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Key people at Venture Founders.
Venture Founders was founded in 2013 by James Codling (Co-Founder & Managing Director).
Venture Founders provides a comprehensive resource and advisory platform specifically for purpose-driven startups. It offers strategic information, practical tools, and expert guidance, emphasizing the integration of shared value and positive societal impact within business models. The platform features curated insights, directories, e-handbooks, and personalized mentoring to aid effective venture launch and scaling.
Founded in 2006 by Will Keyser, Venture Founders emerged from his extensive entrepreneurial and academic background. Keyser, a seasoned entrepreneur who built and sold a consulting firm and taught new venture creation, realized businesses must balance commercial viability with significant societal benefit. This core insight drives his mission to support mission-driven founders in building impactful enterprises.
Venture Founders supports aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs committed to building businesses with inherent social or environmental value. Its vision cultivates enterprises achieving commercial success while making substantive societal contributions. The platform empowers founders to build resilient ventures, prospering through shared value creation, and fostering a more flourishing global community.
Venture Founders was founded in 2013 by James Codling (Co-Founder & Managing Director).
Key people at Venture Founders.
Venture Founders has 5 tracked investments across 4 companies. The latest tracked deal is $12.5M Series B in Cognism in March 2021.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2021 | Cognism | $12.5M Series B | AXA Venture Partners | Stefan Kuentz, Verve Ventures |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Farewill | $25.0M Series B | Stan Laurent | BIZ Stone, Richard Pierson, Taavet Hinrikus, Broadhaven Ventures, Keen Venture Partners, Kindred Capital |
| May 7, 2020 | Scoota | $2.5M Other Equity | — | ACF Investors, Notion Capital |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Farewill | $9.7M Other Equity | — | Taavet Hinrikus, Tracy Terrill, DMG Ventures, JamJar Investments, Kindred Capital, SaatchInvest, Tiny VC |
| Dec 6, 2018 | Lightpoint Medical | $6.4M Other Equity | — | Cambridge Capital Group, Coutts Investment Club, Envestors, Fund Twenty8, Oxford Technology Management |