Frederic Court

Frederic Court is the founder and an investor at Felix Capital, a London-based venture capital firm that describes itself as “a venture capital firm for the Creative Class.” Felix operates at the intersection of technology and creativity, with an investment focus on new ways of living and working.

Before founding Felix Capital, Court was a General Partner at Advent Ventures in London. While at Advent, he led investments in Farfetch, Zong, Vitrue, Dailymotion, Qype, Fizzback, and Ubiquisys. Several of those companies later exited, including Zong to eBay, Vitrue to Oracle, Dailymotion to Orange, Qype to Yelp, Fizzback to NICE Systems, and Ubiquisys to Cisco.

Earlier in his career, Court was an entrepreneur in France, where he built a VC-backed online marketplace for the textile industry. Before that, he worked as a technology banker with Lazard in London and New York.

Court is a graduate of ESSEC in Paris and Bocconi University in Milan. Felix’s biography says he has worked in technology for more than 20 years, was named “Investor of the Year” in Europe at the 2012 Investor All Stars event, and appeared on the Midas List Europe in 2017.

• Felix Capital’s thesis is to back the “Creative Class,” operating “at the intersection of technology and creativity.”
• The firm looks for “passionate, mission-driven founders” who can scale with the business and build companies with global ambition.
• Felix is not a generalist firm; it says it follows a thematic strategy across “new ways of living and working.”
• The firm prefers to meet founders early and build relationships before a financing event.
• Felix invests flexible capital: $1 million to $20 million typically in first or second rounds, and up to $50 million in growth-stage or later breakout companies.
• Court’s personal focus, based on his Felix biography and Medium profile, includes digital lifestyle, social, commerce, SaaS, brands, and consumer-facing technology.