Fawzi Itani

Investor atForerunner VenturesFirm active Oct 14San Francisco, California

Fawzi Itani is a Principal at Forerunner Ventures, focusing on Seed and Series A investments in consumer internet and culture-forward categories. He co-founded Naavik and previously completed a rotational program at LinkedIn.

What Fawzi can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Forerunner Ventures writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. LinkedIn · rotational program across go-to-market functions
  2. Forerunner Ventures · Principal
    Now

Companies founded

Naavik

Investments named in public bios

Novig

Focus

consumer internetretailgamesmedia/contententertainment

Education

Amherst College, Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies

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Who is Fawzi Itani?

Fawzi Itani is a Principal at Forerunner Ventures, focusing on Seed and Series A investments in consumer internet and culture-forward categories. He co-founded Naavik and previously completed a rotational program at LinkedIn.

How much does Fawzi Itani invest?

Fawzi Itani invests through Forerunner Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Fawzi Itani?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Fawzi in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Forerunner Ventures backed works better.

What did Fawzi Itani do before Forerunner Ventures?

rotational program across go-to-market functions at LinkedIn.

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