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Forerunner Ventures check size, stages and portfolio
Forerunner Ventures is a consumer-focused venture firm founded by Kirsten Green in 2012. It backs products and technology shaped by changes in customer behavior, including commerce, digital services and AI-enabled experiences. Its portfolio includes both consumer brands and software companies.
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Reported initial check
$20M
The firm has published this range.
Methodology: Current founder FAQ gives typical initial Seed/A investments up to $20M.
No current minimum disclosed; later initial investments may be larger. Historical Fund VII announcement in2024 stated $1M–$20M.
Investment stages
Leads: Seed, Series A
Participates: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
Sector focus
consumer
Geography
United States (San Francisco and New York)
Founded 2012
Fund size / AUM
Nearly $3B AUM (firm website, checked 26 Oct 2026)
A separate fund-size evidence record is not yet available.
Portfolio in our directory
7
Linked startup profiles
Recent tracked investment
Not recorded
No dated round explicitly links this fund.
Rounds they lead
Rounds they invest
Last verified: 2026-10-26. Check-size evidence is labeled by basis so planning estimates are not presented as firm disclosures.
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Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Forerunner Ventures as an investor (7 total).
- Canal Distributed commerce platform for retailer third-party assortment (acquired by Rokt).
- Casa Subscription home management platform — digital twin plus concierge for single-family homeowners.
- depthfirst Applied AI lab building security-specific models and autonomous remediation (General Security Intelligence).
- Dollar Shave Club Subscription razor and grooming brand built on viral DTC marketing (acquired by Unilever, 2016).
- Headway Insurance-network platform connecting patients to in-network therapists — largest mental-health provider network in the U.S.
- Slingshot AI Foundation models and consumer app (Ash) for AI mental-health support.
- Town Personalized AI work assistants that coordinate across teams and connected business tools.
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