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We back early-stage founders building AI-native tools for complex, under-digitized industries—equipping them with capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to go from zero to traction.
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Generic AI platforms aren’t built for the workflows, regulations, or decision-making logic of niche industries. Vertical AI solutions unlock real value by embedding AI into core industry-specific tasks—not just bolting it on.
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From diagnostics tools for radiologists to compliance copilots for insurers, we back founders building true system-of-record or system-of-action products, not AI wrappers. We help you validate critical use cases and navigate industry nuances.
Enterprise buyers don’t want “AI.” They want better outcomes. Whether you're targeting aviation maintenance, real estate underwriting, or pharma R&D—we help you frame ROI clearly and shorten the path to adoption.
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We’ve supported dozens of vertical SaaS and AI-first founders—from early validation through to enterprise sales. We know what it takes to build trust with industry stakeholders, price against legacy systems, and sell new technology into risk-averse markets.
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Our team has been in your shoes. We provide more than just capital—we plug you into a team of operators (CTO, designer, GTM experts, and more) so you can move from idea to traction with speed and support.
We believe the best AI companies will look like vertical SaaS businesses—with proprietary data loops, embedded workflows, and long-term defensibility. If you're building for a category others don’t yet understand, you're in the right place.
Remo Health offers virtual dementia care led by top neurologists, with personalized support, care coordination, and a free online community—so caregivers are never alone in navigating the journey. We invested in Remo Health out of our seed fund in 2022 and they’ve gone on to raise close to $8M in funding.
Blooming Health provides purpose-built, inclusive technology solutions to connect older adults to social care community resources like senior centres. They help older adults build social connections in a personalized way, no matter their socio-economic status, identity, or technology capabilities. They preserve trusted human interactions as the front-end to the solution while leveraging data and technology on the back-end.
Blanka's technology makes it easy for brands of any size to source and customize the highest quality beauty products. Founded by a 2x entrepreneur and 30 Under 30 recipient, Blanka's platform is the wholesale hub and fulfillment partner for branded beauty. Kaylee joined Forum's Accelerator Program in 2021 where the team was able to scale rapidly and raise a 3.7M CAD Seed round in 2023 led by Dundee Venture Capital, with participation from Storytime Capital and Disruption Ventures.
Arkestro is an AI Powered software to automate negotiation for enterprise procurement. Edmund joined Forum’s Accelerator Program in 2018 as BidOps before rebranding to Arkestro. In 2022, they raised a $26M Series A led by NEA, Construct, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) and Four More Capital, a division of Henry Crown & Company.
Steven joined Forum’s Accelerator Program in 2015 as the CTO and Co-Founder of his first company, Vidfluent. In 2017 he founded Bbot, which became the second investment out of our first Seed Fund in 2020, and was acquired by DoorDash in 2022. When we heard that Steven was founding another company, Allen Control Systems, we were eager to be a part of this journey too. Allen Control Systems is a defense technology company for a new era of drone warfare and to completely change battlefield economics. In April 2024, they raised $12M in Seed funding led by Craft Ventures with participation from Forum Ventures and Rally Ventures.
Finni Health provides world-class behavioral healthcare for children with Autism. Bucky joined Forum’s Accelerator Program in 2020 and closed their $3.2M Seed round in 2023 led by General Catalyst, with participation from YCombinator, Wayfinder Ventures, Andrew Adams (Headway), and Divya Bhatt (Virta).
Private AI develops privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools making privacy and GDPR compliance reliable. Patricia joined Forum's Accelerator Program in 2019, and then we re-invested through our Seed fund in 2021. Private AI has since gone on to raise an $8M Series A led by BDC Capital with participation from new investors GIT1K, and Panda Angel Partners.
People Data Labs enables companies to build innovative, trusted people data driven products at scale. Sean and his team joined our San Francisco Accelerator Program in 2015 and we were the first check into the company. They have since gone on to raise more than $55M across a seed, Series A and Series B from funds including Susa Ventures, Craft Ventures, 8VC and Founders Fund.
Fireflies.ai is an AI assistant for meetings that records and transcribes voice meetings. Co-founders Krish and Sam joined our San Francisco Accelerator Program in 2017. Today, their team operates out of 5 continents. They raised $5M in seed funding in late 2019 led by Canaan Partners, and in 2021 raised a $14M Series A led by Khosla Ventures.
Chris joined our NYC Accelerator Program in early 2020. His company, FirstBase, provides remote worker setup for companies. FirstBase raised a $2M round at the end of our program, and with sales skyrocketing, raised a $13M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz only 9 months later. Within two years of joining Forum’s portfolio, they raised a $50M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins.
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