Where does Kirsten Green work?

Kirsten Green is General Partner at Forerunner Partners and General Partner at Forerunner JPGT and Advisor, Forerunner Ventures at Screendoor and Founder and Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures.

What does Kirsten Green invest in?

Kirsten Green invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, Social.

What check size does Kirsten Green write?

Kirsten Green typically writes checks of $250K – $15M.

What boards does Kirsten Green sit on?

Kirsten Green holds tracked board seats at Curated, Faire, Faire, Glossier, Ritual.

What awards has Kirsten Green received?

Green was named to the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women every year from 2017 to 2025. She was named to Forbes' 50 Over 50 list in 2022. She was included on the Forbes Most Powerful Women in Tech lists in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People and named a Top 20 Venture Capitalist by The New York Times in 2017 and 2018. She was named VC of the Year at TechCrunch's 2017 Crunchies Awards. She was listed on Vanity Fair's New Establishment list.

What podcasts and interviews feature Kirsten Green?

Tracked appearances include "Rising Above the Noise in Consumer VC with Kirsten Green of Forerunner | E1961", "Kirsten Green’s $500M Bet on Consumer AI", "How Kirsten Green Built Forerunner Ventures", and 7 more.

Kirsten Green

Investor

General Partner at Forerunner Partners · General Partner at Forerunner JPGT · Advisor, Forerunner Ventures at Screendoor · Founder and Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures

San Francisco, CA

Writes $250K – $15M checks · typically $7.5M

Midas 2017 · #98 Midas 2018 · #77 Midas 2019 · #95 Midas 2020 · #86 Midas 2021 · #74 Midas 2022 · #56 Midas 2023 · #59 Midas 2024 · #66 Midas 2025 · #70 Midas 2026 · #57

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About

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.

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kgreen@forerunnerventures.com

Invests in

ConsumerE-commerceFintechHealthtechSocial

Beyond investing

Founded: Green founded Forerunner Ventures in 2012 to specialize in consumer investing.
Education: Studied at University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Business Economics) Studied at UCLA (degree, business economics)
Boards: She is a member of the board of directors at Nordstrom.
Communities: She is a founding member of the female mentorship collective All Raise and champions women in the tech industry. She spoke at South by Southwest in 2018 about charting a path as a woman in a male-dominated industry.
Awards: Green was named to the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women every year from 2017 to 2025. She was named to Forbes' 50 Over 50 list in 2022. She was included on the Forbes Most Powerful Women in Tech lists in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People and named a Top 20 Venture Capitalist by The New York Times in 2017 and 2018. She was named VC of the Year at TechCrunch's 2017 Crunchies Awards. She was listed on Vanity Fair's New Establishment list.
Family: She is married and has two children and lives in San Francisco.
More: In 2020 she was among a group of high-profile investors who purchased W magazine. She is a licensed CPA and CFA charterholder.

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Deals · 1

FaireBoard seat

via Forerunner Ventures · filed May 2022 · $596.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

CuratedGlossier Ritual

Investor

Alchemy 43AnonArcadeAwayBalanceBirchbox BloomThatBonobosCalibrateCasachimebank-ar21Chloe + IsabelCleoCotopaxi Cricket's CircleCuratedCUUPDarby SmartDaydreamdazzle ai Decagon depthfirst Dollar Shave ClubDraper JamesDuckbillFaire (formerly Indigo Fair)Glossier GlossierGlow LabsHimsHims & Hers HomeboundHotel TonightHotelTonightInto The GlossINTURNJetJet.comKaleLoupeLumiM.GemiModern FertilityMoment HouseNaturalNeighborhood GoodsOuraOutdoor VoicesPackagdPieProsePS Dept.Retention ScienceRevelRitualRockets of Awesome Shuddle Stadium GoodsStockwellSuperpower Tally HealthThe Farmer's DogThe InsideThe YesTownWaneloWarby ParkerZeera

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Kirsten Green

Rising Above the Noise in Consumer VC with Kirsten Green of Forerunner | E1961

This Week in Startups

Kirsten Green’s $500M Bet on Consumer AI

South Park Commons

How Kirsten Green Built Forerunner Ventures

The Peel with Turner Novak

Kirsten Green of Forerunner Ventures w/ Lisa & Paul Jauregui of BK Beauty | Operators Series: Ep 14

ShipBob

Kirsten Green, Founding Partner of Forerunner Ventures

Goldman Sachs

Beauty and the Beat with Emily Weiss (Glossier) and Kirsten Green (Forerunner Ventures) | Disrupt SF

TechCrunch

4 more appearances

Network6

Alex Pall

General Partner at Mantis Capital

Arielle Zuckerberg

General Partner at Long Journey Ventures

Bobby Lent

Managing Partner at Hillsven & Co-founder of Ariba at SignalFire

Colin Evans

Investor at Sandwith Ventures, LLC

David Honig

Founder and Partner at UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR

Fawzi Itani

Principal at Forerunner Ventures

Investors connected to Kirsten in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kirsten Green?: 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.
Where does Kirsten Green work?: Kirsten Green is General Partner at Forerunner Partners and General Partner at Forerunner JPGT and Advisor, Forerunner Ventures at Screendoor and Founder and Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures.
What does Kirsten Green invest in?: Kirsten Green invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, Social.
What check size does Kirsten Green write?: Kirsten Green typically writes checks of $250K – $15M.
What boards does Kirsten Green sit on?: Kirsten Green holds tracked board seats at Curated, Faire, Faire, Glossier, Ritual.
What companies has Kirsten Green invested in?: Investments tracked here include Alchemy 43, Anon, Arcade, Away, Balance, Birchbox, BloomThat, Bonobos, Calibrate, Casa, chimebank-ar21, Chloe + Isabel, and 57 more.
What awards has Kirsten Green received?: Green was named to the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women every year from 2017 to 2025. She was named to Forbes' 50 Over 50 list in 2022. She was included on the Forbes Most Powerful Women in Tech lists in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People and named a Top 20 Venture Capitalist by The New York Times in 2017 and 2018. She was named VC of the Year at TechCrunch's 2017 Crunchies Awards. She was listed on Vanity Fair's New Establishment list.
What podcasts and interviews feature Kirsten Green?: Tracked appearances include "Rising Above the Noise in Consumer VC with Kirsten Green of Forerunner | E1961", "Kirsten Green’s $500M Bet on Consumer AI", "How Kirsten Green Built Forerunner Ventures", and 7 more.

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