The Creator Fund
Jamie Macfarlane
Creator Fund is Europe’s first institutional investor dedicated to PhD-led startups emerging from top universities. Unlike traditional spinout funds, it targets technical founders before they incorporate, leveraging a network of 50+ PhD Venture Fellows across 28 universities to secure early access to AI, biotech, and robotics breakthroughs.
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About The Creator Fund.
Creator Fund was born from a simple truth: Europe’s universities produce groundbreaking research, but most never leave the lab. Founder Jamie Macfarlane, who helped scale Stanford’s Dorm Room Fund, built the solution: a venture firm embedded in 28 universities through 50+ PhD scouts. These insiders spot innovations like AI search engines and synthetic biology platforms before they’re startups, giving Creator Fund first access to pre-seed valuations.
Jamie’s unusual background, spanning political campaigns, corporate transformation at WPP, and Stanford’s venture ecosystem, shapes the Creator Fund’s distinctive approach. The fund is a translator between two worlds that often struggle to connect: the rigorous, patient world of academic research and the fast-moving venture landscape. This manifests in practical support—helping technical founders navigate IP strategy, build commercial roadmaps, and connect with later-stage investors like General Catalyst, who trust Creator Fund’s technical due diligence.
With Fund II already delivering marked-up returns, The Creator Fund proves that Europe’s universities are its most underrated startup incubators.
The Creator Fund
Fund size:
GBP 30 Million
Creator Fund isn’t just financing science; it’s building a bridge between academia and venture capital. For investors, it offers exclusive access to Europe’s frontier tech pipeline at pre-seed valuations, backed by a team that speaks the language of both the lab and the boardroom.
