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Forerunner

Venture capital · San Francisco, US · forerunnerventures.com ↗
Venture capital firm
How Forerunner invests
#35 of the Top 100 AI VCs (2026)
Typical check
$1M-$15M
Stages
Seed · Series A
Fund size
$500M Fund VII (early-stage)
Sector focus
AI / ML · Fintech · Healthcare · Consumer · E-commerce
Notable portfolio
Oura, Speechify
Source: Founders Bay Top 100 AI VCs (2026)
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About Forerunner

AI investing

The Lounge deals desk records several recent AI rounds connected to Forerunner. Suno's Series D of $400M is dated June 2026, and humans& has a $480M seed round dated January 2026. Decagon has a tender offer dated March 2026 with an undisclosed amount. The desk marks the $5M seed round for Marklo and the $108M Series B for Town, both dated October 2026, as led.

Stages and check sizes

Forerunner's listed focus includes Seed and Series A. The deals desk shows a $5M seed round for Marklo and a $108M Series B for Town. No check size for the firm appears in the information available, so none is listed.

Notable AI portfolio companies
  • Suno: Series D, $400M (2026-06)
  • humans&: Seed, $480M (2026-01)
  • Decagon: Tender offer, amount undisclosed (2026-03)
  • Town: Series B, $108M, led (2026-10)
  • Marklo: Seed, $5M, led (2026-10)
Sources

Investing activity

Forerunner appears in 8 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $1.08B, and led 4 of them. The rounds are mostly Growth, Seed and Series A, with a median round size of $55M and the largest at $480M. The most recent are SuperMe (Venture round, $20M, Oct 2026), Wabi (Venture round, $55M, Oct 2026) and Alta (Series A, $20M, Oct 2026).

Forerunner most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures, Greylock and IVP, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI expert profiles and networks, Personal AI assistant and AI fashion styling.

Deals

8
AI rounds and acquisitions Forerunner took part in, newest first.

Frequently asked questions about Forerunner

Where is Forerunner headquartered?

Forerunner is headquartered in San Francisco, US, according to the Lounge profile data. Its website is forerunnerventures.com.

Does Forerunner invest at the seed stage?

Seed is among the stages listed in Forerunner's focus. The Lounge deals desk records a $5M seed round for Marklo and a $480M seed round for humans&.

Does Forerunner invest at the Series A stage?

Series A is listed among Forerunner's focus stages on Lounge. The deals desk records a Series B of $108M for Town and a Series D of $400M for Suno, but no Series A deal is listed.

Which AI companies does Forerunner back according to Lounge?

The Lounge deals desk records Suno, humans&, Decagon, Marklo and Town. Each entry is listed with its round and date on the profile.

What is the largest AI round on the Lounge deals desk for Forerunner?

The largest stated amount is humans&'s $480M seed round dated January 2026. Suno's $400M Series D dated June 2026 is the next largest with a stated amount.

What AI companies has Forerunner invested in?

Forerunner's AI investments include SuperMe, Wabi, Alta, Town, Marklo, Suno and humans&. The 8 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.

Where is Forerunner based?

Forerunner is based in San Francisco, US.

What stage does Forerunner invest at?

In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Forerunner has invested at Growth, Seed, Series A and Series B, with a median round of $55M. Forerunner led 4 of those rounds.

Who does Forerunner co-invest with?

Forerunner's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Andreessen Horowitz (3 deals), Menlo Ventures (3 deals), Greylock (1 deal), IVP (1 deal) and Amazon Alexa Fund (1 deal).

How can founders reach Forerunner?

Founders on AI Lounge can see Forerunner's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Forerunner to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.

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