Forerunner Ventures
Overview
Forerunner Ventures invests in the earliest stages of companies built for humans, focusing on applications and infrastructure that shape how people live and work.
Classification
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Geographic focus
- global
- Stage
- pre-seed
- Current fund
- Fund VI
- Portfolio
- 10 companies
Fund details
- Fund size
- $500M
- Check size
- $1-15M
- Vintage
- 2020
- Founded
- 2012
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Thesis & focus
studio services, strategic guidance, executive recruiting, business development introductions
Instacart, Stripe, Chime
early-stage companies focused on applications and infrastructure shaping human life, with AI integration
Emphasizes 'People' (founders, technologists, customers), 'Force' (action over passive demand), and 'Built' (early-stage investment).
Investment thesis
Invests in companies built for humans—applications they use and infrastructure shaping their lives. AI amplifies this focus, targeting companies that simultaneously create user-facing applications and underlying infrastructure.
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