Murray Newlands

Entrepreneur, Investor, Business Adviser and Speaker

About
Murray

Murray is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor in Silicon Valley. He is a Partner at IA Seed Ventures, where he invests in early-stage Silicon Valley companies, a Partner at Tilden Capital, and the founder of Open Future Forum, a Silicon Valley executive community he started in 2019 that runs private invitation-only dinners for C-suite leaders and open events for the AI and tech community, including a dedicated CFO Executive Forum. The Huffington Post named him one of its Top 10 People to Know. His earlier work includes a key strategic role at Turing.com, where he helped with a fundraising round ahead of the company’s $4 billion valuation. He also advised the Draper Nexus Network of Things Fund, and was previously a partner at OnePiece Labs, the web3 division of Uphonest Capital. As a contributing writer, Murray has shared his expertise in publications such as Forbes, The Guardian, Inc Magazine, Time, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Mashable. He graduated from London Metropolitan University with a BA in Laws. He gained his Green Card after the US government recognized him as an “alien of extraordinary ability.” Newlands is the author of “Online Marketing: A User’s Manual” published by John Wiley & Sons. He has also published “How to Get PR for your Startup: Traction” and “Content Marketing Strategies for Professionals”.

Latest Articles

The CEO AI Leverage Report: What CEOs Need to Prove About AI

The CEO signs more AI than anyone. But the proof is produced somewhere else. Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley. Its network reaches tens of thousands of executives and investors worldwide. It runs a year-round calendar of events for senior executives and investors, including CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CISOs, private …

The AI Transformation Report: Adoption Is Not Transformation

A company can have AI tools everywhere and still have transformed nothing. Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley. Its network reaches tens of thousands of executives and investors worldwide. It runs a year-round calendar of events for senior executives and investors, including CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CISOs, private equity leaders, …

The CISO AI Leverage Report: AI Agents Have Access. Governance Did Not Get the Budget.

AI agents have access. Governance did not get the budget. Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley. Its network reaches tens of thousands of executives and investors worldwide. It runs a year-round calendar of events for senior executives and investors, including CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CISOs, private equity leaders, founders, and …

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  • "British Digital Marketing Guru"

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  • "21 Thought Leaders Every Entrepreneur Should Follow in 2016 "

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  • "50 Online Marketing Influencers to Watch in 2016"

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  • "The Top 10 People to Know in Silicon Valley"

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