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Lorcan Delaney

Principal at firstminute capital | ex-Morgan Stanley IB | Oxford CS

London, England

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,625,000.00

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2023

  • 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.

2025

  • Investor

    2025

    Transforming healthcare front desk operations, one phone call at a time.

2025

  • Investor

    2025

    Streamlining construction bidding.

2024

  • Investor

    2024

    AI-powered petcare.

2024

  • Investor

    2024

    Payments and automation for B2B wholesalers.

2024

  • Investor

    2024

    Building multi-agent, stateful and authenticated workflows.

  • Investor

    2024

    AI-powered prior authorization.

  • Investor

    2024

    Modern claims TPA.

  • Investor

    2024

    AI agents to stress test AI applications.

2024

  • Investor

    2024

    A new operating system for the parts and service industries.