Ian Hogarth

Co-Founder at Plural · Joined 2022

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Biography

Ian Hogarth is a co-founder of Plural. He co-founded Songkick in London at age 25, raised over 20 million dollars in venture funding, was part of the second British company backed by Y Combinator and grew the site to 12 million monthly visitors before Songkick's litigation against Ticketmaster settled two weeks before trial. He chairs the UK AI Security Institute, formerly the AI Safety Institute, having previously chaired the Frontier AI Taskforce, and the UK government records that he continues his duties to Plural while recusing himself from investment decisions on companies in scope of the Institute. His listed investments at Plural include Proxima Fusion, Oriole, Hypersonica, Phasecraft and Callosum.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Proxima FusionPhasecraftCallosumHypersonicaOriole

Career Timeline

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Co-founded Songkick in London at age 25 and raised over 20 million dollars in venture funding.
2022
Co-founded Plural.
2023
Appointed Chair of the UK Frontier AI Taskforce.
2025
Appointed Chair of the UK AI Security Institute, formerly the AI Safety Institute, from 10 February 2025.

Sources & References

Plural - Ian Hogarth ↗Plural - Why We Invested in Proxima Fusion ↗Plural - Why We Invested in PhaseCraft ↗GOV.UK - Ian Hogarth's declared outside interests ↗AI Security Institute - About ↗UK Parliament written statement HCWS1054 (19 September 2023) ↗TechCrunch - Plural lures mRNA vaccine and AI pioneer to become its newest partner ↗