PhD-led teams backing the innovation around them
We believe that Europe's next big startups are being dreamed up in laboratories and classrooms. So we are building the most extensive network across Europe's best universities to make sure every great student founder meets us first.
The best people to find inspiring student and academic founders are the people sitting next to them in the classroom:
Highly Selective Recruitment
We carefully build teams of Student Investors that have deep technical expertise and are uniquely positioned to source.
Training
We have a rigorous Creator Fund training process that teaches our student investors how to source, conduct diligence, VC maths, competitive analysis, make investment decisions, and all the other good stuff that comes with being a VC.
Sourcing
Each investor is responsible for finding the best deals on their university campus and recommending them to the fund.
First & Second Meeting
Two different sets of Student Investors with different areas of expertise must give a company green lights for the founders to proceed to Investment Committee.
Extensive Diligence
An investment memo gets sent out to the full Creator Fund network of students and advisors across Europe. With everyone given a chance to add their perspective.
Investment Committee
Our investment committee is made up of the core Creator Fund team, Founders Factory investors, and our technical student experts.
Support
Investment is only the start! We then work closely with the founders we back to help them grow and prepare them for future financing.
