Global AI Founder Playbook: Uncovering Expansion Strategies for AI Companies

By Founders Forum Group // 4 November 2025

Last updated on November 4, 2025

Discover how the world’s leading AI companies are expanding internationally in our Global AI Founder Playbook.

AI isn’t just transforming industries; it’s rewriting the playbook for how companies scale globally. In just two years, AI-led companies have surged to a combined value of over $14 trillion, marking a 250% increase that underscores the speed of change reshaping our world.

Across our global Founders Forum network — from New York to Singapore — we’ve witnessed the rapid rise of a new breed of AI founder, scaling across continents at record pace and redefining what it means to build a world-leading technology business.

In our Global AI Founder Playbook, published in partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), we reveal how leading AI companies are expanding internationally — and the AI strategies driving their success. Through candid founder interviews and in-depth market analysis, this report captures the mindset, methods, and models shaping the next wave of global AI scale-ups.

From our report, you’ll:

  • Discover proven AI strategies powering international growth — from Dual Hub Strategy to Community-Driven Expansion.
  • Gain exclusive insights from leading AI founders and investors, including May Habib (Writer AI), Caesar Sengupta (Arta Finance), Jack Kokko (AlphaSense), Magnus Grimeland (Antler), and more!
  • Explore how Singapore’s AI ecosystem — from policy and investment to talent — is shaping the future of global AI innovation.
  • Discover the Singapore AI 20 — our spotlight on the 20 AI companies defining the future of AI in Asia and beyond.

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