Tim Jackson

Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors. Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2015, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent. EF’s portfolio is now collectively valued at over $16B, and includes companies such as Aztec, Cleo, Magdrive, Neptune, Omnea, Opply, PolyAI, Tractable, and many more. EF is backed by some of the worlds leading founders and investors, including Founders Fund, Greylock, John Collison (founder – Stripe), Patrick Collison (founder – Stripe), Reid Hoffman (founder – LinkedIn), Eric Schmidt (former CEO - Google), Demis Hassabis (founder – Google DeepMind ), Taavet Hinrikus (founder – Wise), Matt Mullenweg (founder – WordPress), Charlie Songhurst (Board member – Meta), Christa Davies (Board member – Stripe), Lachy Groom (founder – Physical Intelligence), Aidan Gomez (founder – Cohere), Mati Staniszewski (founder – ElevenLabs), Danny Rimer (Partner - Index Ventures), Matt Cohler (former General Partner - Benchmark). We exist to make great companies happen that otherwise wouldn’t. For more information about Entrepreneurs First, visit www.joinef.com Were hiring! Join our global team and experience firsthand the workings of a globally unique talent investor working with cutting edge entrepreneurs on world changing technologies: https://www.joinef.com/about/careers

Articheck is a software platform used to create digital condition reports. Founded in 2013, Articheck was developed by a conservator and is used by galleries, museums, conservation studios, and fine art shippers around the world. 
 Articheck is transforming how the art industry makes condition reports, embracing technology to streamline a traditionally labor-intensive task. The mobile solution, delivered through an iOS app and supporting online platform, enables art world professionals to make condition reports more efficiently and to a higher standard. Intuitively designed, Articheck gives the ability to easily add images and instantly annotate. It also has the ability to integrate with your database to simplify workflow and standardise your approach, making the process fast and efficient from start to finish. Take a tour of Articheck and start your free trial: www.articheck.co.uk.

Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors. Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2015, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent. EF’s portfolio is now collectively valued at over $16B, and includes companies such as Aztec, Cleo, Magdrive, Neptune, Omnea, Opply, PolyAI, Tractable, and many more. EF is backed by some of the worlds leading founders and investors, including Founders Fund, Greylock, John Collison (founder – Stripe), Patrick Collison (founder – Stripe), Reid Hoffman (founder – LinkedIn), Eric Schmidt (former CEO - Google), Demis Hassabis (founder – Google DeepMind ), Taavet Hinrikus (founder – Wise), Matt Mullenweg (founder – WordPress), Charlie Songhurst (Board member – Meta), Christa Davies (Board member – Stripe), Lachy Groom (founder – Physical Intelligence), Aidan Gomez (founder – Cohere), Mati Staniszewski (founder – ElevenLabs), Danny Rimer (Partner - Index Ventures), Matt Cohler (former General Partner - Benchmark). We exist to make great companies happen that otherwise wouldn’t. For more information about Entrepreneurs First, visit www.joinef.com Were hiring! Join our global team and experience firsthand the workings of a globally unique talent investor working with cutting edge entrepreneurs on world changing technologies: https://www.joinef.com/about/careers

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Seedcamp is a European seed fund, investing early in founders building the companies that define the next decade. Since 2007, Seedcamp has written the first check into more than 500 companies across Europe and beyond, including Revolut, Wise, UiPath, Synthesia and Fluidstack. Seedcamps seven-person investment team backs founders from first check through Series B and beyond, with a transatlantic presence spanning London and New York.

Articheck is a software platform used to create digital condition reports. Founded in 2013, Articheck was developed by a conservator and is used by galleries, museums, conservation studios, and fine art shippers around the world. 
 Articheck is transforming how the art industry makes condition reports, embracing technology to streamline a traditionally labor-intensive task. The mobile solution, delivered through an iOS app and supporting online platform, enables art world professionals to make condition reports more efficiently and to a higher standard. Intuitively designed, Articheck gives the ability to easily add images and instantly annotate. It also has the ability to integrate with your database to simplify workflow and standardise your approach, making the process fast and efficient from start to finish. Take a tour of Articheck and start your free trial: www.articheck.co.uk.