Many founders of technology companies provided enterpriser first with a round C financing of up to US $158million to help it invest in the next generation of global innovators

Entrepreneur First from Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck On 10 Founded years ago , Now globally owned 120 More than employees , Committed to helping find and support the founders of next-generation technology companies .

The company has completed a round of financing with the largest scale so far , The amount is up to 1.58 Billion dollars , Investors include many successful founders , Such as Patrick Collison、John Collison、Reid Hoffman、Taavet Hinrikus and Matt Mullenweg etc. .

EF In the next three years, it will invest directly in hundreds of entrepreneurs 1 Billion dollars , And will continue to build its talent product suite . This goal is based on its remarkable achievements so far ——EF The total value of the company we helped found has now exceeded 100 Billion dollars .

An investment company that helps outstanding early founders expand their scale Entrepreneur First (EF) It has been invested by the founders of many senior technology companies 1.58 Billion dollars C Round of funding , Investors include Patrick Collison、John Collison、Reid Hoffman、Taavet Hinrikus and Matt Mullenweg etc. . 

Because of the fear that the economic recession is coming , The number of layoffs across the start-up industry is increasing , The amount of venture capital investment continues to decrease . On the contrary , A large number of successful entrepreneurs and founders are supporting EF Provide opportunities for many new global entrepreneurs . 

In support of EF On the list of global investors , Celebrities include ：John Collison and Patrick Collison（Stripe cofounder ）、Taavet Hinrikus（Wise cofounder ）、Reid Hoffman（LinkedIn cofounder ）、Matt Mullenweg（Wordpress cofounder ）、Tom Blomfield（Monzo and GoCardless cofounder ）、Nat Friedman（Github Former CEO ）、Sara Clemens（Twitch and Pandora Former coo ）、Matt Robinson（Nested and GoCardless cofounder ）、Patrick O’Shaughnessy (Positive Sum)、Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman（Deepmind cofounder ）、Claire Hughes Johnson、Sten Tamkivi、Elad Gil and Lachy Groom. 

EF from Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck On 2011 Founded in London , Now it has... All over the world 120 Employees . The company operates as an early investor , Committed to helping talented people find partners before starting a business . 

Entrepreneur First CEO and co-founder Matt Clifford Express ：“ Talent is everywhere , But the opportunity is not so . Accept strangers and help them start strong and ambitious companies , It is no longer a radical idea , But it is crucial to promote innovation in the next stage .” 

He also said he ：“EF Our overall idea is to find people who can't start a company for various reasons , Then try to speed up their journey to success .” 

He added ：“EF Our concept is unique in the field of early financing . All our efforts are focused on talents , Instead of a typical venture capital transaction flow . We will not try to win the deal , Will not choose to trade , It focuses on finding excellent talents . This approach brings great advantages . Be able to establish cooperation before the establishment of the company , It helps to determine a good relationship , It can also bring economic support to the company .” 

LinkedIn Co founder and Entrepreneur First Board members Reid Hoffman Express ：“ We are entering a new era of venture capital , The new generation of global founders need support , Can we start from scratch to create a well-known company in the future . I am very happy to be a member of this world-class company group . We all enthusiastically support changing life and changing the world through entrepreneurship .Entrepreneur First It represents a new way for talents to obtain opportunities , It is also a new way to establish an entrepreneurial ecosystem outside Silicon Valley .” 

Entrepreneur First cofounder Alice Bentinck Express ：“ With EF The value of portfolio companies exceeds 100 Billion dollars , We feel that everything has just begun . We hope EF Our products enable every ambitious entrepreneur to find their own co-founder .EF It has become one of the world's premier talent communities , With these new funds and new investors , We look forward to working with more excellent founders in the next few years .” 

This cash is used as a round of financing rather than “ fund ” Raised in the form of , It will be used to invest in new start-ups . New funds help EF Launch new products aimed at ending the typical venture capital model , Find the right way to fund the next generation of entrepreneurs through experimentation and innovation . 

EF Today it was announced that , The total value of companies founded through its platform now exceeds 100 Billion dollars . Among them, well-known companies include ：Tractable（ Unicorn, a computer vision company specializing in the insurance industry , from Insight and Georgian Partners funding ）;Omnipresent（ Tencent and Kinnevik Funded telework employment platform ）;Aztec Protocol（ Private transaction agreement , from Paradigm funding ）;Cleo（ Financial management App, from Balderton and EQT Ventures funding ）; as well as Permutive（ The privacy compliance advertising infrastructure platform funded by Softbank ）. 

Entrepreneur First cofounder Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford（ Photo ： American business information ）