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 Facial Recognition

Expertia AI

Seed Round in 2022
Expertia AI is a company that specializes in developing an AI-powered hiring platform aimed at enhancing recruitment processes. The platform utilizes advanced technologies, including deep learning and natural language processing, to effectively predict the best candidates for specific job roles. It aggregates candidate information from various job boards, systematically ranking and scoring applications based on their suitability for particular job descriptions. By employing a machine learning algorithm that offers explanations for its assessments, Expertia AI enables businesses to streamline their hiring practices, allowing them to concentrate on creating value and expanding job opportunities.

Mimica

Series A in 2021
Mimica Automation Limited is a London-based company that specializes in developing machine learning software designed to automate repetitive tasks. Founded in 2018, the company's key product is an automated process mapping solution that observes users over a few weeks to understand their workflows. By tracking clicks and keystrokes, the software derives the intent behind these actions and generates an automation process accordingly. The technology cleans, analyzes, and consolidates the recorded data into a comprehensive process map, streamlining task execution. This innovative approach to automation is supported by Entrepreneur First, a prominent accelerator and seed fund in Europe.

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.

ShareID

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ShareID is the new generation of multi-factor authentication that is linked to government-issued IDs, guarantees the liveness of the person behind the screen, and validates all the personal data shared with a simple smile. ShareID is compliant with international laws of data privacy and protection as users' personal data or biometrics are never stored.

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.

Expertia AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Expertia AI is a company that specializes in developing an AI-powered hiring platform aimed at enhancing recruitment processes. The platform utilizes advanced technologies, including deep learning and natural language processing, to effectively predict the best candidates for specific job roles. It aggregates candidate information from various job boards, systematically ranking and scoring applications based on their suitability for particular job descriptions. By employing a machine learning algorithm that offers explanations for its assessments, Expertia AI enables businesses to streamline their hiring practices, allowing them to concentrate on creating value and expanding job opportunities.

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.

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.

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.

Interviewer.AI

Seed Round in 2019
Interviewer.AI Pte. Ltd. develops a video interviewing platform that assesses candidates for soft skills, personality traits, and culture fit before an in-person interview. It provides services, including assessing candidates soft skills, design questionnaire, and screening applicants. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Singapore.

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.

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.

Interviewer.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Interviewer.AI Pte. Ltd. develops a video interviewing platform that assesses candidates for soft skills, personality traits, and culture fit before an in-person interview. It provides services, including assessing candidates soft skills, design questionnaire, and screening applicants. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Singapore.

Adaface

Seed Round in 2018
Adaface Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to streamline the hiring process for tech roles. Founded in 2018, Adaface's platform, known as Ada, automates the first round of interviews by engaging candidates in a conversational format. Ada analyzes candidates' thought processes, provides timely hints, and poses follow-up questions to accurately assess their skills. This system allows companies to evaluate candidates' abilities in areas such as algorithms, architecture design, programming languages, and tech frameworks, closely simulating the interaction with a hiring manager. Additionally, the platform confirms candidates' salary expectations, relocation preferences, and industry experience, helping to align candidate qualifications with company requirements. By utilizing Adaface’s technology, organizations can focus their efforts on the most qualified candidates, improving overall hiring efficiency.

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.

Mimica

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Mimica Automation Limited is a London-based company that specializes in developing machine learning software designed to automate repetitive tasks. Founded in 2018, the company's key product is an automated process mapping solution that observes users over a few weeks to understand their workflows. By tracking clicks and keystrokes, the software derives the intent behind these actions and generates an automation process accordingly. The technology cleans, analyzes, and consolidates the recorded data into a comprehensive process map, streamlining task execution. This innovative approach to automation is supported by Entrepreneur First, a prominent accelerator and seed fund in Europe.

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.

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.
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