Walker Forehand

Walker Forehand

President and General Partner atCanapi VenturesNew York

Walker Forehand is the President and General Partner at Canapi Ventures. He previously held leadership roles at SpringHarbor and Promontory Financial Group.

What Walker can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Canapi Ventures writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Hovde Private Equity Advisors and Hovde Capital Advisors LLC · principal investor
  2. Promontory Financial Group · head of corporate development and strategy
  3. Promontory Financial Group · Chief of Staff
  4. SpringHarbor · managing director and chief investment officer
  5. Canapi · President and General Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

AlloyMiddeskBuiltFireblocksNeuroIDBloomaSmartSuiteCoinbaseNova CreditGreenlight FinancialnCino

Focus

fintechfinancial services

Education

University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts

Before you pitch

Canapi Ventures does not invest inHardware, deep tech, non-US focus

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Questions

Who is Walker Forehand?

Walker Forehand is the President and General Partner at Canapi Ventures. He previously held leadership roles at SpringHarbor and Promontory Financial Group.

How much does Walker Forehand invest?

Walker Forehand invests through Canapi Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Walker Forehand?

A warm intro from a founder Canapi Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Walker Forehand do before Canapi Ventures?

principal investor at Hovde Private Equity Advisors and Hovde Capital Advisors LLC; head of corporate development and strategy at Promontory Financial Group; Chief of Staff at Promontory Financial Group; managing director and chief investment officer at SpringHarbor.

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