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What stage does Family Forward Ventures invest at?

Family Forward Ventures invests at Seed, Pre-Seed stages.

What has Family Forward Ventures invested in recently?

Family Forward Ventures has 29+ portfolio companies, including HappyRide, Ably, Gravity Sketch, Makers, Spoke.

How much capital does Family Forward Ventures manage?

InvestorMatch does not have a recorded AUM figure for Family Forward Ventures.

Where is Family Forward Ventures located?

Family Forward Ventures is based in Portland, OR.

Family Forward Ventures

Portland, ORWebsite

Family Forward Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Portland, OR investing in Consumer, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $50K–$1.0M checks and has 29 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size: $50K–$1.0M
Portfolio: 29 companies on record
Partners: 11 listed
Stage: Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors: Consumer, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, EdTech, Marketplace, Fintech
HQ: Portland, OR
AUM: Not in our records

How to approach: cold outreach ok

Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $1.0M

Portfolio

29+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity

Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on consumer innovations that serve family needs, emphasizing health, education, and active lifestyle products suitable for children and parents alike.

How Family Forward Ventures invests

Family Forward Ventures is a vc firm based in Portland, OR. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Consumer, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, EdTech. It does not invest in Enterprise SaaS.

Family Forward Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$1.0M per investment.

Family Forward Ventures has backed 29 companies in our records, including HappyRide, Ably, Gravity Sketch.

Partners & Team

Jacob Richardson

Family Products

Active Lifestyle

Monique Mitalovich

Program Director

Karen Nolte

CEO

Alisha Acosta

Director of Quality and Compliance

Desiree Lewis

Associate Director of Human Resources

Jamie Scaccia

Director of Assessment

Terry Petrenchik

Director of Research

Paula Pettibone

Chief Administrative Officer

Ashley Wagner

Director of Occupational Therapy

Amanda Njoku

Director of Foster Care

Matthew Hale

Program Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer

Other

AI / ML

Developer Tools

EdTech

Marketplace

Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Enterprise SaaS

Portfolio Companies (29)

Other

HappyRide

Family Products

Ably

Applied AI / infrastructure·Follow-on; Series B·Forward Ventures

Real-time infrastructure for the internet.

Gravity Sketch

Other tech·Follow-on; Series A·Forward Ventures

3D / VR design software.

Makers

Other tech / education·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Tech training and talent placement.

Spoke

eCommerce·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Direct-to-consumer men’s clothing brand.

Patch

eCommerce·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Online plant retailer.

Snaptrip

Marketplace·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Last-minute cottage holiday marketplace.

Cazoo

Marketplace·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Online used car marketplace.

Robin AI

Applied AI·Follow-on·Forward Ventures

Legal-tech software using machine learning and legal professionals.

Apexx

Other tech / fintech·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Payment API platform for merchants.

How to pitch Family Forward Ventures

•Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
•Lead with your fit in Consumer, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
•Size your ask to their typical $50K – $1.0M check.
•cold outreach ok
•Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jacob Richardson, GP.
•A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.