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Founders Capital
Angel syndicate
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Founders Capital is Europe's leading community-powered investment platform, providing vetted founders, operators, and family offices with curated, deal-by-deal access to private market opportunities — from early-stage moonshots to late-stage secondaries and pre-IPO inflection points. Members choose exactly which companies to back with no blind commitments, gaining 'the freedom of an angel, with the access of a fund.' The platform sources deals 12–18 months before they hit the market via its YC, operator, and founder networks, covering themes including AI, fintech, consumer brands, climate, defence, and space technology across Europe and the United States.
Notable quotes
“Traditional VC is dead. Gone are the days you can create a fund with a thesis, deploying capital over a specific period of time, charging a 2 and 20 model and thinking that that's OK. Traditional VCs will die if they do not pivot their model.”
“FC combines rigorous due diligence with exceptional transparency. It's more than a syndicate — it's a hands-on investor community led by experienced founders.”
“The FC team bring integrity, deep market knowledge, and operator-level execution to every deal. Superb to work with.”
Team
David Pearce
CFO
Sean Young
Head of Institutional Capital
Dan Honeywell
Partner
James Herbert
Venture Partner – Fintech & AI
Jeremy Hindle
Venture Partner – YC & Technical Deal Flow
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | Secondary | — | — |
| Databricks | Growth | — | — |
| Anthropic | Growth | — | — |
| Sygaldry | Series A | $105m | 2025 |
| Stoke Space | Series B+ | — | — |
| Groq | Growth | — | — |
| Perplexity | Growth | — | — |
| WineFi | Seed | — | — |
| Innerworks | Seed | — | — |
| Phantom Space | Series A | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 6 |
| Khosla Ventures | 2 |
| 468 Capital | 2 |
| Liquid 2 Ventures | 2 |
| Pioneer Fund | 2 |
| Tekedia Capital | 1 |
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