Forerunner Ventures
Forerunner Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA investing in Consumer, Healthcare, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$10.0M checks and has 21 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$10.0M
- Portfolio
- 21 companies on record
- Partners
- 15 listed
- AUM
- $3B
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Consumer, Healthcare, Other, Food / AgTech, AI / ML, SaaS, Security
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Last verified: 2026-05-30
Seed, Series A
$1.0M – $10.0M
$3.0B
21+ companies
15 partners
Investment Thesis
Forerunner Ventures focuses on early-stage consumer companies that are redefining the way people live, work, and consume. They have a strong focus on brands addressing health-conscious and lifestyle-driven consumer needs.
How Forerunner Ventures invests
Forerunner Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Consumer, Healthcare, Other, Food / AgTech, AI / ML.
Forerunner Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $3B in assets under management.
Investing since at least 2016, Forerunner Ventures has backed 21 companies in our records, including Basic Capital, Arcade, Courtyard. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 7 investments logged over the last 12 months.
Partners & Team
Brian O'Malley
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (21)
2025
Basic Capital
Arcade
Courtyard
Agentio
Hero
Teal Health
Slingshot
2024
Alma
Daydream
Leland
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Consumer, Healthcare, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $10.0M check.
- •warm intro
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Brussell, Principal.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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