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Founder Collective

Venture Capital

Portfolio

4

companies

Investment by month

By category

  • CleanTech£16.1M
  • RecruTech£14.8M
  • FinTech£11.3M
  • TransportTech£8.0M

By location

  • London£50.3M

Portfolio companies

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Otta

Otta operates a candidate-first job platform connecting tech professionals with sought-after employers.

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Packfleet

Packfleet provides tech-enabled courier services for e-commerce merchants.

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Shellworks

Shellworks develops microbe-made biomaterials to replace traditional plastics.

Vyne

Vyne

Vyne builds a challenger payment platform for merchants using open banking.


Recent investments

Series A
$15.0M

The London-based biomaterials startup secured $15m from investors including Alter Equity and JamJar Investments to expand its manufacturing network in the United States and Europe.

"Shellworks represents exactly the kind of innovation we need to see in the materials economy. They’re not just creating a better material, they’re building the infrastructure to make it accessible at scale. That’s what will drive real change and contribute to the plastic-free economy we are supporting at alter equity."
— Félix Mounier
Series A
£8.0M

The Series A round was co-led by General Catalyst and Voyager Ventures to support software development and market expansion.

"We’re delighted with the fundraise, and to be continuing our close work with General Catalyst. I’m also very excited to be welcoming Voyager on board, bringing their deep climate expertise to the world of logistics."
— Tristan Thomas, CEO and co-founder
Seed
$6.2M

LocalGlobe led the seed round for the London-based biotech startup.

"We’re delighted to be backing Insiya, Amir and the rest of the Shellworks team, as they bring the science, creativity and lightning speed we’re used to in tech environments to the world of materials and packaging. It’s been amazing to hear their customers rave about the products they’ve already created, and all of us at LocalGlobe are looking forward to seeing them build an iconic materials house to end plastic waste."
— Ferdi Sigona, partner
Series A
$20.0M

Tiger Global Management led the Series A round to support international expansion and product growth.

"When we started Otta, people told us job search was soul-crushing. Recruitment felt like it was stuck in the classifieds era. We believe there’s a different way, and we call it candidate-first job search. It’s a new category that flips industry dynamics on its head. Candidates are prioritised, rather than treated like second-class citizens, and this attracts the best talent to our product"
— Sam Franklin, Co-founder and CEO
Seed
£11.3M

Hearst Ventures led the seed round for the account-to-account payment specialist.

"The global financial ecosystem is moving rapidly away from traditional payments systems and towards open banking and real-time payments. Vyne sits at the bleeding edge of this revolution, by improving the payment experience for all stakeholders. The team’s commercial success is testament to their expertise and commitment to innovation, and we’re delighted to be supporting their continued growth."
— Megumi Ikeda, Managing Director