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 · 2
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
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Northwestern University mafia79
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Bellarmine College Preparatory mafia13
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Same school
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Also attended Northwestern University353
Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Bellarmine College Preparatory37
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
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Shared employers
Also worked at Forum1
Also worked at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.14
Jed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersAlptugInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesLeo ArangoVenture Partner at One Way VenturesTrevor MottlVenture Partner at FusionMarco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalKapil KanagalPrincipal at SaxeCap Advisors
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