Forum Ventures

Your Next Round is Waiting

Fundraising is a process We’ve helped founders gain the confidence, skills and know-how to successfully raise their next round from top funds like A16z, Bessemer Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, CRV and hundreds more

We’re In This Together

At Forum, we’re more than capital & consultants, we’re confidants there for the highs and lows of the journey When sh*t hits the fan, we’re here to fix it together, any hour of the day And to get really excited with you when you land your first customer, secure an investor, and as tailwinds pick up

An Active SaaS Community

Getting support from a community of founders on a similar journey can make or break the success of a startup In working with over 450 B2B SaaS founders, we’ve created one of the largest, most supportive and deeply connected communities in SaaS, with founders, mentors and experts who are always willing to lend a hand

We’ve helped 450 SaaS founders raise capital from funds like A16z, Bessemer, and Backstage Capital through hands-on, end-to-end fundraising guidance and support.

"We struggled at first to find a lead investor, and when we thought all hope was lost, Forum kept us optimistic and on track 2 years later, we raised our Series A from Kleiner Perkins And the first people we called to celebrate were the team at Forum " Emiel Bril, Founder & CEO of Vendor PM

We’ve helped hundreds of founders turn a rough idea into a winning product that their customers love via guidance on customer interviews, core feature sets, UX design, MVPs, and more.

"Forum was the fractional cofounder that helped us refine our product, and calibrate our vision to resonate with the right investors to raise a Seed With all the ups and downs in the early days, having the Forum team in our corner helped us keep up momentum and execute to the best of our ability " ‍ Sam Dundas, CoFounder & CEO, Bloom AI

We’ve made thousands of connections between founders, mentors, investors and corporates in our community through Orbiit, Slack, curated introductions, mentor matching, and more.

"Forum believed in CoProcure from its very earliest days During the program, I connected with and learned from a cohort of awesome founders, built relationships with Forum's mentor network, and learned how to tell our story to investors and candidates The Forum team and broader founder community continues to be helpful to CoProcure today and is a go-to resource for me as I have questions " Mariel Reed, Cofounder & CEO of CoProcure

Securing early customers is essential for product development and finding market fit. We’ve introduced our portfolio founders to our community of Enterprise decision makers for pilots, proof of concepts, customers and more at companies like Microsoft, LPL Financial, and State Farm, to name a few.

"Forum was a very valuable experience for us – they provided us with key customer introductions to companies in our target market that led to over $200K of revenue Two months after demo day, we had grown revenue to $850K ARR and were able to close our seed round " Sean Thorne, CEO & Co-Founder, People Data Labs

We’ve helped hundreds of founders weather the emotional storm of starting a company by being available 24/7 with open minds, creating space for founders to tell the truth, and reminding them that they’re not the first or last to face this current challenge.

"The real value comes from having Forum on your team– their perspective, energy, and support as you grow are worth the investment Especially for first time founders who need someone to walk the journey with I know in 4 years I can still call up Forum and they’ll talk me off the ledge, celebrate wins with me, help with a major decision, or simply jump on a sales call " Kory Kelly, CEO at Legal Karma “Who we choose to wire investments to can have a measurable impact on building an equitable tech ecosystem and on the broader economy " – Steph Jones, Head of D&I & Associate “We have the responsibility to educate the portfolio companies that we work with day in and day out how to build and foster a diverse team and inclusive culture ” – Jonah Midanik, Managing Director “As venture capitalists, we have a platform to be able to create an outsized impact by reallocating capital to those that the industry has historically looked over ” –  Pranavi Cheemakurti, Associate “We certainly don’t have all of the answers but we won’t stop learning and improving because we understand how crucial it is to make this change ” – Rei Tran, Associate