#31
📈 Top 50
Rising voice in Venture Capital
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Brent Hoberman

Founders Factory / firstminute
Venture Capital LinkedIn
#31
LinkedIn Rank
14,691
Benchmarker Score
74
Posts
12,009
Likes
1,341
Comments
162
Avg Likes
18
Avg Comments
13,350
Total Engagement
180
Engagement Rate
2.1
Posts/Week
Weekly
Posting Regularity
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Data last refreshed: April 20, 2026

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20 posts

The age old immigrant founder story …. I moved to the UK at the age of 10 (from NYC after Boston & Cape Town) The UK has been a brilliant place for immigrants who are: - More likely to challeng...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Diversity & Inclusion Underrepresented Founders Fundraising Seed Stage Founder Journey Apr 09, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Founders Factory Berlin is looking for founders! 🇩🇪 We want the best and brightest working in Construction. Tag them 👇 These are rare opportunities for founder-operators who want to build with ...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Construction Tech Green Building Artificial Intelligence HRTech PropTech Apr 08, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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I have a confession: I love hiring "lazy" people. It sounds counterintuitive, but Bill Gates hit the nail on the head when he said: “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person w...

Founder & Startup Advice Image Hiring & Talent Leadership Automation Artificial Intelligence Apr 07, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Granola is 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 above its weight... and we're only 3 months into 2026 ! Huge congratulations to Christopher Pedregal, Sam Stephenson and the entire Granola team on their $125M Series C, led b...

Investment Announcements Image Artificial Intelligence Fundraising Valuations Growth Stage Mar 26, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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skilled immigration key! love your views

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Hiring & Talent Regulation & Policy Mar 25, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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SaasApocolypse or not.... firstminute capital digs deep with the smartest minds to find the answers...

Market Analysis & Trends Document SaaS Industry Trends Market Cycles Mar 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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The race to capture the mass-market value of AI is not about bigger and better models - it’s about the infrastructure that allows those models to (safely) interact with the real world. Nowhere is ...

Portfolio Company Wins Image AI Infrastructure AI Agents InsurTech APIs Enterprise Software Mar 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Headline: The UK is doubling down on its unfair advantage. 🚀 Excerpts from the Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves at the Mais lecture speech. Setting a target for the UK to achieve the fastest AI ad...

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Text Artificial Intelligence AI Infrastructure Quantum Computing Regulation & Policy Government Contracts Mar 17, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Very excited to cohost FoundersX within the all star HumanX AI event in California next month

Events & Speaking Engagements Image Artificial Intelligence Founder Journey Mar 12, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Great to join Evan Davis on the latest episode of BBC Radio 4 's The Bottom Line with Trinny Woodall and Sarah Willingham. Evan asked me what the biggest challenge is for entrepreneurs today… My ...

Events & Speaking Engagements Article AI Agents Fundraising Scaling Challenges Customer Acquisition Mar 10, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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firstminute capital (our all star $500 AUM seed fund) is hiring a vibe coder! We are not desiging the role, you are someone who wants to define your own role. - In love with AI tools - Fixing proc...

Team & Firm Culture Image Hiring & Talent Company Culture Team Building Artificial Intelligence Mar 06, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Last week I was on Bloomberg TV to launch something I've been wanting to build for years: a movement to reclaim Britain's ambition. The country faces a moment of truth. Is British greatness a thin...

Ecosystem & Community Building Video (LinkedIn Source) Fundraising Hiring & Talent Founder Journey Mar 05, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Dioxycle has landed a multi-year partnership with beauty major, L'Oréal, to transform carbon emissions into high performance, sustainable packaging material using their breakthrough carbon-to-chemi...

Portfolio Company Wins Image Climate Tech Carbon Capture Circular Economy Sustainability Mar 04, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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🇪🇺 The European Tech Renaissance: The Flywheel is Spinning. (Or if The Economist highlights it - it must be a real trend ) I’ve been a "European Tech Optimist" for over 25 years, often when it w...

Market Analysis & Trends Image Deep Tech Fundraising Artificial Intelligence Quantum Computing Hiring & Talent Mar 02, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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At a time of volatility, is the VC model a ‘safe bet’ ? One of the more intriguing questions we discussed last night at a packed house for VC drinks, in partnership with HSBC Innovation Banking. ...

Events & Speaking Engagements Image Artificial Intelligence Venture Returns Investment Thesis Market Cycles Feb 28, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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👏 Big congrats are in order for Wayve 👏 Yesterday it announced an almost $9bn valuation. Additional $1.2bn raised from world class backers - SoftBank Investment Advisers, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Stel...

Investment Announcements Image Artificial Intelligence Autonomous Vehicles Fundraising Valuations Deep Tech Feb 26, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Today we launched Enterprise Britain on Sky News & Bloomberg : Stephen Fitzpatrick and I are launching Enterprise Britain - a movement of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors who feel com...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Fundraising Hiring & Talent Regulation & Policy Leadership Feb 24, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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This is a wonderful initiative! great to see a mix of entrepreneurial drive and Social impact.... and for those inclined check out the recordings at www.etonhymnal.co.uk and even better buy some r...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Impact Investing Feb 10, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Is it time to bring back the Investor Visa? Howard W. Lutnick is pitching a "Gold Card" for the US - he predicts USA will sell 200,000 visas at $5m a piece - $1 trillion in revenue before add-ons...

Ecosystem & Community Building Image Regulation & Policy Hiring & Talent Macroeconomics Feb 03, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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A great post outlining the momentum behind firstminute capital ... more to come

Fund News & Milestones Text Fund Performance Feb 02, 2026 View on LinkedIn
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Rank History

Apr 2026
#31

Content Categories

Ecosystem & Community Building 16
Events & Speaking Engagements 15
Market Analysis & Trends 14
Portfolio Company Wins 7
Team & Firm Culture 6

Topics & Themes

Artificial Intelligence Regulation & Policy Hiring & Talent Fundraising Industry Trends Leadership International Expansion AI Infrastructure Founder Journey Company Culture Deep Tech Healthcare AI Agents Team Building Valuations M&A Growth Stage Digital Health Macroeconomics PropTech

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 94 of 376 in Venture Capital

Posts
51
Brent: 74 ↑
Likes
21,855
Brent: 12,009 ↓
Comments
1,662
Brent: 1,341 ↓
Avg Likes
291.4
Brent: 162.3 ↓
Avg Comments
20.9
Brent: 18.1 ↓
Benchmarker Score
25,178
Brent: 14,691 ↓
Posts/Week
2.4
Brent: 2.1 ↓
Avg Post Length
447 chars
Brent: 1,230 ↑
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
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