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Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures, based in New York, backs enterprise software startups at Pre-Seed and Seed, mostly following others with checks of $100k to $250k.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed

Check size$100K to $250K

Leads roundsMostly follows

FocusEnterprise software

Latest fundn/a

Investing team7 people1 activity update, latest Sep 27

Who you would pitch at Forum Ventures

7 people on the investing team, 5 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

James MurphyManaging PartnerHe previously served as a Vice President at Barclays Capital and co-founded Robly.

Jonah MidanikManaging PartnerHe values the community and supporting new founders.

Michael CardamoneCEO & Managing PartnerMichael Cardamone founded Forum Ventures after six years in operating roles at high-growth companies.

Neal SarrafManaging DirectorHe finds working with founders rewarding and enjoys helping craft their ideas into impactful realities.

Bocar DiaPartnerFocus: supporting companies in their formative stages.

Naomi GoezPrincipalFocus: pre-seed investments in B2B software.

Alejandro PeredaAssociateFocus: early-stage B2B SaaS startups.

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Writes $100K to $250K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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1 activity update since September, latest Sep 27.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target5-7%

Does not invest inHardware, Web3

Notable investments

FirstBaseFireflies.aiPeople Data LabsArkestroAllen Control SystemsFinni Health

In their words

B2B Pre-seed Fund, Accelerator and AI Venture Studio | Forum VenturesForum Ventures is a founder-first AI venture studio, accelerator, and pre-seed fund for B2B startups. Founded 2014. 550+ portfolio companies. $1B+ in follow-on funding rawww.forumvc.com

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On these lists

Seed enterprise software investors in New York35 Pre-seed enterprise software investors in New York22 Seed investors in United States2836 Pre-seed investors in United States1561 Seed investors in New York347 Pre-seed investors in New York233 Seed enterprise software investors225 Pre-seed enterprise software investors125

Questions

What stage does Forum Ventures invest in?

Forum Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Forum Ventures invest?

Forum Ventures reports checks of $100K to $250K.

Does Forum Ventures lead rounds?

Forum Ventures mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Forum Ventures?

James Murphy (Managing Partner), Jonah Midanik (Managing Partner), Michael Cardamone (CEO & Managing Partner), Neal Sarraf (Managing Director), Bocar Dia (Partner).

Is Forum Ventures active right now?

Forum Ventures has shown 1 activity update since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-27.

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