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YC W26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 21 known investors
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Forum operates an exchange for trading attention-based assets, measuring engagement across search, social, and streaming to create indices that track cultural popularity and allow users to go long or short on attention signals for films, artists, games, brands, and topics.
Also known as Forum Markets Group Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)
Forum was founded in 2026 by Owen Botkin and Joseph Thomas.
Investors · 21
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SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedNov 2023Source ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Forum do?
- Forum operates an exchange for trading attention-based assets, measuring engagement across search, social, and streaming to create indices that track cultural popularity and allow users to go long or short on attention signals for films, artists, games, brands, and topics.
- Who founded Forum?
- Forum was founded by Owen Botkin, Joseph Thomas in 2026.
- Who are Forum's investors?
- Forum's investors include f7 Ventures, Neer Venture Partners, Pioneer, Y Combinator, Abstract Ventures, Blast.Club, BoxGroup, Fellows and 13 more.
- Where is Forum headquartered?
- Forum is headquartered in San Francisco, US.