Forerunner Ventures
Seed–Late Stage · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Forerunner Ventures believes in investing when founders demonstrate deep domain expertise at the intersection of physical and digital challenges, supported by strong founder-market fit. The firm backs businesses that digitize previously fragmented, analog sectors where software and intelligent systems can unlock meaningful consumer value. Casa exemplifies this thesis: a platform that uses AI and a two-sided marketplace model to transform homeownership management, a $30 trillion asset class historically untouched by digital innovation. The firm seeks opportunities where network effects, data accumulation, and cognitive personalization create defensible moats that become increasingly valuable as more users adopt the service.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 19, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
Kirsten Green founded Forerunner Ventures in 2010 and built it into the definitive consumer-focused venture firm, with early bets on Dollar Shave Club, Warby Parker, Glossier, Chime and Hims & Hers. A former equity analyst covering retail, she pairs consumer-behavior research with early-stage investing and has been a fixture on the Forbes Midas List for seven straight years.
Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures since 2012 with deep entrepreneurial background. Invests across health & wellness, financial services, career and learning, consumer AI, and AI infrastructure, focusing on founders who identify unmet human needs and execute with disciplined sequencing. Sits on multiple portfolio company boards and has been recognized on the Midas Brink List.
What they invest in
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Automated AI platform scaling creator media as a performance channel.
Infrastructure platform for global talent movement through immigration support.
Hybrid healthcare platform providing AI-native virtual care at scale.
Empathetic companion robot extending care team capabilities.
Permissioned identity platform enabling agent authentication and data extraction.
Brand-level mini-AI models enabling personalized products at scale.
Consumer rental investment platform democratizing high-quality asset ownership.
Benefits claims platform ensuring merit wins over paperwork.
Information consumption becomes accessible audio, designed for how people learn and live now.
Luggage and essentials platform built on design, durability, and customer trust.
Embedded payments and trade credit platform for marketplace scaling.
Building personal and household financial foundation and OS to enable anyone to reach their financial goals.
Modern retirement plans with real control for employee wealth building.
Emotional intelligence system for digital products requiring trust and user retention.
Calii operates a grocery delivery service in Latin America that sources directly from producers and uses micro-fulfillment centers to deliver groceries within two hours, aiming to reduce supply chain intermediaries and food waste.
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Home maintenance service platform converting reactive chaos to predictable service.
From inspiration to purchase in one flow: natural intent becomes shoppable outcomes across thousands of brands.
Financial management platform with fee-light incentives for accessible progress.
One AI assistant to rule them all, working where you already work.
Monetization for AI interfaces without the utility tax: trusted commercial context inserted at reasoning time.
Gear brand combining world-class design with measurable social impact.
Platform making physical cards instantly tradable digital assets.
Digital dermatology platform providing personalized prescription skincare.
Shopping platform converting natural intent into purchase across thousands of brands.
AI tool closing usability gaps to convert intent into completed action.
Always-on customer service infrastructure powered by AI agents.
AI security tool that identifies vulnerabilities legacy scanners miss.
Subscription grooming brand pioneering affordable quality through direct sales.
Personal logistics platform combining AI triage with expert operators.
Remote veterinary guidance and prescription platform enabling early pet treatment.
An empathetic companion robot that offers connection and engagement while extending what care teams can deliver.
Accurate self-collection at home so cervical cancer prevention feels as routine as any habit.
Independent retail scales with better discovery, financing, and reordering, built as modern wholesale infrastructure.
Platform making insurance-covered dietitian care simple to find and sustain.
Advisor platform bringing concierge planning back through modern software.
Community-led beauty brand where product, identity, and distribution coevolve.
Customer service becomes always-on infrastructure, not headcount, when agents resolve issues end to end.
AI-powered advocate layer resolving medical coverage and cost friction.
Insurance platform making therapy accessible through provider integration.
Home maintenance moves from reactive chaos to predictable service.
Personalized healthcare platform making quality care universally accessible.
Dating shifts from swipes to signal; AI makes intention measurable and depth designable, so connection can finally win.
Custom home manufacturing platform integrating process and technology.
Trains AI models for memory, collaboration, and long-horizon alignment.
Access expands when care meets people at the moment it matters, built AI-first from the ground up.
Parenting support platform combining expert guidance, products, and AI.
Fan experience platform giving teams ownership of revenue and data channels.
UGC-to-performance platform with measurable economics and repeatability.
Hands-on creation platform developing durable skills through repeatable experiences.
Dating platform using AI to make intention measurable and connection more meaningful.
Monetization layer for AI products through context-aware advertising.
Coaching marketplace connecting ambition with trusted guidance.
Hiring platform connecting great teams through trusted relationships.
All-in-one daily assistant app managing life from idea to action.
Magnesium supplement for daily energy, focus, and recovery.
Revenue calendar platform for brands seeking enterprise-grade campaign discipline.
Payments infrastructure for AI agents, built for safe movement of funds across agents, merchants, and consumers.
Capture and refinement stack converting physical world into trainable signal.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Forerunner Ventures invest at?
- Forerunner Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Forerunner Ventures's typical check size?
- Forerunner Ventures typically writes checks of $20M.
- What sectors does Forerunner Ventures focus on?
- Forerunner Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, PropTech.
- Does Forerunner Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Forerunner Ventures leads investment rounds.
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