Connecting people

Products for communities, work and discovery.

Forbes Ventures is building a portfolio of small, focused products that help people find each other, organise around shared interests and move from online intent to useful real-world connection.

In progress

Eight products so far

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Launched

cOnDoLiFe

Webcomic from 1999 brought back from the archives for the fans.

Next: Creating more cartoons and merchandising.

100% complete Visit site
Proof of Concept

Dinner For Eight

Dinner-group planning for churches, clubs and trusted communities that want members to meet offline.

Next: Individuals meeting new friends for food in groups.

68% complete Visit site
Proof of Concept

Email Alert

Smartphone iOS app to alert users when priority emails arrive.

Next: Premium service for multiple email accounts and cloud synchronisation.

50% complete Visit site
Proof of Concept

BenchServe

Low cost network for consultancies with spare capacity to offer to other companies.

Next: Small consultancies offer their services to other consultancies.

50% complete Visit site
Alpha

LiberAIte

A search engine which enables digital equity, enabling smaller websites to be found and favourited.

Next: Premium service for website owners and SEO professionals.

68% complete Visit site
Alpha

Trainio

Training marketplace for booking private classrooms from trusted trainers and providers.

Next: Prove concept, refine and scale.

60% complete Visit site
Launched

NEWT

A 1980s-style mainframe green-screen simulator called newtOS with classic applications from that era.

Next: Create NEWT, a messaging system focused on filling the gap Friends Reunited left.

100% complete Visit site
Launched

Lightning Classics

Explore classic books with book summaries and details about their author.

Next: Increase the catalogue size.

100% complete Visit site

Definitions

Stage meanings

Proof of Concept
Demonstrating that the idea is technically possible.
Alpha
A few early users, often invited to test an early version.
Beta
Open to the public to use, but there may still be issues.
Launched
Open to the public, with focus on scaling to meet demand from marketing.
Viable
Income from users covers costs.

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