Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world’s leading companies. Created by IPO-exited founders, we offer founders capital, operational support from a team of hands-on experts, and unrivalled access to a coalition of industry-leading corporate partners.
Since 2015, our 300+ portfolio companies have raised $800mm follow-on funding from a roster of notable investors.
Our Studio partners with entrepreneurs on day one, developing new ideas, technologies and business models into high growth companies. Together with Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good, we’re now creating ventures that deliver social impact by means of venture-backable scale.
We’re looking for an experienced commercially minded product and/or finance leader from a scaled Fintech to lead on building this concept with us!
About Regeno 🌱
Regeno is an early stage tech startup financing the transition towards more regenerative farming practices.
We are on a mission to help UK farmers optimise their revenue per hectare through stacking income streams in order to increase resilience, income stability and profitability.
The “first stack” that we are focusing on is how we can make it easier, and faster, for farmers to identify and access additional income from grants and schemes. Future stacks will include nature credits (carbon, biodiversity/ BNG, nutrients, water etc), impact investment, enterprises et al, in addition to opening up preferential credit and insurance solutions.
Find out more in our deck here.
👀 What we’re offering
- A unique opportunity to build a business that will scale and make an impact
- £500k total investment in cash and services to help you build your venture - including the founder stipend, specialist resource and infrastructure budget of £89,000
- A validated concept and intellectual property
- A studio squad lead and full time venture builder, as well as support from the wider FF team, including leadership, mentorship, and network accessExperienced fundraisers supporting you in shaping your narrative and helping you unlock access to future sources of capital
- Unparalleled access to our corporate partners and wider network (for life!)
- Senior level access to Nesta, the UK innovation agency shaping policy, the market environment and grant options. This partnership will deliver a significant unfair advantage to Regeno
- Access to Founder Factory’s experts in AgTech and Climate
- Office space, co-located with other companies and our team
🫵 What you’ll bring
- Experience from a fast paced fintech, where you joined early enough to build it’s growth and lead on successful funding rounds
- Expertise in Product / Commercial / Finance
- Deep interest in sustainable farming, soil health, biodiversity, nature credits
- Knowledge & passion of the challenges involved in developing an AgTech product, including the regulatory requirements and liaising with agronomists/researchers, would be a bonus
- Commercially savvy operator - you can prioritise the right features to drive most value
- Risk appetite - you’ve directly been involved in building something from the ground up
- Grit - you can showcase how you’ve overcome difficult hurdles in your life
- Commitment to building a mission driven venture with a diverse team & inclusive culture
- Coachability - you have strong opinions, loosely held
Note - We are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. If your background and application meets our criteria, we will be in touch to schedule an intro call.
