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Forerunner
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Forerunner is a venture capital firm that invests early in founders building consumer and technology companies. It has been operating since 2012 and manages nearly $3B in assets.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsForerunner lists 28 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 34 funding rounds, 18 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 37% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (32%), Enterprise Software (15%) and Media & Entertainment (9%). 93% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and General Catalyst.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Forerunner, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundForerunner does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 23% |
| Series A | 37% |
| Series B | 23% |
| Growth | 17% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 1 | 1 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 2 | 1 |
| '25 | 17 | 9 |
| '26 | 14 | 7 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 65th | 28 companies |
| Recent activity | 97th | 15 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 59th | 23% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 57th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 32% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 15% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 9% | 4% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 4 |
| Accel | 3 |
| General Catalyst | 3 |
| Inspired Capital | 3 |
| K5 Global | 3 |
| SV Angel | 3 |
| Abstract | 2 |
| Articulate | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers28100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Andreessen Horowitz
Compare Forerunner head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Forerunner| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Series B | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Series B | |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Series C+ Led |
Round details for Forerunner
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Forerunner's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
28 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentio provides a platform for brands to buy, measure, and scale creator ads | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Alta provides a personal AI stylist and digital closet for users to organize and plan their outfits | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Oct 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| AmplifyMD provides a virtual care platform for hospitals and health systems to deliver high-quality care remotely | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| The company develops and provides personalized robot companions for aged care and assisted living residents | Healthcare & BiotechRobotics & Hardware | Sept 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Arrived allows users to buy, sell, and own shares of real estate. | Real Estate & ConstructionFintech | Nov 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Basic Capital offers 401(k) plan solutions to companies, including investment options, compliance, and engagement tools. | FintechHuman Resources | Aug 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Dazzle.ai develops and provides a technology product called Dazzle. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Dec 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Decagon builds, optimizes, and scales AI agents for customer service | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Jun 2025Series C+ · 2 rounds | Funding round | |
| Jul 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |||
| Casa is a personal home manager that tackles to-do lists, learns about homes, and stays ahead of upkeep | Real Estate & Construction | Apr 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Duckbill handles tasks such as phone calls, errands, and negotiations on behalf of its users | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Mar 2024Seed | Funding round | |
| DUOS provides performance infrastructure for health plans to close the gap between program design and member action. | Healthcare & Biotech | Oct 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Outsmart creates a new way to complete college STEM courses with Elmbridge University. | Education | Sept 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Joy is an assistant for families that helps with various tasks and provides support through text conversations. | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Nov 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Jump provides an enterprise AI platform for sports teams to drive revenue, automate operations, and personalize fan experiences. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Aug 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Koah operates an ad network that uses artificial intelligence for real-time intent matching | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Sept 2025Seed · 2 rounds | Funding round | |
| Marklo provides a marketing calendar and planning platform for Shopify DTC brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Monarch simplifies finances by bringing all user accounts together into one clear view to track, budget, and plan money | Fintech | May 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Natural powers agentic payments, providing wallets, payments, cards, processing, billing, and voice services | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2025Seed · 2 rounds | Funding round | |
| The company provides a curated product layer that helps retailers grow their assortments with premium third-party brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Oct 2021Seed | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- forerunnerventures.com
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 4 Oct 2021
- Companies checked
- 28
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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