FA

Family Forward Ventures

VC
Portland, ORWebsite
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.

Meet the Team

MM

Monique Mitalovich

Program Director

KN

Karen Nolte

CEO

AA

Alisha Acosta

Director of Quality and Compliance

DL

Desiree Lewis

Associate Director of Human Resources

JS

Jamie Scaccia

Director of Assessment

TP

Terry Petrenchik

Director of Research

PP

Paula Pettibone

Chief Administrative Officer

AW

Ashley Wagner

Director of Occupational Therapy

AN

Amanda Njoku

Director of Foster Care

JR

Jacob Richardson

GP

Family Products
Active Lifestyle
MH

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

HA

HappyRide

Family Products
AB

Ably

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

Real-time infrastructure for the internet.

GR

Gravity Sketch

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

3D / VR design software.

MA

Makers

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

Tech training and talent placement.

SP

Spoke

eCommerce·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Direct-to-consumer men’s clothing brand.

PA

Patch

eCommerce·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Online plant retailer.

SN

Snaptrip

Marketplace·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Last-minute cottage holiday marketplace.

CA

Cazoo

Marketplace·Existing portfolio / follow-on·Forward Ventures

Online used car marketplace.

RO

Robin AI

Applied AI·Follow-on·Forward Ventures

Legal-tech software using machine learning and legal professionals.

AP

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 Monique Mitalovich, Program Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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