Investor. Operator. Convener. The founder of Open Future Forum and the reason the right people end up in the same room.
Murray Newlands is a Silicon Valley investor, operator, and community builder. As Partner at IASV Seed Ventures, he invests in seed-stage AI and technology companies. As Founder of Open Future Forum, he convenes C-suite executives and board directors for private, honest conversations about the AI era.
He built his career by giving without expectation, introductions, insights, platforms, time, long before it made strategic sense.
Open Future Forum was designed around a single insight from Adam Grant's Give and Take: the most successful people in any field are not the best networkers; they are the most generous ones. Givers outperform takers and matchers over time, because generosity builds the kind of trust that no strategy can manufacture.
Research shows givers consistently create more long-term value than takers or matchers. Murray has lived this for 20 years.
A room full of givers grows exponentially. Every introduction leads to two more. Every insight shared returns multiplied. Open Future Forum is designed to create those conditions.
The most valuable thing about Forum Select is that the trust in the room is real. It was earned over years, through hundreds of introductions made without expectation.
Murray is a Partner at IASV Seed Ventures, a Berkeley-based venture capital firm established in 2021, specialising in seed-stage investments in AI and emerging technology companies.
IASV invests in early-stage companies led by great founders, AI-native businesses positioned for rapid growth, with a focus on software and technologies that give organisations resilience in an AI-driven world.
Open Future Forum and IASV Seed Ventures are separate entities that share a founder. The community is not a deal-flow vehicle. It's a genuine space for candid executive conversation.
Whether you're interested in Forum Select membership, a Forum Event partnership, a speaking opportunity, or simply want to be in the room, reach out directly.