Mumbai, 03 Feb 2026 – Founders Forum, the global, invitation-only community of entrepreneurs and investors founded in London in 2005, will convene Founders Forum India 2026 in February in Mumbai. Over 150 founders, global investors, CEOs, and policymakers will participate in the highly curated forum over candid, off-the-record discussions on technology, scale, capital, and leadership.
Partnered by HSBC and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the event marks Founders Forum’s return to India at a moment when the country’s entrepreneurial momentum is unmistakable. Following the participation of its Founder and Chairman in the UK Trade Mission to Mumbai in Oct 2025, Founders Forum is now bringing its international founder and investor community to engage directly with the founders and corporate leaders shaping India’s next phase of growth.
The Forum will feature a highly curated programme of Chatham House panels, keynote conversations, and peer-led discussions focused on how founders, corporate leaders, policymakers, and investors are responding to this next phase. Discussions will span scaling across India’s diverse markets, the evolving state of capital and cross-border investment, practical applications of AI in business and leadership, and lessons from founders building global companies from India.
India has entered a more mature phase of its technology and entrepreneurship cycle, driven by deep digital adoption, globally scaled founders, and rising cross-border capital flows. As a result, founders and investors are increasingly focused on long-term value creation rather than rapid growth alone. This shift is reflected in the scale of the ecosystem today, with India being home to more than 120 unicorns valued collectively at more than $350 billion and venture capital and private equity investments reaching around $33 billion in 2025. It is this moment of maturity that makes it the right time for Founders Forum to launch its flagship India forum next month.
Through the India chapter, Founders Forum aims to deepen India’s engagement with the global technology ecosystem, creating a trusted corridor between Indian founders and international investors, advisors, and peers to foster sustainable growth and long-term value creation.
“India is producing founders who are shaping markets far beyond its borders, and Founders Forum India is about creating the right environment for these founders to engage directly with global peers, investors, and leaders, and to build relationships that translate into long-term outcomes,” said Brent Hoberman, Co-Founder and Chairman of Founders Forum Group.
“India is becoming one of the world’s most relevant markets for technology founders at scale,” said Carolyn Dawson, CEO of Founders Forum Group. “As champions of tech founders globally, it would be an oversight for us not to extend and build our community in India at this moment. Founders Forum India is about connecting the depth and ambition of India’s scale-up ecosystem with our broader international network, and we are excited to bring our global founder and investor community to Mumbai for a highly impactful first edition.”
Founded in London in 2005, Founders Forum began as a small, peer-led gathering of European tech entrepreneurs seeking more honest and practical dialogues similar to those found in Silicon Valley peer groups at the time. Since then, Founders Forum Group has hosted more than 40 forums across 20+ cities worldwide and built a group of businesses supporting founders from early formation through to global scale and exit. Its flagship global forum recently marked its 20th anniversary, convening many of the world’s most influential founders and investors.
Past Founders Forum gatherings have brought together leaders from across technology, capital, and public life. Previous attendees include; Daniel Ek (Spotify), Sir Demis Hassabis (DeepMind), Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity), Greg Peters (Netflix), Toyin Ajayi (Cityblock Health), Rene Haas (ARM), Stella Li (BYD), Roy Reznik (Wiz), Whitney Wolfe-Herd (Bumble), David Allemann (On Running), Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase), Anne Boden (Starling Bank) and many more.
