Forerunner
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Forerunner is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on E-Commerce and Software. At Forerunner, we believe in a better way to invest. We’re a venture capital firm focused on understanding the mindset of the modern consumer and identifying the people poised to deliver what they need. We believe that when entrepreneurs are poised to meet consumers not just where they are today but where they’re going to be tomorrow, they become more than just founders — they’re forerunners. By supporting them with funding, strategic wisdom, and consumer insight — our “CQ” — we help transform industries and drive culture forward. We’re a San Francisco-based team of veterans and visionaries from multiple disciplines. What unites us is a shared belief that “good enough” just isn’t good enough. We’ve used our combined expertise to support trailblazing brands like Dollar Shave Club, Warby Parker, Hims & Hers, and dozens more.
- Total investments:
- 327
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
- Fund size:
- $500M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Forerunner invests in
Stages Forerunner invests in
Countries Forerunner invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$9.6M
- Series A
- $5.5M–$30M
- Series B
- $15M–$100M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 64 (20%)
- Software 33 (10%)
- Retail 30 (9%)
- Health Care 27 (8%)
- Artificial Intelligence 25 (8%)
Stage
- Series A 100 (31%)
- Seed 93 (28%)
- Series B 42 (13%)
- Series C 18 (6%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 13 (4%)
Country
- United States 163 (50%)
- Canada 4 (1%)
- Israel 1 (0%)
- Mexico 1 (0%)
- Finland 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eurie Kim
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 32 | Find email | |
KJ Sidberry
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Annie Wickman
Head of People & Talent
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Head of People & Talent | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Fawzi tani
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Jason Bornstein
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marklo AI is an AI revenue operating system that helps ecommerce brands plan, execute, and optimize marketing campaigns. | $5M / Seed / Oct 14, 2026 | ||
| Payments for AI agents. | $30M / Series A / Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| Fora is a team of entrepreneurs and technologists building travel advisors, creators, and enthusiasts at the center. Its mission is to empower 100,000 travel entrepreneurs, and Fora is doing it by curating the most incredible experiences for travelers. | $60M / Series D / Jul 16, 2026 | ||
| Suno is a music start-up that enables anyone to make the songs they want. The company aims to help people rediscover the joy of play and exploration. | $400M / Series D / Jun 03, 2026 | ||
| Town is an financial services company that provides online tool to help the businesses to pay tax for convenient process. | $60.1M / Series A / Jun 03, 2026 | ||
| Depthfirst is an applied AI lab focused on cybersecurity. We've built the General Security Intelligence layer that helps security teams detect, triage, and remediate critical vulnerabilities across their software and infrastructure. | $80M / Series B / Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| Decagon creates generative AI for building customer service agents that work much more like humans and its platform gives customer support team leaders more visibility into their automated customer experience operations | Secondary Market / Mar 04, 2026 | ||
| Koah Labs is an advertising platform that develops AI-native monetization solutions to generate revenue | $20.5M / Series A / Feb 24, 2026 | ||
| Novig is a sports prediction platform where users participate in peer-to-peer wagering on sporting events using dual currencies. It enables participants to propose or accept odds directly with one another, access real-time market data, and engage in prediction markets rather than betting against a traditional house model. Users interact through itsmobile app, making selections with free-to-play tokens or staking redeemable tokens for chances to earn cash prizes under a sweepstakes framework. The platform also offers transparent order books and tools for managing wagers, and it supports customer assistance through in-app help and support channels. | $75M / Series B / Feb 18, 2026 | ||
| Decagon creates generative AI for building customer service agents that work much more like humans and its platform gives customer support team leaders more visibility into their automated customer experience operations | $250M / Series D / Jan 28, 2026 | ||
| See all 327 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Forerunner invest in?
Forerunner invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 327 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Forerunner invest in?
Forerunner typically joins rounds of $2M–$9.6M at Seed, $5.5M–$30M at Series A and $15M–$100M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Forerunner's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Forerunner took part in.
How do I contact Forerunner?
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Who are the partners at Forerunner?
The team at Forerunner includes Eurie Kim (Partner), KJ Sidberry (Principal) and Annie Wickman (Head of People & Talent), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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