Find your path to Owen
50 people in our graph share verified history with Owen — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
John DemeterunlockedOwen: together at Bellarmine College Preparatory
×11Owen: together at Bellarmine College Preparatory
About
Owen Botkin is co-founder of Forum. He previously worked in long/short equities at Balyasny.
Founder at ForumYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Owen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Forum's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Owen can intro founders to Forum's investors below.
Forum's investors · 7
Neer Venture Partners$25K – $500K checksNextView VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checks · since 2023NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021TriplePoint CapitalMenlo Park · $250K – $10M checks · since 2021Westbound Equity PartnersPalo Alto · $750K – $2M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Forum
JT
Joseph ThomasFounder
Experience
- ForumCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Balyasny Asset Management L.P.L/S Equities2025
- TelefonoMusic PE2024
- GrizzlyRock CapitalL/S Equities2024
- Running RevolutionSales Staff2021 — 2023
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Owen Botkin?
- Owen Botkin is co-founder of Forum. He previously worked in long/short equities at Balyasny.
- Where does Owen Botkin work?
- Owen Botkin is Founder of Forum.
- What companies did Owen Botkin found?
- Owen Botkin founded Forum.
- Where did Owen Botkin go to school?
- Owen Botkin studied at Y Combinator; Northwestern University; Bellarmine College Preparatory.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Northwestern University mafia239
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Osman KhanBAFounded Paddle 8 +3Chris SchuhDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Xtalic +2Paulo FontesExecutive Program, Business & Management for Transplant LeadershipFounded UPMC +2Jeff HinckBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Vertical Insure +1Shelby ClarkBSFounded RelayRides +1Jeffrey LiuBachelor of Science - BSFounded Guavapass +1
+ 232 more
Bellarmine College Preparatory mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sujay JaswaHigh SchoolFounded Superunlimited +2Ayan BandyopadhyayFounded Finic +1Sahil JainNoneFounded Adstage +1Eric AdamsonFounded Tortuga Agricultural Technologies +1David SilvermanFounded CrossLeadChris WatkinsHigh School DiplomaFounded DeepMind
+ 12 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Northwestern University705
Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAnna WangAssociate at March Capital Partners
+ 699 more
Also attended Bellarmine College Preparatory50
John DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid SilvermanPresident at Red Cell IncubationChris WatkinsHead of Data & Analytics at Asymmetric Capital PartnersShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalJustin FasanoInvestor at Struck CapitalChadwick ManningFounder at Cerulean Ventures
+ 44 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Forum1
Also worked at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.20
Jed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersAlptugInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesTrevor MottlVenture Partner at FusionMichael MarcusSenior Associate at Level EquityZac AghdaeiInvestor at Vector CapitalJeff RunnfeldtChief Investment Officer, Multi-Manager Group at Fortress Investment Group
+ 14 more