Jordan Stephanou

Founder Factor is an investment syndicate of former founders and YC alumni dedicated to backing the top 10% of Y Combinator startups - the world’s leading accelerator with 100+ unicorns and $800B+ in portfolio value. We combine a human–machine hybrid approach: proprietary AI models surface the most promising teams, while our YC alumni partners apply their founder experience to validate and secure access.

A collective of founders, investors and operators, syndicating capital & experience to support pre-seed and seed startups and their ambitions. We invest between £20k-£200k. Invest with us → https://airtable.com/appZERgpwg8TmT84W/shrCPqwH45KGxgLBr Learn more → https://www.nodes.ventures/faq

Igi is the ultimate sales training arena for the AI era. Sales reps take 5 months on average to close their first deal. We think thats crazy in 2026, and are cutting that down by 50%; significantly fast-tracking revenue per new sales hire. We do this by giving sales reps confidence on product knowledge and objection handling with hyper-realistic voice AI practice across each of their meeting types, objection categories, or personas they meet in the sales cycle. Reps get realtime actionable feedback from the AI, and clear areas to focus on for improvement in live meetings. Sales managers receive all analytics and a simple clear view of performance and opportunities for improvement.

Founder Factor is an investment syndicate of former founders and YC alumni dedicated to backing the top 10% of Y Combinator startups - the world’s leading accelerator with 100+ unicorns and $800B+ in portfolio value. We combine a human–machine hybrid approach: proprietary AI models surface the most promising teams, while our YC alumni partners apply their founder experience to validate and secure access.

A collective of founders, investors and operators, syndicating capital & experience to support pre-seed and seed startups and their ambitions. We invest between £20k-£200k. Invest with us → https://airtable.com/appZERgpwg8TmT84W/shrCPqwH45KGxgLBr Learn more → https://www.nodes.ventures/faq

At Crowdcube, we believe in the power of funding with impact. Behind 20 of the most popular crowdfunding campaigns of all time, we are Europe’s leading equity crowdfunding platform — empowering founders to raise the capital they need to make a lasting difference in the world. Our platform provides an innovative approach to fundraising, connecting ambitious entrepreneurs with a vibrant community of investors who are passionate about supporting meaningful ventures. Having worked with the likes of Monzo, ZOE, Qonto, Heura, what3words and more, we want to help take your business to the next level. Risk Warning: Investing in start-ups and early stage businesses involves risks, including illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of investment and dilution, and it should be done only as part of a diversified portfolio. Crowdcube is targeted exclusively at investors who are sufficiently sophisticated to understand these risks and make their own investment decisions. You will only be able to invest via Crowdcube once you are registered as sufficiently sophisticated.

Fuel Ventures Limited (FRN: 723915) is an Appointed Representative of Palace Ventures (FRN: 433291) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.