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Forum Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 208 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $9.7M, Jul 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthier LivingLast-mileSmbs

Deploying now
54%of best year26cheques in 12 months, 208 on record
Since the last cheque4days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MCheque size, as they say$50K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 208Sole investor8 roundsMostly inUnited States, 87%
Pitch Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    26 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.2M

What they do

A DIFFERENT KIND OF VCFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$50K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Healthier LivingLast-mileSmbs
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first208 appearances

  1. 2026

    16 rounds

  2. Oct
    QuerioGB · Tech.eu$5.0MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    askpollySeed · CA · Firms' own news pages$3.0MWith 3 others
  4. Aug
    BrdgPre-seed · CA · BetaKit$613KWith 1 other
  5. Jul
    Optimly AIPre-seed · US$800KWith 1 other
  6. Jun
    Allen Control SystemsSeries B · US · Ventureburn$200MWith 5 others
  7. Jun
    SphereSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  8. May
    Paralign HealthSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  9. May
    Herd SecuritySeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    StockSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  11. Mar
    EddiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  12. Mar
    Bloom AIVenture · US$3.7MWith 3 others
  13. Feb
    Force EqualsSeed · US$2.2MWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    Monark MarketsVenture · US$8.1MWith 2 others
  15. Feb
    Gratis IntelligencePre-seed · US$100KWith 1 other
  16. Jan
    Flip CXSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$20MWith 7 others
  17. Jan
    ONNYX SystemsPre-seed · US$635KWith 1 other
  18. 2025

    45 rounds

  19. Dec
    Origin TherapySeed · US$2.6MWith 1 other
  20. Dec
    CevichePre-seed · US$750KWith 2 others
  21. Dec
    PryzmSeed · US$12MWith 4 others
  22. Dec
    Origin Speech TherapySeed · US$2.6MWith 1 other
  23. Dec
    Spero AnalyticsGrant · CA$211KWith 2 others
  24. Dec
    MOVEdotPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  25. Nov
    GreenshoeSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  26. Nov
    MedReddieSeed · CA$1.1MWith 4 others
  27. Nov
    Jump AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  28. Nov
    StoriiGrant · US$1.7MWith 4 others
  29. Oct
    RoutefusionSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$27MWith 5 others
  30. Oct
    NuelPre-seed · US$1.9MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    Root AccessPre-seed · US$2.1MWith 5 others
  32. Sept
    BeSoundSeed · US$6.8MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    ColimitSeed · US$2.4MWith 1 other
  34. Aug
    Big RentalsSeed · US$2.8MWith 1 other
  35. Jul
    Outfox HealthPre-seed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  36. Jul
    SarvativSeed · US$2.1MWith 2 others
  37. Jul
    FexelPre-seed · US$500KWith 1 other
  38. Jun
    BrijSeed · AlleyWatch$8.0MWith 10 others
  39. Jun
    Fireflies.aiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    OnboardedSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  41. Jun
    MappedSeries A · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  42. Jun
    OnboardedSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

EBElizabeth BofDirector of FinanceiForm ADV
JMJames M MurphyManaging member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JMJonah MidanikManaging member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MCMichael CardamoneManaging Partner, Chief Compliance Officer & CEOiForm ADV
NNNathan Navid WheelerGeneral CounseliForm ADV
TWTaylor WalkerHead of PeopleiForm ADV
WSWhitney Sales-KincannonManaging Member of the ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 40 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$203Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Forum Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 319468

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 15 we have independently watched raise

AirtableAllen Control SystemsArkestroBlankaBlooming HealthFinni HealthFirefliesFirstBasePeople Data LabsPrivateAICallforfoundersIdeaScoreInvestor CommunityPreseed PredictRemo Health

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Forum Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Forum Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Forum Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Forum Ventures

What does Forum Ventures invest in?

Forum Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthier Living, Last-mile and Smbs.

How active is Forum Ventures?

208 investments on record, 26 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Forum Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Querio (Oct 2026), askpolly (Seed, Sept 2026) and Brdg (Pre-seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Forum Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $1.0M.

Does Forum Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 208 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Forum Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and Canada (10%).

Is Forum Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 26 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Forum Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Right Side Capital Management (159 rounds together), Y Combinator (15 rounds together) and M Ventures (8 rounds together).

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