Forerunner Ventures
Venture Capital
Active
San Francisco, United States
225
21M
129
13.24
36
0.42
22
- Stages of investment
- Areas of investment
Summary
Forerunner Ventures appeared to be the VC, which was created in 2009. The main department of described VC is located in the San Francisco. The company was established in North America in United States.
This Forerunner Ventures works on 17 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. The important activity for fund was in 2015. The fund is generally included in 13-24 deals every year. Considering the real fund results, this VC is 2 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other organizations. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund. When the investment is from Forerunner Ventures the average startup value is 500 millions - 1 billion dollars. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2019.
The current fund was established by Kirsten Green. The overall number of key employees were 8.
The fund has exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. When startup sums 5+ of the founder, the probability for it to get the investment is little. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Jet.com, Chime, Glossier. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 2-3 years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are E-Commerce, Internet.
The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 6-7 partakers. Despite the Forerunner Ventures, startups are often financed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, Bullish.
Investor highlights
- Industry focus
- Stage focus
- Geo focus
- Check size
- 100K — 3M
Discover reliable insights
Find relevant VC investors, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities.
Investments analytics
Last fund
- Fund size
- USD 1000000000
Analytics
- Total investments
- 225
- Lead investments
- 36
- Exits
- 22
- Rounds per year
- 13.24
- Follow on index
- 0.42
- Investments by industry
- E-Commerce (113)
- Retail (66)
- Fashion (43)
- Health Care (33)
- Consumer Goods (29) Show 177 more
- Investments by region
-
- United States (209)
- Finland (4)
- Canada (2)
- Singapore (1)
- Peak activity year
- 2021
- Number of Unicorns
- 5
- Number of Decacorns
- 7
- Number of Minotaurs
- 2
Discover reliable insights
Leverage validated data, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities for your business.Quantitative data
- Avg. startup age at the time of investment
- 6
- Avg. valuation at time of investment
- 390M
- Group Appearance index
- 0.94
- Avg. company exit year
- 5
- Avg. multiplicator
- 3.33
- Strategy success index
- 0.90
Need more data?
Get access to full data about investors, including their team, contact information, and historic data.
Latest deals
| Company name | Deal date | Industry | Deal stage | Deal size | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Frame Brands | 31 Aug 2021 | Early Stage Venture | 11M | United States, California, Los Angeles | |
| Daydream | 20 Jun 2024 | Seed | 50M | United States, California, San Francisco |
Similar funds
By same location
By same geo focus
By doing lead investments
At Unicorn Nest, we combine cutting-edge technology with human expertise to build one of the most reliable venture capital databases in the market. Our process begins with automated AI-enhanced data collection, leveraging the full potential of Large Language Models (LLMs).
Later, our team of analysts takes it further with manual verification, using proprietary tools for data cleaning and validation to ensure accuracy and reliability. We cross-check and enhance our findings through press and media monitoring, integrating information from trusted news outlets and venture capital aggregators. Finally, we stay ahead of the curve by monitoring social networks like LinkedIn and X.com.