence algorithms while utilizing less data. This approach allows organizations to achieve better results in image analysis and related applications, making UpStride a key player in the intersection of AI and computer vision.

Lytehouse

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Developer of a real-time video intelligence software designed to filter and provide proprietary risk detection analysis of video feeds. The company's platform turns fragmented, low-quality data points from existing security sensors into a single feed of intelligent alerts that we bake into the products and services of customers (telcos, insurance, and security companies) and offers real-time detection viable in any environment, optimizes existing hardware and removes setup costs and increases operator capacity with a reduction in false alarms, enabling clients to increase their operator bandwidth and improve their quality of service with targeted threat management.

EyePick

Pre Seed Round in 2019
EyePick specializes in automating manual tasks across various industries, including food, logistics, retail, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals, through the use of vision-guided robots and advanced machine-learning technologies. The company develops robotic systems that can see, understand, and interact with their environment, allowing for efficient automation of tasks such as pick and drop, pick and place, bin picking, and sorting. By providing these innovative automation solutions, EyePick helps businesses streamline their operations and enhance productivity, reducing reliance on manual labor in critical processes.

SixSense

Seed Round in 2019
SixSense is an AI-powered industrial visual inspection platform for smarter manufacturing. SixSense uses cutting-edge technologies in the field of AI such as deep learning and computer vision to automatically identify defects on the manufacturing floor. They are building the future of self-intelligent factories by enabling automation for image-based industrial applications.

Unitary

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Unitary Ltd is a company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, that specializes in developing artificial intelligence software aimed at enhancing online safety. Founded in 2019, the company utilizes graph-based technology and computer vision models to analyze and interpret the context of videos and visual content uploaded to the Internet. By leveraging this advanced AI, Unitary enables clients to detect and flag harmful or inappropriate content effectively, fostering a safer online environment for users. The company's focus is on providing context-aware solutions that allow organizations to take proactive measures in protecting their communities from online threats.

FireVisor

Seed Round in 2019
FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform designed to harness manufacturing data to enhance operational efficiency. The company aims to transform traditional manufacturing processes by creating self-aware factories that utilize the vast amounts of data generated during production. Currently, many manufacturing facilities rely heavily on human inspectors and process control engineers to monitor and adjust machinery, often overlooking valuable data that could improve performance. FireVisor seeks to address this issue by enabling manufacturers to analyze and leverage their data effectively, thereby optimizing production processes and reducing reliance on manual oversight. Through its innovative approach, FireVisor contributes to the modernization of the manufacturing sector, which plays a crucial role in the global economy.

UpStride

Pre Seed Round in 2019
UpStride is a developer of an application programming interface (API) platform aimed at enhancing deep learning performance specifically in the field of computer vision. The platform leverages advanced techniques from signal processing and performance computing to extract valuable information from images. By doing so, it enables clients to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their artificial intelligence algorithms while utilizing less data. This approach allows organizations to achieve better results in image analysis and related applications, making UpStride a key player in the intersection of AI and computer vision.

Scape Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
Scape Technologies Ltd is a London-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in city-scale augmented reality solutions. The company has developed a cloud-based vision engine that enables camera devices to comprehend their surroundings through computer vision techniques. Unlike traditional systems that rely on locally stored 3D maps, Scape's approach utilizes a cloud architecture to create and access a shared understanding of environments, facilitating more effective localization for augmented reality applications. As of January 2020, Scape Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Facebook, Inc.

AIMLedge

Seed Round in 2018
AIMLedge Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, develops a software platform that automates the creation and deployment of customized deep learning software for edge devices across various brands and computing capabilities. The company focuses on providing optimized solutions for low-end commodity cameras, significantly reducing development time by up to 80% and facilitating plug-and-play deployment. AIMLedge's platform supports deep learning-based video analytics applications, enabling businesses to analyze in-store customer preferences and buying patterns. This capability helps organizations assess the effectiveness of their visual merchandising and marketing strategies, aiming to make advanced AI and IoT accessible to businesses of all sizes and industries.

FireVisor

Pre Seed Round in 2018
FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform designed to harness manufacturing data to enhance operational efficiency. The company aims to transform traditional manufacturing processes by creating self-aware factories that utilize the vast amounts of data generated during production. Currently, many manufacturing facilities rely heavily on human inspectors and process control engineers to monitor and adjust machinery, often overlooking valuable data that could improve performance. FireVisor seeks to address this issue by enabling manufacturers to analyze and leverage their data effectively, thereby optimizing production processes and reducing reliance on manual oversight. Through its innovative approach, FireVisor contributes to the modernization of the manufacturing sector, which plays a crucial role in the global economy.

BetaSight

Seed Round in 2018
BetaSight Technologies uses VR and Eye-Tracking to understand a user's health. Our mission is to make diagnostics intuitive, engaging and ubiquitous by understanding what your eyes are doing. By focusing on the problem of Glaucoma first, our growing platform will grow to be able to diagnose neurological as well as physiological conditions. Eye-tracking will be the new blood test, enabled by the coming wave of mixed reality technology.

Agrosight

Seed Round in 2017
AgroSight is an analytics company that helps agronomists and farm units to integrate new streams of unique and valuable data to their decision making processes. Agrosight detects plant diseases early using hyper-spectral signals, dramatically reducing the cost of food production.

AimBrain

Series A in 2017
AimBrain is a mobile biometrics platform that specializes in anomaly detection and behavioral biometrics to enhance security in digital interactions. The company offers three active biometric authentication modules designed to prevent fraudulent account creation, detect account takeovers, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as KYC, AML, and PSD2. In May 2018, AimBrain introduced AimBrain On Demand, a free dashboard for developers that provides 1,000 complimentary API calls for facial, voice, or video/audio authentication each month. This initiative aims to democratize access to robust authentication solutions. AimBrain's technology is based on a proprietary portfolio of active and passive modules, supported by patented processes and ensemble learning techniques, which enable it to identify fraud that other systems may miss. Its clientele includes top-tier banks, wealth management firms, cloud service providers, and various tech and fintech organizations.

Calipsa

Seed Round in 2016
Calipsa Limited is a company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in an artificial intelligence-powered video monitoring platform utilizing deep learning software models. Founded in 2016, Calipsa's platform processes and analyzes extensive video feeds to provide alerts and detailed reports for various applications, including traffic enforcement, road accidents, and public disturbances. The system enables users to send alarms from cameras to Calipsa's cloud servers, where it detects human motion and forwards valid alerts for visual verification by monitoring station operators. Key features of the platform include health checks, site scheduling, camera management, and support for PTZ and video loss. Calipsa's solution enhances operator efficiency, reduces installation costs, and leverages existing camera infrastructure, making it a valuable tool for modern video surveillance needs.

Keypla

Seed Round in 2016
Keypla is automating human valuations using computer vision and machine learning.

Calipsa

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Calipsa Limited is a company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in an artificial intelligence-powered video monitoring platform utilizing deep learning software models. Founded in 2016, Calipsa's platform processes and analyzes extensive video feeds to provide alerts and detailed reports for various applications, including traffic enforcement, road accidents, and public disturbances. The system enables users to send alarms from cameras to Calipsa's cloud servers, where it detects human motion and forwards valid alerts for visual verification by monitoring station operators. Key features of the platform include health checks, site scheduling, camera management, and support for PTZ and video loss. Calipsa's solution enhances operator efficiency, reduces installation costs, and leverages existing camera infrastructure, making it a valuable tool for modern video surveillance needs.

Innersight

Seed Round in 2015
Innersight is a UK-based company that specializes in developing innovative software designed to assist surgeons in visualizing cancerous tumors more effectively. Their technology transforms 2D scans, such as those from kidney imaging, into detailed 3D models that can be accessed on a surgeon's laptop. This machine-aided technique enhances the surgeon's ability to identify the precise location of tumors, facilitating improved decision-making during surgical procedures. By providing a clearer visual representation of the tumor's position, Innersight aims to enhance surgical outcomes and ultimately contribute to better patient care.

AimBrain

Seed Round in 2014
AimBrain is a mobile biometrics platform that specializes in anomaly detection and behavioral biometrics to enhance security in digital interactions. The company offers three active biometric authentication modules designed to prevent fraudulent account creation, detect account takeovers, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as KYC, AML, and PSD2. In May 2018, AimBrain introduced AimBrain On Demand, a free dashboard for developers that provides 1,000 complimentary API calls for facial, voice, or video/audio authentication each month. This initiative aims to democratize access to robust authentication solutions. AimBrain's technology is based on a proprietary portfolio of active and passive modules, supported by patented processes and ensemble learning techniques, which enable it to identify fraud that other systems may miss. Its clientele includes top-tier banks, wealth management firms, cloud service providers, and various tech and fintech organizations.

Magic Pony Technology

Venture Round in 2014
Delivering advanced video upscaling, compression and enhancement technologies built on novel machine learning & computer vision research with 5+ patents pending. Magic Pony Technology's world-class R&D team has gained 30+ yrs combined research experience at Imperial College, King's College & UCL, 100+ publications in major international conferences & journals and 300+ citations from institutions such as Harvard, CMU and Microsoft Research.

FireVisor

Convertible Note in 2013
FireVisor Systems Pte. Ltd., founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, offers an AI-powered software platform designed to harness manufacturing data to enhance operational efficiency. The company aims to transform traditional manufacturing processes by creating self-aware factories that utilize the vast amounts of data generated during production. Currently, many manufacturing facilities rely heavily on human inspectors and process control engineers to monitor and adjust machinery, often overlooking valuable data that could improve performance. FireVisor seeks to address this issue by enabling manufacturers to analyze and leverage their data effectively, thereby optimizing production processes and reducing reliance on manual oversight. Through its innovative approach, FireVisor contributes to the modernization of the manufacturing sector, which plays a crucial role in the global economy.
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