Nurturing the Companies of the Future with Brent Hoberman

Schedule

Thu Oct 29 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00
Location

King's College, Cambridge (Keynes Lecture Theatre) | Cambridge, EN

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Join Brent Hoberman, co-founder of Founders Factory, for a conversation on innovating to meet the challenges of the future.
About this Event

Join Brent Hoberman, co-founder of Founders Factory, for a conversation on entrepreneurship, innovation, and building the companies of the future. Drawing on his experience as a founder, investor, and technology leader, Hoberman will share insights into scaling businesses, identifying emerging opportunities, and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Speaker Bio:

Brent Hoberman is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Factory (global venture studios, seed programmes and accelerator programmes), Founders Forum Group (global community of founders, corporates and tech leaders), and firstminute capital ($500m seed fund with global remit, backed by over 130 unicorn founders). Previously, Brent co-founded Made.com in 2010. He left before it went public in 2021 at a valuation of $1.1bn. Brent also co-founded lastminute.com in 1998 where he was CEO from its inception and sold it in 2005 to Sabre for $1.1bn. Brent has backed 11 unicorns at Seed stage and technology businesses Brent has co-founded have raised over $1bn.


WHEN: 5.30 PM – 6.30 PM: Fireside discussion and audience Q&A
6.00 - 7.00 PM: Networking and drinks reception

WHERE: Keynes Lecture Theatre, King's College


Please note that there will be photography and recording at this event.

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King's College, Cambridge (Keynes Lecture Theatre), King's Parade, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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