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Forerunner Ventures

Forerunner Ventures, based in California, backs consumer startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, mostly leading rounds with checks from $1 million to $30 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$1M to $30M
Leads roundsYes
FocusConsumer
Latest fund$3B AUM
Investing team7 people1 activity update, latest Oct 14

Who you would pitch at Forerunner Ventures

7 people on the investing team, 4 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Eurie Kim
Eurie KimManaging PartnerShe invests in founders solving human needs with technology and sits on several boards.
Kirsten Green
Kirsten GreenFounder, Managing PartnerShe holds a B.A. in Business Economics from UCLA and is a licensed CPA and CFA charterholder.
Nicole Johnson
Nicole JohnsonPartnerShe previously worked at SapientNitro and graduated from Princeton University.
Jason BornsteinPartnerHe previously worked as an early employee at Bonobos.
Fawzi ItaniInvestorFocus: Seed and Series A investments in consumer internet and culture-forward categories.
Sam O'DonnellInvestorFocus: portfolio support.
Tess KrenskyInvestorShe is listed as a Partner Associate in some sources.

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Writes $1M to $30M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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1 activity update since September, latest Oct 14.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

ChimeWarby ParkerHims & HersGlossierFaireOuraDollar Shave ClubAwayZolaCurology

In their words

Forerunner VenturesForerunner is an early-stage venture firm that invests in founders with the vision to define entire categories and the courage to own the totality of what they build fromwww.forerunnerventures.com
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On these lists

Seed consumer investors in California33Series A consumer investors in California23Pre-seed consumer investors in California20Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed investors in California699Series A investors in California480

Questions

What stage does Forerunner Ventures invest in?

Forerunner Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Forerunner Ventures invest?

Forerunner Ventures reports checks of $1M to $30M.

Does Forerunner Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Forerunner Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Forerunner Ventures?

Eurie Kim (Managing Partner), Kirsten Green (Founder, Managing Partner), Nicole Johnson (Partner), Jason Bornstein (Partner).

Is Forerunner Ventures active right now?

Forerunner Ventures has shown 1 activity update since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-14.

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