Funding
Pre-Seed · AI

First Concepts raises $1m pre-seed round for creative-team software

Arāya Ventures, Antler and individual investors participated in the financing.

Updated Oct 16, 2026By RoundOS Funding desk

First Concepts raised $1 million in pre-seed financing on March 17. Participants included Arāya Ventures, Antler, Jez Jowett, Nathan McDonald, Sean Williams, Sam Winward and Hugo Rodger Brown. The company builds AI software for creative teams to develop ideas and manage context across workflows.

Funding history

Pre-Seed · This round$1M

Sources

  1. First Conceptsprojectstartups.com
  2. tech.eu

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