Forum
YC W26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 6 known investors
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Omar Pimentelunlockedknows Joseph Thomas · together at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (overlapped)
×8knows the team · via NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
×3knows the team · via Bellarmine College Preparatory
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.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)
Forum was founded in 2026 by Owen Botkin and Joseph Thomas.
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Joseph Thomasin𝕏Co-FounderJoseph Thomas is a co-founder of Forum who previously worked as a software engineer at GEICO, NASA, and DreamwaveAI.
Investors · 6
Funding
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 Neer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, NFX, Norwest Venture Partners, TriplePoint Capital, Westbound Equity Partners.
- Where is Forum headquartered?
- Forum is headquartered in San Francisco, US.