Jake Higgins

Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.

Hello, we’re native - the home of student engagement. native is the student engagement and campus media platform connecting brands, campus teams and millions of students through one integrated marketplace. We make it easier for advertisers to reach and engage students at scale, and for campuses to generate sustainable revenue that funds student life. Founded to solve a growing challenge: students are harder to reach and feel more disconnected, while the organisations that support them face increasing financial pressure. At the same time, students are one of the most valuable Gen Z audiences for brands, yet one of the hardest to engage. What began as a way to surface what was happening on campus has become the UK’s leading student engagement and campus media platform, helping brands and campus teams understand, engage and retain students across most UK universities and a growing network of US campuses. Our focus has stayed the same: helping campuses create stronger student experiences so every student gets more out of university.

MNC - the home of challenger brands. Purpose-built to be the leading partner for fast-growth companies across a combination of media, advisory and venture. Agencies, consultancies and VC’s have become too slow, too siloed and too fragmented to cater for the fast-moving challenger brands of today. At MNC, we are rebuilding the model. Our team lives and breathes this. We have a unique combination of media, founder, digital, brand-side and agency experience. Our three business divisions work together to deliver sustainable growth within a complementary ecosystem: -MNC Media - A full-funnel, channel agnostic media agency who challenge challenger brands to think and act differently. -MNC Ventures - A venture fund focused on Seed and Series A consumer investments. Patient capital, looking for sustainable business models in the most exciting areas. -MNC Club - When we can’t help, we know someone who can. A matchmaking service bespoke for challenger brands, no cost or hassle. 30 years of building challenger brands. Proudly independent and employee owned.

Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.

Hello, we’re native - the home of student engagement. native is the student engagement and campus media platform connecting brands, campus teams and millions of students through one integrated marketplace. We make it easier for advertisers to reach and engage students at scale, and for campuses to generate sustainable revenue that funds student life. Founded to solve a growing challenge: students are harder to reach and feel more disconnected, while the organisations that support them face increasing financial pressure. At the same time, students are one of the most valuable Gen Z audiences for brands, yet one of the hardest to engage. What began as a way to surface what was happening on campus has become the UK’s leading student engagement and campus media platform, helping brands and campus teams understand, engage and retain students across most UK universities and a growing network of US campuses. Our focus has stayed the same: helping campuses create stronger student experiences so every student gets more out of university.

The home of ambitious brands - we have three parts to our business: 1) Grwth Ventures - An innovative consumer fund for Seed & Series A 2) Grwth Club - We match startups with agencies. No fees, just great partners tailored to you 3) Grwth Advisory - Fundraising support, investor introductions, and strategic growth advice

At Forward, we partner with the most ambitious teams building world-changing businesses from the ground up. Every business is different, so we offer funding that’s flexible and fair. And we work together right from the start, so we can provide hands-on support with strategy and execution, helping teams reach their potential faster.