Richard Hadler

About

Richard Hadler is an entrepreneur and angel investor based in London, United Kingdom. He is the co-founder and CEO of Founders Capital. Hadler started his journey in the startup ecosystem in 2023 through Founders Capital. **Background:** * Hadler earned a Bachelor's degree from The Open University in 2012. * He is a three-time founder and a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum. * Prior to Founders Capital, he exited multiple businesses in marketing, consumer and tech, including Boxtails, alan.agency, and Sectorlight. * Earlier in his career, Hadler turned around a publishing business, increasing its EBIT from -600K to +3 million within 5 years. He then used the profits to start a marketing agency. **Founders Capital:** * Hadler built Founders Capital from a WhatsApp group into what he describes as Europe's leading community-powered investment platform. * Founders Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in companies building revolutionary technologies. * Founders Capital operates as a technology-enabled investment community providing access to private market opportunities. It focuses on startups and growth-stage companies typically only available to institutional investors. * The firm combines proprietary sourcing, due diligence, and community-powered investing. * Founders Capital invests in what it considers "Epic Founders". * As of early 2024, Founders Capital had backed around 16 businesses. By April 2024, Founders Capital had invested as a group into 17 c