firstminute capital
2026-08-31firstminute.capital
Overview
What they do
firstminute capital is an early-stage investment fund backing founders with ambition to build category-defining technology companies. The firm positions itself as the first institutional cheque into European founders building global software champions, and supports companies from idea through to impact. It manages over $500m in assets, has invested in more than 170 portfolio companies, and is backed by over 130 unicorn founders.
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What they look for
firstminute capital invests at the earliest stages in European founders building global software companies, with a focus on category-defining technology businesses and no stage considered too early.
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Stage
Seed
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Sectors
AI, Climate, Deeptech, SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare
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Based
London, GB
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Sources
2026-08-26firstminute.capitalFounded in 2017 by Spencer Crawley and Brent Hoberman, firstminute capital is a $500m AUM seed…
2026-08-26firstminute.capitalOur founders are today’s experts across all sectors, from Climate to Health to Enterprise and…
Portfolio, cheque size and the rest
The 9 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.
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