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Founders First
Venture capital
Founders First is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage and Series A technology companies. It invests in companies based in or with significant operations in the CEE region, and provides support with fundraising, strategic guidance and business development.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own words3dar/vrsecuritydata analyticsblockchaindeep tech
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Or find every investor that fitsFounders First lists 9 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (19%), Industrial & Manufacturing (19%) and Media & Entertainment (13%). 100% of its companies are based in Slovakia. It invests most often alongside Neulogy Ventures, 3TS Capital Partners and BlueYard Capital.
No funding round on record names Founders First yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 19% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 19% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 13% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 13% | 18% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 6% | 1% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Neulogy Ventures | 7 |
| 3TS Capital Partners | 1 |
| BlueYard Capital | 1 |
| Cisco Investments | 1 |
| Extantia | 1 |
| Inovo | 1 |
| Oktogon Ventures | 1 |
| Planet A | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 19th | 9 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 12th | 19% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 20th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers9100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Neulogy Ventures
Compare Founders First head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
9 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excalibur is a permanent-capital holding company that acquires, builds, and incubates defense and industrial companies. | Industrial & ManufacturingCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells sunglasses and spectacles online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| GA Drilling develops and commercializes drilling technology for geothermal and oil & gas wells | Industrial & ManufacturingIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| GroupSolver provides intelligent survey and AI market research solutions | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Matsuko provides holographic meetings and trainings with AI | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is developing diagnostic tests for cancer and other diseases | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Solved helps clients find highly specialized business, design and technology experts in green economy fields to help them meet sustainability targets and gain competitive advantage. | Space & DefenseClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Vectary is an online design platform for developing concepts with AI and creating interactive 3D presentations and AR experiences | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Voltia provides data-driven analysis to help companies choose the ideal electric vehicles for their fleets and optimize charging to reduce costs | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- foundersfirst.com
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 7 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 9
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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