The Dubai AI Festival 2025 is proud to welcome Lloyed Lobo, Co-founder of Boast.AI, WSJ bestselling author, and startup community builder, as a featured speaker. With a remarkable journey spanning AI entrepreneurship, venture investment, and grassroots movement-building, Lobo brings a powerful voice to the festival’s conversation on how AI can drive innovation, economic resilience, and community-driven growth.
From building an AI-powered business to scaling founder ecosystems, Lobo’s talk promises to offer both inspiration and practical frameworks for tech leaders across the globe.
Powering R&D Innovation Through AI
As Co-founder of Boast.AI, Lobo helped create an intelligent platform that enables businesses to automate access to R&D tax credits and innovation funding. Under his leadership, Boast.AI:
- Grew to over $20 million in revenue
- Helped startups secure $100+ million in non-dilutive capital
- Streamlined the funding journey for hundreds of innovation-driven companies
- Became a go-to resource for founders looking to fuel their product development without giving up equity
Boast.AI exemplifies the real-world potential of AI to simplify complex systems and drive business growth, particularly in sectors where financial constraints often limit innovation.
From Founder to Community Architect
Beyond Boast.AI, Lobo is also the Co-founder of Traction, a community of 100,000+ entrepreneurs, innovators, and startup leaders, where he curates conversations with global icons in tech, venture capital, and growth strategy.
He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of From Grassroots to Greatness, a book that distills lessons from building iconic community-driven companies. His thought leadership has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Fox Business, Khaleej Times, and more.
Board Member, Investor, and Global Speaker
Lobo has served as a board member for public and private companies, advisor to startups, angel investor, and limited partner in multiple VC funds across the U.S. and Canada. He has spoken at 100+ global conferences and podcasts, sharing lessons on AI adoption, founder resilience, capital strategy, and community-first innovation.
Keynote at Dubai AI Festival 2025: “From AI to Impact – Building Startups that Scale with Purpose”
At the Dubai AI Festival 2025, Lloyed Lobo will deliver a keynote titled:
“From AI to Impact: Building Startups that Scale with Purpose.”
In this high-energy session, he will explore:
- How Boast.AI scaled using AI to unlock innovation capital
- The power of community in driving product-led growth
- Why founder-first ecosystems are vital to long-term innovation
- Tactical advice for AI startups navigating capital, growth, and scale
This session is ideal for early-stage founders, investors, ecosystem builders, and AI entrepreneurs focused on scaling startups with both impact and sustainability.
Lloyed Lobo’s participation in the Dubai AI Festival 2025 embodies the intersection of AI, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem-building—showcasing how visionary leadership can scale technology and community side by side.
