Jacob George

Jacob is a strategic and innovative leader with multiple years of proven experience in product leadership, commercialization strategy, technology procurement, implementation, as well as, program development and management. A strong entrepreneurial background through experience working in the world’s 3rd fastest growing technology corridor, with the executive teams of startups and SMEs on growth hacking to boost revenue by +200%, on capital strategy to support in a total of ~$63M raised, road-mapping to improve product-market fit and scale the company by >100%. Founders Factory is a Startup Accelerator and Venture Studio. They partner with the world’s best founders and corporates to build, fund and scale ambitious startups worldwide. The studio has received investment from some of the world's most influential companies, to build and invest in exceptional founders solving global problems using technology. Combined with unparalleled access to corporate partners, they invest cash and deliver bespoke support with the team of 100+ specialists. They run two programs across London, New York, Paris and Johannesburg - the Accelerator invests in founders and their teams who have a product in market and are ready to leverage an expert team and global partners to scale. Their Venture Studio builds start-ups from scratch, investing in founders who know what it takes to turn bold ideas into venture backable businesses. To date, we have backed and built almost 200 companies.