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Problem

Most cities optimize for density, not belonging

Performative

Networking events optimized for deals over getting to know each other.

Transactional

Co-working spaces where neighbors don't speak to you until they want to pitch something.

Isolation

You can live in New York or London surrounded by thousands of founders and still feel isolated.

No 3rd Spaces

Lack of third places where ambitious people actually live, work, and build together.

Performative
Networking events optimized for deals over getting to know each other.
Transactional
Co-working spaces where neighbors don't speak to you until they want to pitch something.
Isolation
You can live in New York or London surrounded by thousands of founders and still feel isolated.
No 3rd Spaces
Lack of third places where ambitious people actually live, work, and build together.

Performative
Networking events optimized for deals over getting to know each other.
Transactional
Co-working spaces where neighbors don't speak to you until they want to pitch something.
Isolation
You can live in New York or London surrounded by thousands of founders and still feel isolated.
No 3rd Spaces
Lack of third places where ambitious people actually live, work, and build together.

That's why we're building a 1,000 person live-work neighborhood in Bristol, for young and ambitious people, who want to live next to each other.

OUR Solution

Forma builds community-first neighborhoods

We're a new kind of developer that builds community-first & real estate second.

We specialize in creating spaces that young, rebellious technologists and creatives want to call their home where ambition is admired, risk taking is rewarded, and unconventional thinking is welcome.

In the age of AI, we're betting on the physical world and will be entirely dedicated to unlocking the potential of the humans who will shape it.

OUR HISTORY

Over 1,000 people have flown from around the world to attend our pop-up villages

We hosted them in Argentina, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, and Georgia over the past two years, in partnership with Solana Foundation and respective governments. Now that we have strong demand for a permanent alternative, after evaluating over 40 cities, we decided to build it in Bristol.

Why Bristol

Bristol is very underrated.

Direct Flight Destinations

Minute Train To London

World Class Universities

Unicorns Call It Home

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Creative Businesses

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Uni Grads Per Year

More Affordable Homes Than London

Milestones

Our plans for Bristol

Q2 2026

Host two popup villages

Q2 2026

Host two popup villages

Q2 2026

Host two popup villages

Q2 2026

Open physical campus for founder residencies

Q2 2026

Open physical campus for founder residencies

Q2 2026

Open physical campus for founder residencies

Q3 2026

Run two residency cohorts (50 founders total)

Q3 2026

Run two residency cohorts (50 founders total)

Q3 2026

Run two residency cohorts (50 founders total)

Q4 2026

Acquire and transform first residential property

Q4 2026

Acquire and transform first residential property

Q4 2026

Acquire and transform first residential property

Our Team

Built by a global team

Farhaj Mayan
Co-founder
UAE
Farhaj Mayan
Co-founder
UAE
Ashwin Chandrasekaran
Founder Success
NED
Ashwin Chandrasekaran
Founder Success
NED
Nilesh Rathore
PRODUCT & ENG
IND
Nilesh Rathore
PRODUCT & ENG
IND
Babak Ahmadzadeh
Co-founder
UK
Babak Ahmadzadeh
Co-founder
UK
Vu Francois
Product & Design
USA
Vu Francois
Product & Design
USA
Filip Pilar
PRODUCT & ENG
CZE
Filip Pilar
PRODUCT & ENG
CZE
Micaela Ruiz
Experiences
ECU
Micaela Ruiz
Experiences
ECU
Alexandre Marin
Storytelling
BRA
Alexandre Marin
Storytelling
BRA
Ara Ghougassian
Storytelling
CAN
Ara Ghougassian
Storytelling
CAN
Abdullah Raza
PRODUCT & ENG
NZL
Abdullah Raza
PRODUCT & ENG
NZL