# Forethought funding: rounds and investors > Forethought has raised $34M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Village Global, New Enterprise Associates and 8VC. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/forethought (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Forethought* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$34M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources **$9.0M** Series A **$25M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $25M May 2025 - **Step-up i:** 2.8× - **Investors:** 10 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$9.0M** Series A **$25M** Series D - **First round:** Series A, $9.0M - **Biggest round:** $25M - **Between rounds:** 6.4 years [**Forethought** AI/machine learning 1 / 21 Their pitch deck **Forethought's pitch deck, 21 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/forethought) ## The rounds - **May 2025** Series D **$25M** *5 new* *1 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) [Operator Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-collective) Source recorded - **Dec 2018** Series A **$9.0M** *5 new* [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Alexa von Tobel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexa-von-tobel) [Mathilde Collin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mathilde-collin) NEA/ K9 Vlad Tenev Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $9.5M sold, first sale Oct 2018 ## Founders and team From Forethought's own website: 8 on the team. - **Aakash Kumar** Director, AI Customer Success - **Dalton Haughey** Director, AI Sales - **Jackson Wolfe** Group Product Manager - **Jad Chamoun** Senior Director, Software Engineering - **Lauren Hogan** Senior Product Marketing Manager - **Mitchell Hanson** Senior Director, Performance Marketing - **Sunny Kong** Senior Director, Product Design - **Zach Tosh** Director, Software Engineering Advisers *Deon Nicholas* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2018 **Series D** 2025 [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) [Operator Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-collective) [Alexa von Tobel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexa-von-tobel) [Mathilde Collin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mathilde-collin) NEA/ K9 Vlad Tenev ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) undisclosed Jul 1987 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=forethought). ## Everyone who backed them [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) VC firm **2** rounds [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **1** round [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) Accelerator **1** round [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) VC firm **1** round [Operator Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-collective) VC firm **1** round [Alexa von Tobel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexa-von-tobel) VC firm **1** round [Mathilde Collin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mathilde-collin) Angel **1** round NEA/ K9 no record of our own yet **1** round Vlad Tenev no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=forethought). ## Also claim to have backed them These 5 firms list Forethought as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Octave Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octave-3) VC firm Per its own site [Worklife](https://millionrounds.com/fund/worklife) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about Forethought ### Who invested in Forethought? Forethought's investors include Village Global, New Enterprise Associates, 8VC, South Park Commons and Geodesic Capital, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Forethought raised? Forethought has raised $34M across 2 rounds since 2018. ### When did Forethought last raise? Forethought's most recent round was a Series D of $25M in May 2025. ### What was Forethought's biggest round? Its most recent round, $25M in May 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Forethought first? Forethought's first round on record, in Dec 2018, was backed by Village Global, Alexa von Tobel and Mathilde Collin and 2 others. ### What stage is Forethought at? Forethought's latest named round is a Series D, in May 2025. ### Where is Forethought based? Forethought is based in the United States. ## Companies like Forethought In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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