"The biggest mistake that university investors can make is to focus on the technology and then bring in an external management team. We back massively motivated PhD founder teams.” Forbes explains the Creator Fund model in this excellent piece exploring what we have built over the past 3 years: https://lnkd.in/eMK58NWT
Creator Fund
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Kensington, England 11,339 followers
Investing in startups on the frontier of what's possible. Europe's leading VC for university founders.
About us
Creator Fund is a venture capital firm investing in startups on the frontier of what's possible. We back founders building deep technology businesses out of university innovation. We focus on PhD and academic founders and have teams on-the-ground across 28 university campuses. Our portfolio includes founders creating mutation-proof vaccines, electronic skin for robots, and allowing the human mind to control machines. We invest pre-seed and seed and work closely with our companies to scale and raise follow on rounds. CF has been backed by many leading funds in Europe and the US.
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External link for Creator Fund
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Kensington, England
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2019
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Young Street
Kensington, England W8 5EH, GB
Employees at Creator Fund
Updates
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Delighted to announce our investment in TreQ in Sky News today. CEO Mandy Birch is a Brigadier General in the US Air Force and worked at Rigetti Computing and is an expert in quantum computing. She launched Treq in Oxford to leverage UK universities' leadership in the field. Treq makes early quantum computing systems viable for real-world applications by connecting and integrating all the different components of the hardware and software stack. Round led by Lavrock Ventures and we were joined by our friends at firstminute capital https://lnkd.in/gr2HjmKt Mark Kleinman henry lane fox Alexandra Ntemourtsidou Adriana Vitagliano Daniel Marti Dafcik Jamie Macfarlane
US Air Force reservist raises $5M for UK quantum start-up TreQ
news.sky.com
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Applications for our 2024/5 team are closing this Sunday 15th at midnight! If you are a student at a European University and want to learn about venture capital, or if you want to learn how to become an entrepreneurial scientist and start your own company out of your PhD... Apply now: https://lnkd.in/emwA23Z4
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Applications to join our student investment team close on *September 15th*! Ahead of this, come and meet our CEO Jamie Macfarlane and COO Alexandra Ntemourtsidou to hear first-hand what helping run a VC Fund alongside your PhD is all about. 5:30 pm on Thursday 5th September. Alexandra started as a student investor on our Imperial College London team herself. https://lnkd.in/eqv-kR86
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We are excited to announce our pre-seed investment in BrainZell. Our first investment in Sweden 🇸🇪, from the Karolinska Institutet. Brainzell is creating synthetic brains which transform pharmaceutical clinical trials by allowing drug companies to test on advanced human cell models. It replaces the need to test drugs on over 100 million laboratory animals every year with a far more accurate organoid alternative. Proud to be working with Petra Szeszula, PhD and Robin Pronk, PhD to change the way drugs are developed to the benefit of both patients and animals. Reece Khan Meike Bleeksma Katariina Kordemets Leon Gibson Jamie Macfarlane Alice Pettitt Jun Jie (JJ) Ong Adrian Signell
🚀BrainZell is shortening the drug discovery time from years to months accelerates after investment of 15 MSEK🧠 🌟 We’re excited to announce that BrainZell has secured a SEK 15 million investment led by Industrifonden, supported by Life Science Invest, Norrsken Accelerator, Creator Fund, and angel investors. After having worked on this for 10 years, via Karolinska Institute and Sting, this investment is a major step in our mission to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases like Epilepsy and Alzheimer’s. 🌍 BrainZell, under the leadership of co-founders Petra Szeszula and Robin Pronk, is transforming clinical trials by replacing outdated animal testing with advanced human cell models. Our lab-grown neuro organoids mimic human brain cell reactions, offering a more accurate and ethical approach to drug development. 💡 What’s Next: This investment will allow us to enhance our AI capabilities, strengthen our patents, and expand our reach. 💫 Petra Szeszula, Co-Founder and CEO: “We’re not just advancing drug testing—we’re shaping the future of medicine. This investment is key to realizing our vision and making a real impact against neurological diseases.” 👍 Mala Valroy, Industrifonden: “BrainZell’s platform is uniquely positioned to overcome challenges in drug discovery for neurological conditions. We’re proud to back their bold vision.” 🇬🇧 Jamie McFarlane, Creator Fund: “BrainZell is creating a viable, ethical alternative to animal testing. We’re proud to support them as they push the boundaries of medical research.” 🧠 BrainZell is revolutionizing medicine with its neuro organoid technology, enhancing drug development and reducing reliance on animal testing. Our CNS models, powered by iPS cell-derived brain organoids, pave the way for safer, more effective treatments. 🔗 brainzell.com | Contact: petra@brainzell.com Industrifonden is Sweden’s Venture Capital Fund, focused on scalable innovations that impact society. Managing over SEK 5 billion, Industrifonden invests in early-stage companies within Deep Tech, Life Science, and Transformative Tech. 🔗 industrifonden.com Industrifonden Norrsken Sting Creator Fund
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Huge congratulations to Alan Patterson and Darren Garvey as BeyondMath announces its $8.5mm seed round. Led by UP.Partners with Insight Partners joining too. BeyondMath builds AI that simulates the natural world to transform the way we design cars, airplanes, and other vehicles. Proud to back the team at pre-seed in Cambridge and also again now. https://lnkd.in/e7HnQYdC Alexandra Ntemourtsidou Konstantin Hemker
BeyondMath secures $8.5M for multiphysics simulation platform
tech.eu
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We are recruiting our 2024/5 student team for PhDs who want to help operate a Venture Capital fund and learn how to be a scientific founder themselves. If you're thinking about applying or know someone who might be a fit: join our Ask Me Anything session with some of the students you'll be working alongside and learn what CF is all about! https://lnkd.in/eMa9irri Daniel Marti Dafcik Benedetta Gaggio Reece Khan Pedro Lovatt Garcia Callum Hill
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150 PhD students have now gone through our Venture Fellowship. It is a unique programme where you are involved in all areas of running a VC Fund, alongside your studies. Our alumni are now successful founders like Iain Mackie, working at top VC Funds like Adriana Vitagliano, or working in our portfolio like Locky Wright. Join them and us - and apply for the 2024/5 Class now! https://lnkd.in/emwA23Z4 Marc Moesser Ilaria Incaviglia Edward Harris Callum Hill Adam F. Alexandra Ntemourtsidou Jamie Macfarlane
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Applications are now open for our 2024/5 team 🚀 🔥 . Open for students across European universities: https://lnkd.in/emwA23Z4 Over the past 4 years, 150+ students have been through our Venture Fellowship. Our alumni are now successful founders and working across top VC funds. CF is a unique opportunity to help run a VC fund alongside your studies, and it is a launchpad for turning your own PhD into a startup. You can learn more about the role & all about how CF works here: https://shorturl.at/qA0jk
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Huge congratulations to Versed AI on their acquisition by Exiger today. This outcome is a result of the leadership and drive of Fenella Boyle, Simon B., and Hannah Tilston. Born out of the Computer Science lab at University of Cambridge, the team have built sophisticated tools that leverage AI to audit complex supply chains. This sale happens just 3 years after the Versed AI's pre-seed round. Well done above all to Fenella Boyle for successfully leading the close process. We are proud to have been a part of the Versed AI journey.
📣 Announcement 📣Exiger is thrilled to share that we have acquired Versed AI, a state-of-the-art product breakdown technology that substantially expands our AI-driven multi-tier supply chain visibility, data and mapping capabilities. These unrivaled advancements in supply chain tracing and orchestration are immediately available to Exiger customers. Assess the impact of events within your supply chain in a matter of minutes. Make informed decisions that deliver value and mitigate risk. Find out how in our announcement: https://lnkd.in/e-g7ncj9 #AI #SupplyChainMapping #SupplyChain #MultiTierVisibility