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Forerunner Ventures — 2019 Investments

13 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

chimebank-ar21chime.comNASDAQ: CHYMMar 2019 · $200M

Chime is a US financial technology company offering fee-free checking and savings accounts, debit and credit-builder cards, early access to direct-deposited pay and no-fee overdraft cover.

San Francisco, US

Ryan King(Founder)inChris Britt(Founder)inKatherine Karas(Executive Officer)Matthew Newcomb(Executive Officer)in

BoardJim Feuille(Director)inShawn Carolan(Director)in

Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAdventure FundAliya Capital PartnersAmino CapitalAspect VenturesAurum+39 more

Attaboticsattabotics.cominJul 2019Acquired

Attabotics develops warehouse automation and material handling technology that was acquired by LaFayette Systems, a family-owned organization with 30+ years of experience in the sector.

Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainCalgary

Scott Gravelle(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesGovernment of CanadaTeachers' Venture Growth

Bryzosbryzos.cominApr 2019

Bryzos operates an online marketplace for buying and selling metals, built around its "Gone In 60 Seconds" platform for pricing and procuring metal products.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesNew MaterialsSaint Louis, US

Shep Hickey(CEO & Co-Founder)inLee Letourneau(COO & Co-Founder)inJustin Shepard Hickey(Manager)Prathamesh Kulkarni(CTO)in

Glossierglossier.comMar 2019

Glossier is a beauty brand that develops skincare and makeup products, including formulations and packaging, sold directly to consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Emily Weiss(Founder)inKATHRYN ORDOWER(Executive Officer)NABIL MALLICK(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardERIC LIAW(Director)inKIRSTEN GREEN(Director)inKATRINA LAKE(Director)

Co-investorsBoxGroupImaginary Venture CapitalIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)KfundLerer Hippeau+3 more

MakerSightsmakersights.comin𝕏Jun 2019

MakerSights provides consumer preference insights and AI-driven validation for product teams, merchants, and designers in the retail industry.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech

Dan Leahy(Founder)in

Co-investorsBaseline VenturesCota CapitalG2 Venture PartnersGaingelsGolub GrowthGreat Oaks Venture Capital+1 more

Modern Fertilitymodernfertility.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2019acquired by Sketchy

Modern Fertility provides at-home laboratory tests that measure reproductive health markers, enabling women to access fertility information outside of clinical settings.

HealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Afton Vechery(CEO)inCarly Leahy(Founder)inCarly LeahyinGraham Ramsey(Engineer)

Co-investorsBoxGroupMaveronUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y CombinatorFirst Round CapitalRiveter Capital+1 more

Ritualritual.comFeb 2019 · $25M

Ritual sells traceable dietary supplements direct to consumers, including a magnesium bisglycinate chelate product marketed for sleep, calm, and muscle recovery.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Akilesh Potti(Founder)Katerina Schneider(Founder)Larry Stinson(Founder)Niraj Pant(Founder)Ray Reddy(Founder)

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersRivet VenturesUpfront VenturesArchetypeBrandProject CapitalFounders Fund+10 more

Ritualritual.eventsFeb 2019 · $25M

Ritual is a traveling culinary series of one-night chef takeovers featuring Michelin-starred and World's 50 Best chefs, offering tasting menus co-created with host chefs and premium wine pairings at a limited number of tables.

ConsumerFoodTechMedellín, CO

Co-investorsKube VCArchetypeFounders FundNorwest Venture Partners

Ritualritual.aiFeb 2019 · $25M

Building the AI Coprocessor for blockchains to enable the integration of AI models on chain.

Co-investorsHack VCFounders FundGolden Venture PartnersGreylock PartnersMistral Venture PartnersNorwest Venture Partners

Scale AIscale.comin𝕏Aug 2019

Scale provides high-quality training data, model evaluations, and full-stack AI systems for enterprises and governments to build and deploy AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Alexandr Wang(CEO)inLucy Guo(Founder)inFrancis deSouza(CEO)inTim Dingman(Strategic Product Manager)inCharles Lambert(Web Developer)Jesse Tinsley

Co-investors1435 CapitalAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcAIspace VenturesAlpana VenturesAlpha Square Group+105 more

Serialserial.ioin𝕏Mar 2019 · $4.5MDefunct

Serial provides software that connects to production line data sources, allowing manufacturing teams to diagnose operational problems and identify their causes through query-based analysis.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tak Alguire(Founder)inDevon Copeland(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBuilders VCPeterson Venture PartnersRomulus Capital

STELLAServicestellaservice.cominFeb 2019

New York, US

Jordan Leiser(Executive Officer, Director)John Ernsberger(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Roberts(Director)Eric Gould(Director)

BoardLisa Wu(Director)inSam Landman(Director)

Co-investorsPeak PartnersUpstage VenturesBattery VenturesComcast VenturesForte VenturesGotham Ventures+2 more

Zyperzyper.com𝕏Seed · May 2019Acquired

Zyper identifies a brand's most engaged social media followers and recruits them to create content and promote products within their own networks.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Amber Atherton(Founder)inPhilip Thomas(Vice President Engineering)Zain Memon(Interim VP of Engineering)inRichard Hanson(Head of Data \u0026 Analytics)Talia Cirangle(Head of Marketing)Alexander Semien(Head of Operations)

Co-investorsY CombinatorTalis Capital

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.