# Adam Forste

> Adam Forste is a seed investor at Bay Grove backing Logistics and Supply Chain Management. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bay Grove](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-grove)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-forste-0122542

Adam Forste is a seed investor at Bay Grove in San Francisco focused on Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Mr. Forste is a co-Founder and Managing Director of Bay Grove where he is active in all day-to-day activities of the firm and responsible for investment decisions. He is a board member of Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC, the 2nd largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company in North America. Prior to Bay Grove, Mr. Forste workedat Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (“KKR”), one of the world’s oldest and most experienced global private equity firms. While at KKR, Mr. Forste executed power-related transactions valued over $7.7 billion and evaluated deals in the energy, retail, and consumer industries. Mr. Forste started his career with Morgan Stanley in its investment banking groups, both in New York and San Francisco, where he focused on M&A and covering financial sponsors. Mr. Forste is a Fulbright Fellow and a graduate of Dartmouth College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 2 | 67% |
| Supply Chain Management | 2 | 67% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Brazil | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vecna Robotics | Vecna Robotics offers automated material handling, hybrid fulfillment, and workflow optimization solutions. The company aims to revolutionize customer productivity by delivering the best automation technologies. By placing workflows over robots, the company ensures that all parts and players complement each other. | $65M | Series C | Jan 26, 2022 |  |
| Vocate | Vocate is the online upgrade of the student career center. The key feature is a matching marketplace for student jobs and internships, supported by tools that guide customers along their path. | $3M | Seed | Jun 30, 2016 |  |
| Emergent Cold Latin America | Emergent Cold Latin America is a refrigerated warehousing and logistics provider that is constructing a cold chain network in order to deliver end-to-end temperature-controlled logistics solutions to its customers. |  | Private Equity |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blackhorn Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackhorn-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Discovery Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/discovery-ventures-7af5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endurance Companies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endurance-companies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fontinalis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fontinalis-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FreshTracks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freshtracks-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bay Grove

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Bay Grove was formed in late 2007 by Kevin Marchetti, Adam Forste and Dave Brandes. The three were former colleagues in Morgan Stanley's investment banking group who reunited after their respective tenures in institutional private equity ‐ Kevin at The Yucaipa Companies, Adam at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), and Dave at ShorensteinProperties.

5 contacts available at Bay Grove.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Forste | Managing Director & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-forste |
| Adam Janvey | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-janvey |
| David Brandes | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-brandes |
| Ed Lam | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-lam |
| Kevin Marchetti | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-marchetti |

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## FAQ

### What does Adam Forste invest in?

Adam Forste invests primarily in Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Adam Forste last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Adam Forste closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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