Forumvc
also invests · investor profileFounded 2014 · 118 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Forum Ventures is an AI-focused venture studio, accelerator, and pre-seed fund that supports early-stage B2B software founders, with hands-on help on go-to-market and first-round fundraising. It works closely with founders from the concept stage through launch and scale.
Also known as Forum Ventures · Forum Ventures, LLC
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Forum Ventures is an early-stage investment and company-building firm focused on B2B software, operating three connected programs: an AI-first venture studio, an accelerator, and a pre-seed fund. The studio engages at the concept stage, with a team of operators, builders, product designers and developers working alongside entrepreneurs to ideate, validate, launch and scale new B2B startups in a co-creative process. The accelerator positions the firm as a "fractional co-founder" to early-stage startups, concentrating on early go-to-market execution and helping teams reach customer traction and a first institutional round. The pre-seed fund extends the same operating resources to a broader set of portfolio companies through direct investment.
The firm describes its team as ex-founders and operators and emphasizes hands-on support across fundraising, customer discovery, pricing, product-market fit, customer introductions and founder well-being. It also runs a founder community, in-person and virtual events, a resource hub, and a newsletter called The Midnight Text.
Business model
Forum Ventures invests capital in early-stage B2B software companies through an accelerator, a pre-seed fund and a venture studio that co-creates new ventures, combining investment with hands-on operating support.
Traction
The website reports 430 companies funded, work with over 900 founders, a 1,300-person founder community, 450 SaaS founders helped to raise capital from investors including a16z, Bessemer and Backstage Capital, $1B in portfolio follow-on funding, and over 8,000 newsletter subscribers.
Latest developments
Forum Ventures announced a $20M venture studio fund to build the next generation of AI-native B2B companies, and marked its tenth year of operation.
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Market position
Positioned as a founder-first pre-seed investor, accelerator and AI venture studio for B2B software companies.
The firm positions itself as more hands-on than a typical pre-seed fund, using accelerator team resources to act as an extension of portfolio teams, with a stated focus on go-to-market, end-to-end fundraising support, customer introductions and founder support, and a large connected founder community.
Go-to-market
Founders apply directly through the firm's "Pitch Us" channel; the firm also sources and builds relationships through its accelerator programming, founder community, events, resource hub and newsletter.
Early-stage, often first-time B2B software and SaaS founders at the concept-to-first-round stage.
History
The firm states it has been building B2B companies since 2014 and published a post marking its tenth anniversary. It reports 430 companies funded, a community of 1,300 founders and $1B in follow-on funding raised by portfolio companies, and announced a $20M venture studio fund aimed at AI-native B2B companies.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsForum Ventures announced a $20 million venture studio fund to build AI-native B2B companies, per a post in the company's resource hub.
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Company published a post noting its 10-year anniversary; the firm states it has been building B2B companies since 2014.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Forumvc do?
- Forum Ventures is an AI-focused venture studio, accelerator and pre-seed fund for early-stage B2B software founders.
- Who are Forumvc's investors?
- Forumvc's investors include Atento Capital.