Brent Hoberman
InvestorExecutive Chairman, Founder at Founders Factory Β· Managing Partner at firstminute capital
London, England, United Kingdom
About
Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Founders Factory.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerDeep TechFintechGamingHardwareHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSSector Agnostic
Experience
- Founders ForumCo-Founder and Executive Chaircurrent2006 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Founders Factory LtdCo-Founder and Executive Chaircurrent2015 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- firstminute capitalCo-Founder and Executive Chaircurrent2017 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- London Tech WeekCo-Hostcurrent2020 β presentLondon
- Founders KeepersCo-Foundercurrent2014 β present
- Founders MakersCo-Foundercurrent2022 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Founders LawCo-Foundercurrent2022 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- GoogleGoogle Cloud EMEA Advisory Boardcurrent2021 β presentEurope
- GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland CampaignAmbassadorcurrent2018 β present
- Tessa Jowell FoundationAdvisorcurrent2021 β present
- Planet FundAdvisorcurrent2022 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Founders PledgeCo-Foundercurrent2013 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- 01 FoundersCo-Foundercurrent2021 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Grip - Intelligent Business Interactions.Co-Foundercurrent2015 β presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- EQL:HERCo-Foundercurrent2016 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Angel InvestorInvestorcurrent2007 β presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Founders of the FutureCo-Founder and Chair2016 β 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Founders IntelligenceCo-Founder2013 β 2024
- Royal Academy of ArtsCorporate Advisory Board2018 β 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- KarakuriChair2018 β 2022London, United Kingdom
Education
- University of OxfordMaster of Arts - MA, Modern Languages & Literature1988 β 1992
- Eton College1982 β 1987
Skills & more
Executive Management10International Expansion48Entrepreneur12Marketing Strategy98Venture Capital77Internet27Entrepreneurship99Strategy99Capital Allocation6Management68Business Strategy57E-commerce76
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Start-upsMergersBusiness DevelopmentDigital StrategyPublic SpeakingWeb CommerceOnline AdvertisingInvestmentsDigital MediaOnline MarketingMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsLanguages French Β· German
From Brent's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford687
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at London Tech Week1
Also worked at Founders of the Future2
Also worked at Founders Intelligence6
Deals Β· 1
Shazam EntertainmentBoard seat
via firstminute capital Β· filed Feb 2015 Β· $48.9M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Founders Factory
Alex Daish
Venture Design Lead at Founders Factory
Bianca Furtuna
Head of Data Science at Founders Factory
Camila Zattar
Associate at Founders Factory
Charlotta Kemp
Program & Community Lead, Perth at Founders Factory
Claire Morris
Chief Studio Officer at Founders Factory
Conny Reh
Studio Lead at Founders Factory
Damian Routley
Chief Operating Officer at Founders Factory
David Hickson
Chief Strategic Development Officer at Founders Factory
Network13
Edward LandoScout
Partner at Pareto Holdings
Gbenga AjayiScout
Partner, Head of Africa and Middle East at QED Investors
Robert HainesScout
Scout at firstminute capital
Sam EndacottScout
Partner at Northzone
Adriana Vitagliano
Principal at firstminute capital
Anjum Rangwala
Investor at firstminute capital
Anna Palmer
Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Arek Wylegalski
Partner at firstminute capital
Calanthia Mei
Venture Partner at Kaya Founders
Frank Thelen
Founder and CEO at Freigeist Capital
Garrett Camp
Founding Partner at Expa
Lina Wenner
Partner at firstminute capital
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