# Forerunner Ventures

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**Forerunner Ventures** is a [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco)-based American [venture capital](/source/Venture_capital) firm. Founded in 2012, Forerunner focuses on early-stage consumer investing. The firm was founded by [Kirsten Green](/source/Kirsten_Green), a venture capitalist.[1][2]

Forerunner invests in health & wellness, retail & ecommerce, consumer finance, education, and social networking.[3][4] The firm’s notable investments include [Chime](/source/Chime_(company)), Faire, [Oura Health](/source/Oura_Health), [Jet.com](/source/Jet.com), [Hims&Hers](/source/Hims_%26_Hers_Health), [Glossier](/source/Glossier), [Dollar Shave Club](/source/Dollar_Shave_Club), and [Warby Parker](/source/Warby_Parker).[2][5][6][7][8][9]

As of 2025, Forerunner has raised nearly $3 billion in assets under management.[10][11] Its most recent fund, Fund VII, is a $500 million fund dedicated to early-stage investing and was the firm’s seventh flagship fund.[11][12] The firm’s previous fund was a $1 billion fund with two $500m vehicles, one for early-stage and another for growth-stage.[7][12]

## References

1. Yuliya Chernova (June 3, 2016). ["Forerunner Ventures Is Raising More Than $100M for Next Fund"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/forerunner-ventures-is-raising-more-than-100m-for-next-fund-1464991587). *WSJ*. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

1. Emma Hinchliffe (September 8, 2022). ["Forerunner Ventures founder Kirsten Green’s $1 billion fund aims to expand the definition of consumer investing"](https://fortune.com/2022/09/08/forerunner-ventures-founder-kirsten-greens-1-billion-fund-aims-to-expand-the-definition-of-consumer-investing/). *Fortune*. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

1. Ryan Hibbison (November 13, 2024). ["Forerunner focuses on AI in consumer companies with Fund VII"](https://www.venturecapitaljournal.com/forerunner-focuses-on-ai-in-consumer-companies-with-fund-vii/). *Venture Capital Journal*. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

1. Amit Chowdhry (November 12, 2024). ["Forerunner Ventures: $500 Million Early-Stage Fund Announced, Brings AUM To Nearly $3 Billion"](https://pulse2.com/forerunner-ventures-500-million-early-stage-fund-announced-brings-aum-to-nearly-3-billion/). *Pulse*. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

1. Alexandra Sternlicht (July 17, 2024). ["Overloaded consumers will fuel soaring demand for AI that makes life easier, top venture capitalist says"](https://fortune.com/2024/07/17/ai-growth-consumer-venture-capital-startups/). *Fortune*. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

1. ["Kirsten Green"](https://www.forbes.com/profile/kirsten-green/). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

1. ["Forerunner Ventures Closes Fund VI, at $1 Billion"](https://www.finsmes.com/2022/03/forerunner-ventures-closes-fund-vi-at-1-billion.html). *Finsmes*. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

1. Layne Winn (December 4, 2018). ["Venture capitalist behind Glossier, Warby Parker, on how to pitch your company"](https://abcnews.go.com/Business/venture-capitalist-glossier-warby-parker-pitch-company/story?id=59598299). *ABC*. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

1. Clare O'Connor (November 2, 2016). ["How Forerunner Ventures' Kirsten Green Crashed Silicon Valley's Boys' Club To Become Retail's Top VC"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2016/11/02/kirsten-green-forerunner-ventures-venture-capital-ceiling-crasher/). *Forbes*. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

1. Amit Chowdhry (November 12, 2024). ["Forerunner Ventures: $500 Million Early-Stage Fund Announced, Brings AUM To Nearly $3 Billion"](https://pulse2.com/forerunner-ventures-500-million-early-stage-fund-announced-brings-aum-to-nearly-3-billion/). *Pulse*. Retrieved March 13, 2025.

1. Rosie Bradbury (November 11, 2024). ["Forerunner, consumer tech VC that backed Warby Parker, Away, raises $500M Fund VII"](https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/forerunner-consumer-tech-vc-that-backed-warby-parker-away-raises-500m-fund-vii). *Pitchbook*. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

1. Ann Gehan. ["Forerunner Ventures Raises $500 Million Early-Stage Fund"](https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/forerunner-ventures-raises-500-million-early-stage-fund). *The Information*. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

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