Steven Bartlett: Conquering Media, Tech & Asia with Founded, Tours & The Diary of a CEO

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In the past few days Steven Bartlett has quietly tightened his grip on the business and culture conversation, with a cluster of moves that look set to define his next chapter. Business Matters reports that he is preparing to launch a new tech and start up news site called Founded, hiring around 10 journalists and an editor in chief as he expands the creator led empire now housed under his new parent company Steven dot com, recently valued at about 320 million pounds after an eight figure investment. City AM and Business Matters both frame Founded as a culturally fluent business publisher for modern founders, a clear signal that Bartlett is no longer just commenting on the tech landscape, he is building the newsroom that will narrate it.

At the same time The Straits Times confirms that Bartlett is taking his Business and Life Speaking Tour into Asia for the first time, kicking off at Singapores Star Performing Arts Centre before moving on to Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Bali and Jakarta, a tour pitched at entrepreneurs and executives hungry for his principles of success and lessons from failure. Central Hall Westminster has also trailed that Bartlett will launch a new international lecture series from its upgraded Great Hall, underlining his shift into arena scale thought leadership rather than one off keynotes.

On the media metrics front The Economic Times and The Times of India both highlight Spotifys 2025 Wrapped data showing The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett as the number two most streamed podcast in the world this year, placing him alongside the very biggest names in global audio. Spotifys own newsroom promotes fresh creator clips from The Diary of a CEO inside the Wrapped experience, effectively turning Bartlett into one of the platforms flagship voices.

Across social media and business press those headlines Steven Bartlett to launch Founded tech news site and Spotifys No 2 podcaster Steven Bartlett takes Business and Life Tour to Asia dominate recent coverage. Any talk that Founded might evolve into a broader investment or deal flow machine for Bartlett remains speculative for now; no verified filings or formal announcements yet confirm a fund or M and A vehicle directly attached to the new publication, though his existing Flight Fund gives him a ready platform if he chooses to link them.

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