Lorcan Delaney
Principal at firstminute capital
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2023 - Current
Senior Associate
2022 - 2023
Associate
2021 - 2022
$400m AUM seed fund backed by 130+ unicorn founders and star CEOs. We partner with founders at pre-seed and seed stage globally. Our ticket size ranges from $250k to $5m. Our team comprises 20 operators and investors from the likes of Index Ventures, DeepMind, Monzo, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs and more - sitting across London and Berlin. Launched in 2017, the firstminute portfolio today comprises 90+ companies re-shaping industries through technology and brilliant products. Our aim: to earn their trust through grit, empathy and copious numbers of introductions, and to deliver on our brand promise of being Europe’s most helpful seed fund.
Investor
2024
AI-driven platform management system for the veterinary industry.
Investor
2024
Building multi-agent, stateful and authenticated workflows.
Investor
2024
AI agents to stress test AI applications.
MAIHEM creates AI agents that test AI applications – automating tasks like quality assurance and red-teaming.
Raised $500,000.00 from Y Combinator and Pioneer Fund.
Investor
2024
AI-native ERP for physical industries.
Investor
2023
Powering SMEs in the travel, hospitality and experiences sector.
Investor
2023
Build software with natural language.
Investor
2023
Reliable international payments for importers in Africa.
Investor
2023
Open source foundational AI model.
Board Observer
2023
Computer vision platform for health & safety.