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NBC Bay Area
Entrepreneurs First: Investing Before the Idea
20 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
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Alice Bentinck discusses how Entrepreneurs First helps someone to go from “no team, no idea” to funded company. EF has helped create companies now collectively worth more than $10,000,000,000 and many participants go from zero to raising $2-15 million from top-tier VCs within months. Bentinck argues that capital is the easiest part of the journey, while co-founder fit, community, and early guidance are what really accelerate success.