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# llms.txt
Brand: Forum Ventures
Generated: 2026-10-17
Source: Optimly Brand Vault (version 6)
Purpose: Canonical brand facts for AI assistants

## Identity
Forum Ventures is a founder-first AI venture studio, accelerator, and pre-seed fund that invests in the B2B startup journey from zero to one.
Also known as: Forum VC, Forum, Acceleprise (original name)
Website: https://www.forumvc.com

## Company facts
- Founded in 2014 (originally as Acceleprise, in San Francisco). Headquartered in New York City, with offices in San Francisco and Toronto.
- $225M in assets under management (AUM). 10 funds raised to date.
- 600+ portfolio companies and 1,300+ portfolio founders. $1B+ in follow-on funding raised by portfolio companies.
- Team of 35 people, nearly half based in Canada.
- Network of 3,000+ seed and Series A VCs, angels, and family offices, and 800+ co-investors.
- 3-year average NPS of 80+.
- Fund-through rate: 65% (3-year average). Definition: portfolio companies that go on to raise a subsequent funding round.

## What Forum Ventures does
Early-stage B2B founders face the hardest part of the journey with the least support. Forum partners with a small number of founders at a time, works inside their businesses as a fractional co-founder, and guides them from zero to their first major funding round.

## Programs
- Accelerator: $100K for 7.5% equity on a post-money SAFE (alternate: $50K for 5%), for pre- or post-MVP B2B founders who have raised less than $500K. Each company works 1:1 every week with a dedicated Managing Director (minimum 16 hours of 1:1 time). Founders who have previously gone through YC, Techstars, or 500 Startups are not eligible. Backed by a $22M sixth accelerator fund.
- AI Venture Studio: co-builds AI-first B2B companies from concept stage and invests $250K at formation, with a full co-building team. Founders retain majority ownership and board control. $21.5M across two AI Studio funds. 17 of a planned 30 startups launched as of early 2026. In 2026, 63% of AI Studio portfolio companies raised follow-on capital within 12 months of formation (a different metric from the fund-through rate).
- The Foundry (Studio Sprint): a free, 5-week cohort program for experienced operators, domain experts, and former founders who want to test a B2B startup idea before committing full time. No equity. At the end, founders can pitch for $250K in Studio formation capital. No obligation to pitch; no equity is taken unless Forum invests.
- Pre-seed fund: invests $250K to $1M in early-stage B2B companies with an MVP in market. About 75% of pre-seed companies raise follow-on funding at an increased valuation.

## Leadership
- Michael Cardamone, CEO & Managing Partner (founded Forum in 2014; early Box employee)
- Jonah Midanik, Managing Partner (Forum accelerator alum via Limelight Platform)
- James Murphy, Managing Partner (founder of Robly; formerly Barclays Capital)
- Olivia O'Sullivan, COO & Partner (leads the platform team; joined 2019)
- Manag
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