Investments
182Portfolio Exits
17Funds
6About Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures is an early-stage fund, program and community for B2B SaaS startups. The company seeks to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders, through pre-seed and seed-stage funding, high touch programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community.
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Latest Forum Ventures News
Aug 30, 2023
PatchRx , a Tulsa, OK-based medication management startup, raised $8M in funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $15M, was led by Atento Capital, with participation from Vast Ventures, Cortado Ventures, Forum Ventures, and Plains VC. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Co-founded in 2018 by Andrew Aertker and Gavin Buchanan, PatchRx is a patient-focused medication management platform improving outcomes through connected technologies. It provides personalized support through a service that combines a patented universal smart pill bottle device with a provider web app and on-staff nurses. The patented technology has been deployed in over 40 clinics across the US from Alaska to New Jersey. In 2022, the company started offering a medication adherence platform under new Medicare RTM billing codes, creating an opportunity to engage various stakeholders of healthcare simultaneously. PatchRx is on track to also deploy its technology beyond pain management, in clinical trials, and in psychiatric markets. The company has experienced an accelerated period of growth in which they expanded from a team of 10 to 80+ employees and reached $4m in revenue in 12 months. FinSMEs
Forum Ventures Investments
182 Investments
Forum Ventures has made 182 investments. Their latest investment was in Deskree as part of their Seed VC on September 9, 2023.
Forum Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/20/2023 | Seed VC | Deskree | $1.04M | Yes | 1 | |
8/29/2023 | Series A | PatchRx | $8M | Yes | 2 | |
8/17/2023 | Pre-Seed | Devolut | $0.6M | Yes | 2 | |
8/16/2023 | Seed | |||||
7/25/2023 | Pre-Seed |
Date | 9/20/2023 | 8/29/2023 | 8/17/2023 | 8/16/2023 | 7/25/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series A | Pre-Seed | Seed | Pre-Seed |
Company | Deskree | PatchRx | Devolut | ||
Amount | $1.04M | $8M | $0.6M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Forum Ventures Portfolio Exits
17 Portfolio Exits
Forum Ventures has 17 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was FairWords on June 13, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/13/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
5/31/2023 | Acquired | 6 | |||
11/3/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 6/13/2023 | 5/31/2023 | 11/3/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Forum Ventures Fund History
6 Fund Histories
Forum Ventures has 6 funds, including Acceleprise Pre-Seed Fund IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/29/2021 | Acceleprise Pre-Seed Fund IV | $17M | 1 | ||
6/29/2021 | Acceleprise Seed Fund II | ||||
12/7/2017 | Acceleprise Early Stage Fund | ||||
5/4/2015 | Acceleprise SF Venture Capital Fund I LP | ||||
Acceleprise TM Co-Invest I |
Closing Date | 6/29/2021 | 6/29/2021 | 12/7/2017 | 5/4/2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Acceleprise Pre-Seed Fund IV | Acceleprise Seed Fund II | Acceleprise Early Stage Fund | Acceleprise SF Venture Capital Fund I LP | Acceleprise TM Co-Invest I |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $17M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Forum Ventures Team
8 Team Members
Forum Ventures has 8 team members, including current Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, General Partner, Jonah Midanik.
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