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”.
Most executive networking events have the same problem: too many people and not enough real conversation. The most valuable discussions rarely happen on stage. They happen around a dinner table with a small group of founders, CEOs, investors, and operators who can speak openly about the challenges they are facing. That was exactly the atmosphere …
Top 10 CFO Communities in Silicon Valley (2026) The best CFO communities do more than host events. They create trusted environments where finance leaders can share experiences, compare notes, discuss challenges, and build relationships that help them become better operators and executives. Whether you are a venture-backed CFO, public company finance executive, startup finance leader, …
One of the reasons I enjoy hosting executive dinners is that the most valuable conversations rarely happen on stage. They happen around the table. Recently, Open Future Forum hosted the Enterprise AI & Agentic Security Dinner in Los Altos Hills, bringing together enterprise leaders, AI builders, operators, and security professionals to discuss one of the …
"British Digital Marketing Guru"
"Murray Newlands is an Internet-marketing expert, prolific blogger, advisor, teacher and author."
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