Investments
239Portfolio Exits
40Funds
10Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1About Forerunner Ventures
Forerunner Ventures is an early-stage VC firm dedicated to partnering with entrepreneurs who are meeting the challenges and opportunities of the evolving digital commerce landscape. The Forerunner team brings deep domain focus, understanding of consumer behaviors, and product and brand building expertise to successfully identify and help scale early-stage consumer companies. Forerunner Ventures invests in technology-enabled consumer companies, with a focus on the digital commerce landscape, broadly speaking. The firm looks to partner with ambitious management teams that are leveraging technology and social media to define and dominate the next generation of retailers. Forerunner also invests in companies that are building enabling tools and technologies that will disrupt, advance, and transform the digital commerce experience.
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Expert Collections containing Forerunner Ventures
Expert Collections are analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces.
Find Forerunner Ventures in 7 Expert Collections, including Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food).
Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food)
37 items
Startups selling their own branded products directly to consumers via online/mobile channels, rather than relying on department stores or big online marketplaces.
Store tech (In-store retail tech)
55 items
Startups aiming work with retailers to improve brick-and-mortar retail operations.
Vitamin & Supplement Startups
237 items
Beauty & Personal Care
65 items
Startups in the beauty & personal care space, including cosmetics brands, shaving startups, on-demand beauty services, salon management platforms, and more.
Food & Beverage
123 items
Packaging & Labeling Tech
39 items
Companies providing traditional and tech-enabled packaging and labeling solutions for brands.
Research containing Forerunner Ventures
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Forerunner Ventures in 3 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Dec 9, 2021.
Latest Forerunner Ventures News
Sep 18, 2023
September 18, 2023 Duckbill , a Boston, MA-based maker of an execution engine that gives people a personal assistant combined with AI’s efficiency, raised $33m in seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Forerunner Ventures, with participation from Greycroft Partners, Inspired Capital, General Catalyst, G9 Ventures, Red Antler, uture Back Ventures by Bain & Company and Offline Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations, development efforts, and its business reach. Led by Meghan Verena Joyce, CEO and Founder, Duckbill is combining generative AI and human experts to build an execution engine that anticipates, researches, and executes on tasks in terms of purchasing, planning, calling, and paperwork-ing. Members can submit tasks large and small however they prefer— be it via the app, text, email, voice memo, and chat. The result is a service that allows users to outsource the “life admin” so they can spend time doing what they love most. They have already completed thousands of tasks for their beta members and now introducing the service to the public.
Forerunner Ventures Investments
239 Investments
Forerunner Ventures has made 239 investments. Their latest investment was in Duckbill as part of their Series A on September 9, 2023.
Forerunner Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/12/2023 | Series A | Duckbill | $33M | Yes | 2 | |
9/9/2023 | Series B - II | Ourself | $23M | Yes | 1 | |
7/31/2023 | Series A | Topline Pro | $12M | Yes | 4 | |
5/24/2023 | Seed VC | |||||
4/6/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/12/2023 | 9/9/2023 | 7/31/2023 | 5/24/2023 | 4/6/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series B - II | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Duckbill | Ourself | Topline Pro | ||
Amount | $33M | $23M | $12M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Forerunner Ventures Portfolio Exits
40 Portfolio Exits
Forerunner Ventures has 40 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Draper James on September 06, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/6/2023 | Acq - Fin | 5 | |||
7/20/2023 | Acquired | 4 | |||
5/2/2023 | Acquired | 12 | |||
Date | 9/6/2023 | 7/20/2023 | 5/2/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acq - Fin | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 4 | 12 |
Forerunner Ventures Fund History
10 Fund Histories
Forerunner Ventures has 10 funds, including Forerunner Ventures VI.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/3/2022 | Forerunner Ventures VI | $1,000M | 1 | ||
7/20/2020 | Forerunner Partners V | $500M | 2 | ||
6/18/2019 | Forerunner Builders II | $62M | 1 | ||
10/10/2018 | Forerunner Friends IV | ||||
10/9/2018 | Forerunner Partners IV |
Closing Date | 3/3/2022 | 7/20/2020 | 6/18/2019 | 10/10/2018 | 10/9/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Forerunner Ventures VI | Forerunner Partners V | Forerunner Builders II | Forerunner Friends IV | Forerunner Partners IV |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $1,000M | $500M | $62M | ||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Forerunner Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Forerunner Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. Forerunner Ventures recently partnered with SurveyMonkey on February 2, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/16/2021 | Vendor | United States | 16 , 2021 -- SurveyMonkey , a leader in agile software solutions for customer experience , market research , and survey feedback , today announced that Forerunner Ventures , a top early stage venture capital firm , has selected SurveyMonkey to power its investment and research program . | 2 |
Date | 2/16/2021 |
|---|---|
Type | Vendor |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | 16 , 2021 -- SurveyMonkey , a leader in agile software solutions for customer experience , market research , and survey feedback , today announced that Forerunner Ventures , a top early stage venture capital firm , has selected SurveyMonkey to power its investment and research program . |
Sources | 2 |
Forerunner Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Forerunner Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Forerunner Ventures Team
4 Team Members
Forerunner Ventures has 4 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Kirsten A. Green.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Kirsten A. Green | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Kirsten A. Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | |||
Status | Current |
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