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Could psychedelics and technology solve our mental health crisis?

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How Bower Collective went from £0 to £140k revenue in 6 months

How Bower Collective went from zero to £130k in their first six months

Why we're releasing a Venture Design course

Meet UK Startup Caper - using tech to get children off-screen and outside

How Oxwash scaled their revolutionary sustainable laundry service during a pandemic

How our Fintech Startup Raised £2.6m from Top-Tier Investors

How I got my MenoTech startup to market

My first company failed. Here’s what I learned.

Why we're investing in the Circular Economy

Founders Factory Investor Showcase 2021: In summary

11 ways to build diverse, equitable and inclusive startups

Founders Factory Diversity & Inclusion: 2021 in Review

The Fintech Briefing: The future of Buy Now Pay Later

Startup Jobs: What’s it like being a Chief Technology Officer (CTO)?

Scaling & exiting my second business by 27, and what I’ve learned along the way: Fanbytes co-founder & CEO Timothy Armoo

Network effects: ClearScore & Salary Finance co-founder Dan Cobley on building the ultimate startup defence strategy

Growth vs Cash Runway—What should I prioritise?

Living through the Fintech crash—and what it means for founders

Shop Circle: Building the Microsoft for E-commerce

The changing policy landscape for Women's Health

Beyond algorithms: making data science work for your startup

Founders Factory Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: 2022 in Review

The outlook for 2023: A founder’s perspective

The design led startup: A guide for founders

Building for the Oceans, and the people that depend on them

Launching Prism—a decentralised talent network

Launching Bundant—smart home organisation system

To Code or not to Code: Advice on building your MVP

Angel investors: An honest guide to finding & working with individual investors

Launching Econest—purpose-led property developer

A Startup Guide to Facebook Ads in 2023

Launching Freebird Club—social travel for over 50s

Investing in future generations: Putting children at the centre of healthcare innovation

Dronamics: How the Rangelov Brothers’ dream of ultra-efficient cargo drones is taking flight

Launching Carno—data platform for heat pump & renewable installations

Where do venture ideas come from?

Investing in Playground—web3-powered community discovery

How to find a co-founder

Investing in Climate: Learnings from G-Force Fund I

Investing in Woven Advice—transforming financial advice

Exploring Financial Longevity

Launching Plural.fi—insurance built on web3 for web3

Investing in CetoAI—powerful predictive analytics for the maritime industry

Investing in ACUA Ocean—ocean data collection vessels

Startup Finances: How to lay strong foundations

Investing in Foxtrot Health—preventative platform for cognitive decline

Investing in Jack Fertility—D2C male fertility testing

Investing in Jeevan—direct air carbon capture

Efficient Growth: Doing more with less in an early stage startup

What does defensibility look like in AI?

Calm founder Michael Acton Smith: On building a mental health unicorn

Launching Martee’s—data-powered, distributed access to fresh food

Investing in Utpatti—decentralised AI predictive maintenance for industry

Investing in Fantix—the first Federated Knowledge Engine

Canva’s founders: Lessons on solving big problems, moments of magic, and being outsiders

Investing in CTRL Energy—fully modular, wire-free, reusable batteries

Building out your finance team

What does AI mean for venture studios?

Valarian’s Max Buchan on risk, product market fit & the evolving role of the founder

Our Thesis on Climate Tech

Investing in GASM—app & AI companion for adult sexual wellbeing

Investing in Confide—corporate whistleblowing technology

Investing in We2Sure—insurance for the carbon credit market

Is your 'billion dollar idea' actually any good?

Founders Factory: 2023 in Review

Launching Renbee—simplifying home decarbonisation for homeowners & installers

What is a Venture Studio?

Launching Chiron—AI-driven self care for long term conditions

Investing in Ocean Ledger—scalable approach to coastal natural capital accounting

Investing in Eleos—embedded income & life protection insurance

Italy: Why we’re backing Europe’s next thriving tech hub

Investing in CyferAll—data-centric cybersecurity for the post-quantum era

TrustedHousesitters’ Mathew Prior on growing a category-creating pet sitting marketplace

Investing in AtmoCooling—atmospheric control for global deserts

Launching Bondio—the first local connectivity marketplace

Perlego founder Gauthier van Malderen on his ‘Spotify for textbooks’ & transforming education

Building a product culture of learning & continuous discovery

Pleo founder Jeppe Rindom: What I learned building one of Europe's largest fintechs

Investing in Soarce—renewable and high performing material innovation

Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport: On climate tech & disrupting the energy industry

Animoca CEO Robby Yung: On building a Web3 unicorn

GV partner Tom Hulme: On being a founder-turned-investor & backing unicorns

Launching Gridshare—democratising clean energy access through fractional ownership

Backing HealthKey—transforming how healthcare is paid for

What is impact venture building?

Investing in DRIFT—new method of mobile renewable energy

The role of AI in fintech: A 10 year horizon

Investing in Armada Technologies—passive air lubrication technology for maritime

Investing in the Oceans: One year of opportunities, learnings, and challenges

Investing in Dataspark—the GenAI ecosystem for enterprise

Investing in Zenus AI—ethical facial analysis for events & retail

Landvault's Sam Huber on the Metaverse, acquisitions, and building the 3D internet

Investing in Shai—AI-powered pre-production

Launching Nila—global healthcare management platform

Investing in Mongo App—personalised financial coaching for young adults

Scan.com founder Charlie Bullock on scaling one of Europe’s fastest growing healthcare platforms

Investing in Brineworks—unlocking green fuels from seawater

Investing in DialogSphere—customisable vertical agents-as-a-service platform