Acceleprise

Forum VC is a prominent early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on B2B SaaS startups. Established in 2014, it aims to simplify and enhance the journey for early-stage founders through pre-seed and seed-stage funding, comprehensive programming, corporate benefits, and a vibrant community. The firm's pre-seed program, Forum For Founders, offers $100,000 in funding along with 15 weeks of intensive mentorship and guidance centered on market entry and fundraising strategies. Additionally, the Forum Seed fund invests in outstanding SaaS startups at the seed stage, supporting both those who have participated in the pre-seed program and those outside of it. With a portfolio that exceeds 250 companies, Forum VC has facilitated significant fundraising for its founders from notable investors, contributing to their growth and success in the technology landscape.

Michael Cardamone

Managing Director and General Partner

Bocar Dia

Partner

Nick Mehta

General Partner

James Murphy

General Partner

Ryan Sarver

Angel Investor

Past deals in Crowdsourcing

Hands In

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Hands In offers a payment solution that allows groups of consumers to pay together online, addressing the common issue of one member having to cover the entire cost upfront. By integrating its technology into various e-commerce websites and portals, Hands In facilitates simultaneous payments for group expenses, enhancing the purchasing experience for consumers. This innovative approach not only reduces friction in online transactions but also benefits merchants by increasing conversions, average transaction values, and overall marketing reach. The company aims to streamline group payments, ensuring that no individual is left out of pocket when making shared purchases.

Samply

Convertible Note in 2021
Developer of a music design application designed to reform the remote audio collaboration process by closing the feedback loop. The company's application group samples based on how they sound and allows for time-coded comments to let collaborators pinpoint exactly where the track needs work, enabling musicians and audio content creators to improve collaboration efficiency.

WFHomie

Convertible Note in 2021
Developer of employee engagement and culture-building platform designed to keep distributed teams connected and engaged. The company's platform features a wide range of fun virtual events and activities that bring teams together and power employee engagement, regardless of location, it creates consistent cultural experiences for diverse, distributed teams from onboarding and employee recognition, to team offsite, helping companies to attract and retain their top talent by keeping their employees happy, healthy, productive and engaged.

FoundersList

Pre Seed Round in 2021
FoundersList is the definitive source for resources, connections and communities within the Entrepreneurial + Startup Space. A community of founders that share and exchange information about resources for founders anywhere. Need a lawyer for incorporation? Need a web-designer for your proof of concept? Need help with your financial statements or projections? If you need a pro, check out the directory and see what others have to say, who they have used, and what they have experienced.

Motivote

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Motivote is a civic engagement platform focused on enhancing social impact and mobilizing networks for campaigns, causes, and organizations. The company has developed a product that utilizes behavioral nudges to promote higher voter turnout across various election levels. By incorporating elements such as gamification, incentives, and peer accountability, Motivote enables users to create networks that support civic action. The platform facilitates pledging, sends tailored reminders, and verifies votes, making the voting process more enjoyable and accessible. Through these innovative features, Motivote aims to foster greater participation in democratic processes and empower individuals to engage actively in civic responsibilities.

Nemo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Unmeeting builds super-connected remote teams across different cities, countries and timezones by combining live/recorded video with smart interaction suggestions We're always looking for remote/distributed teams who have experienced any level of disconnection to try out the latest version of app and give us feedback. Unmeeting promotes a mix of synchronous and asynchronous team interaction and works with a team's Slack workspace/channels.

Worky.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Worky.ai is a software platform designed to enhance communication and performance tracking for remote teams. It provides a streamlined solution that helps eliminate clutter by focusing on key messages and decisions. The platform integrates with popular applications such as GitHub and Jira, allowing it to automatically retrieve data to deliver comprehensive insights into employee performance. Additionally, Worky.ai features real-time capabilities that enable organizations to recognize and reward employees for timely task completion, thereby promoting individual growth and fostering a positive work culture. By combining effective communication tools with performance analytics, Worky.ai aims to support the success of remote work environments.

Boldly

Pre Seed Round in 2019
It used to be that to get the most talented people to work for them, companies had to find, recruit, and employ talent, with the myriad complexities hiring entails, from legal to payroll to HR administration. But now a change has happened. Businesses have discovered they can subscribe to pretty much everything, saving a significant amount of time and effort. In the same way that they get software on a monthly basis without the hassles of ownership, they’re now subscribing to highly- qualified long-term staff without the hassles of employment. Subscription Staffing company Boldly employs a team of world-class marketers, project managers, executive assistants, and more—and makes them available on-demand, allowing businesses to quickly get hand- matched remote talent for the exact number of hours they need each month with the convenience of a simple monthly payment. Boldy is a remote-first, employee focused company, offering its talented team the freedom to build their own schedules, work remotely, and contribute to amazing businesses while developing their own fulfilling careers. Winners of the prestigious Great Place to Work certification and When Work Works award and featured on Entrepreneur’s 360 list for innovation, Boldly is changing the way talented people and businesses work together for the better.

Answerable

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We enable brands to engage in conversational commerce at scale via trusted advocates. Two billion consumers use chat to engage with brands and make purchase decisions. Failing to respond fast enough results in a lost sales and customer churn. A huge component for customer experience is conversational commerce. Leading chat platforms (FB messener, Whatsapp, Wechat) and enterprise software (SFMC, LiverPerson, ZendDesk) ensure that brands are always on and always connected. How can a brand respond at scale with authentically when consumers wanted advice from a person? AI/Chat bots are great for standardized questions based on catalogue data or FAQ's but what consumer actually want is advice from someone knowledgeable. AskAPro is the first distributed chat platform allowing brands to engage in chat at scale (think Uber/Quora) through trusted advocates which are routed in real-time from customers, employees, and brand advocates. Our patented platform if the first to systematically help brands onboard employees, customers, and advocates and dynamically route questions based on specific use cases. Using a mytrustscore ranking system our platform get smarter over time identifying the person to answer questions not unlike how Uber/Lyft look for the right driver.

Motivote

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Motivote is a civic engagement platform focused on enhancing social impact and mobilizing networks for campaigns, causes, and organizations. The company has developed a product that utilizes behavioral nudges to promote higher voter turnout across various election levels. By incorporating elements such as gamification, incentives, and peer accountability, Motivote enables users to create networks that support civic action. The platform facilitates pledging, sends tailored reminders, and verifies votes, making the voting process more enjoyable and accessible. Through these innovative features, Motivote aims to foster greater participation in democratic processes and empower individuals to engage actively in civic responsibilities.

Mergeable

Pre Seed Round in 2018
At Mergeable, we’re building a place where everything from the small details to the big picture are organized and visible to the whole organization. We are working to create a culture that is radically transparent, where our team can have thoughtful disagreement and safely exchange ideas. We believe in that next-generation organization will be driven by customer success and the technology that enables that transformation will lead the way. Similar to our internal culture at Mergeable, our external mission is to optimize processes and make them more transparent for everyone, no matter their level of technical expertise.

Hovercast

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Hovercast is an entertainment company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It specializes in developing an audience engagement platform that empowers users to interact with live streams through various interactive features. These features include polls, comments, gameplay, and custom integrations, allowing brands, media companies, musicians, and politicians to create and personalize branded motion graphics that incorporate audience feedback. By focusing on interactive live streaming, Hovercast enhances the connection between creators and their audiences, making it easier for them to engage in real time.

Pulse

Convertible Note in 2018
Pulse Q&A Inc. develops an artificial intelligence based platform that provides crowdsourced data for technology executives. It offers Pulse Q&A to test messaging and positioning in real time before campaign launches for a new product launch or a message refresh. The company’s platform is used to make and shape decisions by enabling users to create questions and serve it to peers, customers, or prospects, and collect data. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Groundwork

Convertible Note in 2018
Companies rely on data about their customers to make informed decisions, but running focus groups and traditional research campaigns is costly and slow. Groundwork is a platform that helps marketers design effective research studies, recruit and access vetted respondent panels, and deploy surveys at scale via chatbot.

Agora

Convertible Note in 2017
Agora is a real-time engagement platform designed to enhance workflow and facilitate meaningful human connections. Established in 2014 and based in New York, the platform integrates with popular file-sharing services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box, allowing users to edit, create, share, and collaborate on documents seamlessly. Utilizing natural language processing and machine learning, Agora builds intelligent moderation tools that improve online conversation quality by filtering out noise, thus enabling businesses to scale their ideas and create engaging user experiences. The platform also offers functionalities to predict customer urgency and churn likelihood, detect trending issues, and suggest responses to frequently asked questions, further streamlining collaboration and communication for its users.

Boon

Seed Round in 2016
Boon Company, Inc. operates a referral marketplace designed to connect job seekers and employers through a unique engagement network. Established in 2014 and based in Culver City, California, Boon's platform allows job seekers to create online portfolios, integrate with LinkedIn, apply for jobs, and track their applications. For employers, it facilitates posting job openings, identifying candidates, and streamlining the hiring process. Boon utilizes social and psychological engagement techniques alongside data science to enhance its referral recruiting engine, which significantly increases the number of referred candidates. Its powerful matching algorithms identify suitable candidates and engage employees effectively, while custom rewards and gamification encourage participation. Additionally, the platform provides deep integrations and analytics dashboards, making referral recruiting a cost-effective strategy for companies seeking to hire top talent from their networks.

Balloon

Seed Round in 2016
Balloon removes bias from group work and decision-making - across teams, both internal and external. Its platform levels the playing field and makes it possible to anonymously surface and prioritize information, feedback, and insights that companies can't get any other way.

CareerLark

Seed Round in 2016
CareerLark Inc., founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, offers a platform designed to facilitate micro-feedback among coworkers, aiming to replace traditional annual performance reviews. By enabling continuous feedback, CareerLark enhances employee productivity and engagement in real-time. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing productivity tools, such as Slack, allowing employees to receive and provide feedback within their usual work environment. Additionally, CareerLark employs machine learning to analyze performance data, assisting organizations in effectively managing and retaining their workforce.

CareerLark

Convertible Note in 2015
CareerLark Inc., founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, offers a platform designed to facilitate micro-feedback among coworkers, aiming to replace traditional annual performance reviews. By enabling continuous feedback, CareerLark enhances employee productivity and engagement in real-time. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing productivity tools, such as Slack, allowing employees to receive and provide feedback within their usual work environment. Additionally, CareerLark employs machine learning to analyze performance data, assisting organizations in effectively managing and retaining their workforce.

Peruse

Convertible Note in 2015
Peruse offers natural language question-answering solutions for business documents. The service intercepts incoming questions, extracts potential answers from Dropbox and Box documents, and delivers them to user preferred platforms. Peruse was launched by Luke Gotszling in 2014.

Flipcause

Seed Round in 2015
Flipcause, Inc. offers an on-demand fundraising platform designed to assist small and startup nonprofits in raising funds efficiently. The software integrates various fundraising tools, including payment processing, donor management, event ticket sales, and volunteer registration, all accessible through a centralized dashboard. This allows nonprofits to customize their fundraising capabilities according to their needs, facilitating increased supporter engagement and operational efficiency. The platform captures and organizes donor information, enabling organizations to manage communications and analytics with ease. Flipcause serves a diverse range of causes, including education, health, and community service, and supports organizations, schools, and socially conscious businesses with valid tax IDs. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Flipcause aims to empower nonprofits by providing an affordable, user-friendly solution that requires minimal technical expertise.

Breadcrumbtracking

Seed Round in 2014
BreadCrumbTracking.com offers a mobile workforce management solution designed to assist managers in overseeing staff locations and activities. Based in Toronto, Canada, the company provides a software platform that includes geo-based time tracking for accurate billing, paperless clocking in and out, and a range of exportable reports. Its features facilitate workflow management among staff, managers, and customers, while an IP-protected functionality allows for real-time visibility into the locations and durations of employee and asset activity. Additional tools include automated payroll reports, dispatch capabilities, and job management resources, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency for organizations that rely on mobile workers.

Breadcrumbtracking

Seed Round in 2014
BreadCrumbTracking.com offers a mobile workforce management solution designed to assist managers in overseeing staff locations and activities. Based in Toronto, Canada, the company provides a software platform that includes geo-based time tracking for accurate billing, paperless clocking in and out, and a range of exportable reports. Its features facilitate workflow management among staff, managers, and customers, while an IP-protected functionality allows for real-time visibility into the locations and durations of employee and asset activity. Additional tools include automated payroll reports, dispatch capabilities, and job management resources, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency for organizations that rely on mobile workers.

Encore Alert

Seed Round in 2013
Encore Alert is a social media analytics platform designed to assist marketers by providing timely alerts and actionable recommendations based on social data opportunities. The tool enables digital marketers to respond effectively to relevant social media activities, enhancing their engagement strategies. It is utilized daily by mid-market brands, including NASA, WeddingWire, Georgetown University, and the Consumer Electronics Association. Encore Alert focuses on helping enterprise brands and advertisers collect, curate, and amplify customer-generated marketing content. The company is currently in the process of raising a seed round of funding from notable investors in the tech and marketing sectors.

Talentwire

Seed Round in 2013
Talentwire is a developer of a web-based recruitment platform designed to enhance the talent acquisition process. By leveraging education and skill-sharing from a bottom-up team perspective, Talentwire creates an innovative approach to recruiting. The platform incorporates best practices from leading tech companies, enabling employers to identify qualified candidates more efficiently and at a reduced cost. This model not only improves the quality of hires but also fosters brand awareness and cultivates team leadership skills. Through its unique methodology, Talentwire aims to transform traditional recruitment practices and streamline the hiring process for organizations.

Conjure

Seed Round in 2012
Conjure, Inc. designs and develops web and mobile applications. The company provides a knowledge management platform. It develops a software that helps the organization store knowledge from the past and use it to generate future strategy and opinions. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Washington, District Of Columbia.
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