Alice Bentinck

Meglomania. Obsession. Personal exceptionalism. Capitalism. Aggression. What are seed VCs in SF really looking for? Check out my latest substack that looks at how to answer some of the toughest...

Congratulations to Cecy Price and team on Biographica's latest round. Amazing to see the progress you've made in such a short space of time!

Busy week or so with Automata raising $45m, Biographica raising $9.5m and Unbox Robotics raising $28m - and of course, 16 new seed stage startups pitching at our latest SF Demo Day Entrepreneurs F...

Congratulations to Automata on their $45m Series C! Amazing to see how Mostafa ElSayed and team are pushing the boundaries on lab automation. 🚀

Great progress from Unbox Robotics - proud to have them as an alum from EF's program in Bangalore. 🚀

EF's SF Demo Day yesterday 🔥

They joined Entrepreneurs First as individuals in Europe, India and the US. Today they pitch the companies they created in San Francisco. It’s Demo Day. Can’t wait.

Meet Bobvi Thomas and Tosa Odiase. They'll be pitching to 300 of SF's best VCs on Wednesday at the Entrepreneurs First Demo Day. The countdown is on.

100 investor conversations in a single week. That's what happens post Demo Day. This is Michael Stanway, CEO of The Compression Company. After Entrepreneurs First's Demo Day in October, he had ~1...

Love this throw back video from Zachary Williamson about the early days of Aztec (back when it was called Credit Mint). I would never have guessed Credit Mint would turn into the powerhouse that i...

Congratulations to the killer team that is Pippa Thompson Alexis Carlier and Zainab Ali Majid on their $4.2m seed round from Susa Ventures! Was such a pleasure to work with you at Entrepreneurs Fi...

"There is no power law for the founder" I've worked closely with James Richards over the last year as he's built one of the strongest early portfolios at Entrepreneurs First. He's now building a...

Founders in San Francisco raise in days, not weeks. Almost two years ago, I moved Entrepreneurs First’s center of gravity to the Bay Area because more and more young founders wanted to start here....

We crossed $15b dollars of companies created. All of these companies were built by people we backed before they even had an idea. That is the core of EF’s model: find exceptional individuals earl...

The world needs more food and it's getting harder and harder to produce it. Cecy Price is solving this problem - check out Biographica and their latest $9m of funding!

What's holding you back from becoming a founder in 2026? My latest Substack post looks at what it means to build a career as a founder. Link in the comments...

Quick stop in a snowy Paris! Fantastic to see Julia Denoly and Anastasia Wolter and hear about the incredible applications we’ve had for The Bridge. We have been inundated over the holidays! 48 of...

Entrepreneurs First is no longer just a programme you attend, it's a place you can live. Ditch the pointless internship this summer and come and build your future with us in SF instead. Apply now...

We've just landed the most incredible house for The Bridge - the residency for European's who want to found in SF. It's taken sweat, blood and tears to find our dream location.... Thanks to Julia ...

What a year! 🚀 2025 has been a knock-it-out-the-park year for Entrepreneurs First. Here's some trends that we've seen... 🇺🇲 All roads lead to Silicon Valley This year we saw a decisive shift ...