Brent Hoberman

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...

A great post outlining the momentum behind firstminute capital ... more to come

Can Europe win the AI race without the "rails"? This question has returned top of mind after an inspiring evening co-hosting an intimate dinner at Davos with Fabricio Bloisi (CEO of Prosus) and Fo...

Heading into Davos, the mood is… complicated. 𝐈𝐬 2026 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 "𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐲" 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞? We thought the return of Trump would be the emergency Europe needed to spur a radical ...

Calling all robotics founders, hardware engineers, computer vision wizards and physical tech investors. If you're leading the field in hardware innovation, we're looking for you to demo at Founde...

An impressive year for Founders Factory testament to the talent magnet it has become for top talent and corporate partners

2025: a year of launching ventures and doubling down on what’s working. Across Founders Forum Group, firstminute capital and Founders Factory, we’ve been privileged to back founders, grow ecosyste...

Europe’s AI infrastructure engine is lagging… but will it matter? ⚡ America and China are flooring it. Yet Europe is sadly stuck in the slow lane. According to ING Think, today the US has three...

wonderful founder journey story of overcoming resilience and now in a very strong position - great for europe !

Co-learning is coming… 🤝 Accenture's latest Learning Reinvented report lands on a quietly radical idea: that the most successful companies will reinvent the very idea of learning on the job. Th...

What makes a brand unforgettable in a world where most ads are forgotten in 24 hours ? That was the provocation at Tuesday’s CMO Forum, hosted by Founders Forum Group. Topics covered included pa...

“If you build here, Britain will back you.” The Chancellor promised to listen to UK entrepreneurs. And yesterday's budget was a first step towards delivering on this promise. EMI scheme reform,...

Could your next “hire” be a deepfake? 🎭 By 2028, 1 in 4 candidate profiles may be fake, and some firms already report that half of applications are bogus, according to Citi. It’s not just hiring...

High performance takes its toll. But declining health shouldn’t be the price of ambition. That’s why we built Founders Health - part of Founders Forum Group - to support not just founders, but any...

The Tessa Jowell Foundation is a remarkable story of how clever planning and strategy can transform the lives of patients. As co-chair of the advisory board, I have the privilege of hosting an ann...

Thanks to those who made the UK better off with their understanding of economics and behavioural economics This would have been a terrible time to launch an exit tax on entrepreneurs in the UK I...

Co-founder roles open across AI, fintech, proptech and agritech at Founders Factory 🚨 It’s not every day you can start a venture with pre-seed capital, domain experts, and a top-tier venture stud...

Where else would you hear Wyclef Jean freestyle about AI... followed by Dara Khosrowshahi from Uber mapping the next 20 years of mobility ? Founders Forum NYC yesterday was our highest quality Nor...

Wrote an opinion piece for Financial Times today on Europe's need to shift the dial on how it attracts the best global talent. This came from a conversation at our Europe 100 event with Anton Osi...

⚡ The Great Compression Thoughts on the New AI-Powered World (AI powered adaption of Greg Isenberg posts) Fundamental re-architecture of the economy. Timelines that once spanned decades now co...