Founder and Lightning builds technology and AI-led products for established businesses and startups. The firm provides support from idea validation to product design and development.

Founder and Lightning

Founder + Lightning | 17,752 followers on LinkedIn. We build exceptional tech products for startups, scaleups and businesses.  | The Founder and Lightning Group is a passionate team of more than 100+ software engineers, product managers, designers, business operators &amp; venture capitalists. We have been building successful start-ups for 8+ years and have crafted a winning playbook.

Founder and Lightning Capital is the VC arm of the Founder and Lightning Group.

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🚨 1 day to go! Are you ready to embrace AI and unlock the next level of growth for your business? Our "Your Future Business Needs You To Accept and Adopt AI Today - Here’s How" webinar is just around the corner, and it’s designed to help SME founders like you use AI to boost efficiency, customer experience, and innovation. We’re going live on October 29 at 4:30 PM BST | 11:30 AM ET. Reserve your spot today and start your AI journey! 🔗 Sign up now https://lnkd.in/gUBrEbcD #ai #aiimplementation #adoptainow

Next week, we’ll be hosting our "Your Future Business Needs You To Accept and Adopt AI Today - Here’s How" webinar! If you’re an SME owner or leader feeling like you’re behind on AI, this is your chance to get ahead. We’ll be breaking down how to integrate AI into your business without losing your unique culture or values. Ready to unlock new growth opportunities? Join us on October 29 at 4:30 PM BST | 11:30 AM ET. Spots are filling up fast—don’t miss out! 🔗 Register now https://lnkd.in/gUBrEbcD #AI #aiimplementation #aiadoption

Do you feel like you’re stuck playing catch-up when it comes to AI? We get it. It’s easy to feel like you’re behind, especially when you’re watching tech companies leverage AI to grow faster and smarter. But that gap? It’s not as wide as you think. AI is for everyone, not just tech giants. That’s why we’re hosting a webinar on October 29 at 4:30 PM BST | 11:30 AM ET, to show SMEs how to use AI without losing their unique culture and values. This isn’t about replacing your team with machines—it’s about giving your people the tools to be even more creative and efficient. Join Founder + Lightning as we walk through simple, actionable ways to adopt AI in your business. Let’s close that gap together. 🔗 Register now https://lnkd.in/gUBrEbcD #ai #aiadoption #aiimplementation

Every Wednesday, our Product Managers get together to work on a specific area of product management. This could be experiments, user testing, growth levers, product deep dives, OKRs and more. It's a great way for the team to stay aligned, share expertise and make sure they build the best products possible for our client partners. This one involved paper pizza (which makes total sense... we promise). #teamdevelopment #teamwork #productmanagement

🚨 Exciting news from our portfolio company UJJI AI ✨ ! 🚨 Over the past two years, they’ve engaged with 300+ organisations and common challenges stand out: limited time, resources, and expertise to effectively share knowledge, both internally and externally. These gaps in knowledge sharing are leading to inefficient processes and underperforming teams. That is why UJJI has collaborated with some of the brightest minds in EdTech to create their AI + L&D eBook, which is live now! You can download the free eBook now via the link here: https://lnkd.in/gHd6KPQv For practical advice on harnessing AI to scale learning, streamlining training, and keeping your teams ahead of the curve, download now! #AI #LearningAndDevelopment #Innovation #FutureOfWork

☀ Founder + Lightning Summer Social ☀ Last Thursday, the UK team celebrated the last of the UK sun and everything we've achieved so far this year. Shuffleboard was a great success! Always fantastic to spend time outside of work with the team 🧡

HUGE congratulations to UJJI AI ✨ for being accepted onto the Open Campus ' EdTech Accelerator! ⚡ Open Campus is supported by incredible companies like Sequoia Capital, Animoca Brands, Binance, GEMS Education and TinyTap. This is fantastic news and shows just how exciting UJJI is as a growing EdTech platform for startups and scaleups! Congrats Ludmila Milla and Rafael Guper 🚀 #portfolionews #portfoliosuccess #startups

One of our portfolio companies Lone Design Club has been featured in Forbes ⚡️ They’ve partnered with real estate developer and shopping center owner, Landsec, to create Co.Lab. Co.Lab will utilise vacant retail spaces to support selected direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands that currently trade online, allowing them to test locations and physical stores without spending thousands a month renting a space. The first will launch in Cardiff’s St. David’s shopping centre, a 5,000-square-foot area, branded Co.Lab, that will house more than 80 labels. This is the first time this has ever been attempted in the UK! If you have a brand that would like to be featured, or know someone who does, you can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ev2D7snt Congratulations LDC and Rebecca Morter ! #portfolio #startups #investment

Did you know we build AI strategies too? At the start of the year, we helped Wagonex get started with their AI future. They already used AI a lot throughout the business, but wanted their AI tools to have more of a strategy– one focused on ROI, business objectives and ready to move the needle. Here’s a snapshot of our work with the team. Find out how many opportunities we uncovered for the team! #ai #aiworkshops #embraceai

Founders, we want to invest in you! ⚡ If you: - Have a UK-based company (or with a company registered in the UK) - Need a tech partner to take you to the next level - Have an MVP or early product that is revenue-generating to a B2B audience - Have a tech company that needs a tech partner to scale, or a company with offline revenues you want to digitise Apply here: https://lnkd.in/euwYq8a8 Or if you know someone you think could be a good fit, now or in future, tag them below. #fundingopportunity #funding #investingnow

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