The F Factor was launched by Founders of the Future, part of the Founders Forum network set up by Lastminute.comās Brent Hoberman
The winners will receive Ā£10,000 equity free funding, as well as internship and mentorship opportunities. They will also become part of the Founders Forum network, which includes names such as Sir Richard Branson, Natalie Massenet of Net-a-Porter, and Sarah Wood, co-founder and co-CEO at Unruly.
Brent Shawzin Hoberman CBE (born 25 November 1968) is a British entrepreneur. Together with Martha Lane Fox, he founded Lastminute.com in 1998, an online travel and gift business.
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..Hoberman is also a co-founder of Founders Forum,[6] which is a private network for digital and technology entrepreneurs. Founders Forum has been hosting invite-only events in London since 2006 and has since 2011 expanded to events in other countries such as the US, Brazil, India, Turkey and China. Speakers at the events have included prominent figures from the technology sector like Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman and Arianna Huffington. The events are by invitation only.
In 2013, Hoberman launched Founders Intelligence, a specialist digital consultancy that advises corporates and investors on digital innovation and strategy and Founders Forum for Good, the precursor to Founders Pledge, the charitable arm of Founders Forum through which founders can commit a percentage of their future exit proceeds to social causes.
Hoberman was a non-executive director of TalkTalk, Shazam Entertainment, The Guardian News & Media [18]and The Economist.[19] Hoberman currently sits on the advisory board for LetterOne Technology[20] and the UK Government Digital Advisory Board.[21] He is also an angel investor in several internet companies, including Viagogo, erepublik, Alan.eu, 1aim, Aire Labs, Busuu, CognitionX, Conduit Club, Creativelive, Easycar, James Perse, Kenshoo, Lucky Voice, Maven, Mykindacrowd, Onfido, DataTiger, Osper, Owkin, Previse, Rankabove, Recurrence, Sideways6, Snips, Tamoco, Loveholidays, Truecaller, Wahanda, wayn.com and academia.edu.
In 2009, Hoberman was selected as one of the World Economic Forum's Global Young Leaders for the UK and in July 2009, Hoberman joined The Business Sectors Council for Britain under Prime Minister Gordon Brown.. Hoberman is Jewish.
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letsdothis3 ago
Absolute goldmine of leads. Apologies in advance for the tzunami of data comming your way. Let's start with: The Founders Forum
https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/the-f-factor-founders-forum-competition-how-to-enter-a4042381.html
Brent Hoberman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Hoberman
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A list of companies Hoberman is associated with: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/vhx-pCjfphAGgGnS-5OmaKlE8oc/appointments
All sorts of rabbit holes off that. Example: He is also chairman and co-founder of Karakuri Ltd https://karakuri.com/
One of the directors is Barnaby Wragg https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/IA85hDtTbJ5Ve8pYLkcHF6VZ2V0/appointments ..He is also the Managing Director of REALLY USEFUL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (06348609) That's an Andrew Lloyd Weber company
Really Useful Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Useful_Group
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