Forerunner Ventures

United States

Forerunner Ventures invests in high-growth, privately-held, branded consumer companies. Within this category, the firm's primary focus is on the following segments: 1) Off-line meets On-Line Commerce; 2) E/Social/Mobile Commerce; 3) Internet Marketplaces/Communities; and 4) Tools/Services that propel #1, #2 and #3. The firm focuses on investing in seed stage and Series A offerings. The firm's typical initial investment in a company is $250-500K, with the goal to increase its position in top performing companies through follow on rounds. Forerunner's preference is to partner with companies based in the Bay Area. The firm also considers New York and Los Angeles. When the company is not based in the Bay Area, Forerunner much prefers to invest alongside an active local investor.

Founded:2007

Firm Location:United States • San Francisco, California

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Forerunner Ventures Team

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Jason Bornstein Forerunner VenturesPrincipal	n/a	$375K ($250K - $500K)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +13
Kirsten Green Forerunner VenturesManaging Partner	n/a	$7.5M ($1M - $15.0M)	Investors in Canada, Investors in United States, Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Canada (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A) +19
Fawzi Itani Forerunner VenturesInvestor	n/a	$375K ($250K - $500K)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A) +17
Nicole Johnson Forerunner VenturesPartner	n/a	$375K ($250K - $500K)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +34
Eurie Kim Forerunner VenturesManaging Partner	n/a	$5.0M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Retail (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series B), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series B), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed) +62
Brian O'Malley Forerunner VenturesPartner	n/a	$5.0M ($250K - $10.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Los Angeles (CA)	Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +80
Priyanka Suri Forerunner VenturesInvestor	n/a	$375K ($250K - $500K)	Investors in United States	Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A) +2