Forerunner Ventures

Venture Capital
83investments
4exits
$1.2Braised by its portfolio in 12 months
1,629open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Forerunner Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm known for backing category-defining consumer companies. It invests in consumer brands, marketplaces and technology that change how people shop, live and work, with early bets on Warby Parker, Glossier, Bonobos and Dollar Shave Club. The firm was founded in San Francisco in 2010 by Kirsten Green, one of the most prominent consumer investors in Silicon Valley.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
83
59 of them startups
Hiring now
47
1,629 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
16
$1.2B raised
Exits
4
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 23%Health Care 23%Consumer Goods 20%Software 9%Sales & Marketing 9%Lifestyle 8%Financial Services 8%Commerce 6%
Where its companies are
United States 60%Australia 1%United Kingdom 1%Finland 1%Denmark 1%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 29%Series C and later 25%Series A 25%Series B 21%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 83 investments
SuperMeSeries A $20M · this month · led a round About UsVenture round $21.3M · 3 mo ago · 2 roles WonderVenture round $354.4M · 4 mo ago · 10 roles ArcadeVenture round $60M · 4 mo ago · 3 roles MeckaVenture round $60M · 5 mo ago · 47 roles DepthfirstVenture round $80M · 7 mo ago · 21 roles DecagonVenture round $250M · 9 mo ago · 123 roles Dazzle AISeed $8M · 10 mo ago AgentioSeries B $40M · 11 mo ago · 23 roles KnownVenture round $9.5M · 12 mo ago · 14 roles AmplifyMDSeries B $20M · 13 mo ago Andromeda RoboticsVenture round $14.1M · 14 mo ago · 6 roles
1,629 open roles at 47 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Hims & Hers34 new roles in 30 days Headway29 new roles in 30 days Chime21 new roles in 30 days Mecka16 new roles in 30 days Suno15 new roles in 30 days Faire13 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
altadailyadded Oct 25
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Menlo Ventures 7 shared Accel 6 shared Felicis 6 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 5 shared SV Angel 5 shared Pear VC 5 shared Andreessen Horowitz 5 shared IVP 5 shared Inspired Capital 5 shared GV 5 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
General Catalyst Y Combinator First Round Capital Techstars Andreessen Horowitz Greycroft GV Great Oaks Venture Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 2 rounds in the press that name it

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco United States
HQ