Walker Forehand
InvestorPresident and General Partner at Canapi Ventures
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
About
Walker Forehand has been a general partner at Canapi since its 2018 founding, sourcing and executing investments and running day-to-day operations, and led deals in Alloy, Middesk, Built, Fireblocks, NeuroID, Blooma, and SmartSuite. He previously was managing director and CIO at SpringHarbor, head of corporate development at Promontory Financial Group, and a principal investor at Hovde, and is a CFA charterholder with a BA from the University of Virginia.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Canapi VenturesPresident, Co-Founder and General Partnercurrent2018 β presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- Neuro-IDInvestorcurrent2020 β present
- BlendInvestorcurrent2020 β present
- Built TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2019 β present
- Nova CreditInvestorcurrent2018 β present
- nCino, Inc.Angel Investorcurrent2013 β present
- CoinbaseAngel Investorcurrent2017 β present
- Greenlight Financial TechnologyAngel Investorcurrent2018 β present
- Promontory Financial Group, an IBM CompanyHead of Corporate Strategy and Investments2016 β 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Promontory Financial Group, an IBM CompanyChief of Staff, Office of the CEO2016 β 2018Washington, DC
- Promontory Financial Group, an IBM CompanySenior Principal2013 β 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Promontory Financial Group, an IBM CompanyPrincipal2010 β 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Hovde Private Equity Advisors LLCInvestor2006 β 2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Hovde Private Equity Advisors LLCHedge Fund Analyst, Long/Short Equities2005 β 2007Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Education
- University of VirginiaBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Skills & more
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Management ConsultingEnterprise Risk ManagementFinancial Risk ManagementRisk Management ConsultingCorporate GovernanceProject ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesInvestmentsEquitiesLanguages English
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder β CFA Institute
From Walker's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Virginia341
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blend23
+ 17 more
Also worked at Nova Credit7
+ 1 more
Also worked at nCino, Inc.7
+ 1 more
Also worked at Coinbase92
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Deals Β· 6
BloomaLed round
via Canapi Ventures
FireblocksLed round
via Canapi Ventures
MiddeskLed round
via Canapi Ventures
SmartSuiteLed round
via Canapi Ventures
AlloyLed round
via Canapi Ventures
BuiltLed round
via Canapi Ventures
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.






















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