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Forerunner

15 employees

Forerunner Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on understanding the mindset of the modern consumer.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

E-Commerce92
Retail53
Fashion39
Software34
Consumer Goods28
Internet26
Health Care24
Beauty17
Lifestyle15
Information Services14
Customer Service13
Wellness12
Shoes11
Consumer11
B2B10
FinTech10
E-commerce10
SaaS10
Subscription Service9
B2C9

Funding rounds participated in

$2.4M sweet spot round size

Most of their 206 investments are in rounds between $3.6M and $18M

Investor type

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

financial services

Sectors

Retail
Retail Technology
FinTech
Internet
Venture Capital

Date founded

2012

Investments made

P

ProPhone (YC W21) raised $12M on July 31, 2023

Investors: Bonfire Ventures, TMV, BBG Ventures and Forerunner

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Boomjam raised $7M on May 23, 2023

Investors: super{set}, Ulu Ventures and Forerunner

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- raised $30M on March 1, 2023

Investors: Mastry, Drive by DraftKings, Courtside Ventures, Will Ventures, MetaLab, Alumni Ventures Group and Forerunner

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Fora Travel raised $14M on August 11, 2022

Investors: Heartcore Capital and Forerunner

B

Balance raised $56M on July 26, 2022

Investors: Gramercy Ventures, Ribbit Capital, UpWest Labs, Lyra Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, HubSpot Ventures and Forerunner

E

Eclipse Foods raised $40M on June 28, 2022

Investors: KBW Ventures, Initialized Capital, Sozo Ventures and Forerunner

W

Wonder raised $350M on June 14, 2022

Investors: Alpine Group, Harmony Partners, GV, Watar Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, General Catalyst, YieldStreet and Forerunner

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Kinly raised $15M on June 13, 2022

Investors: Kapor Capital, Point72 Asset Management, Anthemis Group and Forerunner

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Arrived raised $25M on May 17, 2022

Investors: Bezos Expeditions, Good Friends Venture Capital, Neo, Core Innovation Capital and Forerunner

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Real raised $37M on April 12, 2022

Investors: Owl Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Female Founders Fund, BBG Ventures and Forerunner

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