Forerunner
Forerunner Ventures is a California-based early-stage venture capital firm established in 2007 that focuses on investing in high-growth, branded consumer companies. The firm targets sectors such as digital commerce, including offline-to-online commerce, social and mobile commerce, and internet marketplaces. With a keen understanding of consumer behavior and brand building, Forerunner identifies and collaborates with ambitious entrepreneurs to create meaningful businesses. The firm typically invests between $250,000 and $500,000 in seed stage and Series A offerings, with the intention of increasing its stake in top-performing companies through subsequent funding rounds. While primarily focused on the Bay Area, Forerunner also considers investment opportunities in New York and Los Angeles, preferring to partner with local investors when companies are based outside its primary geography. Notable past investments include Dollar Shave Club, Warby Parker, and Glossier.
OKCO, Inc. is a company that helps families establish a day-to-day practice of bonding and sharing with an app that sparks the creation, conversation, and connection between parents and their children. OKCO, Inc. is based in Los Angeles, CA and was co-founded by JJ, Chris, Colleen, Ken, and Travis in 2019.
OKCO, Inc. is a company that helps families establish a day-to-day practice of bonding and sharing with an app that sparks the creation, conversation, and connection between parents and their children. OKCO, Inc. is based in Los Angeles, CA and was co-founded by JJ, Chris, Colleen, Ken, and Travis in 2019.
11 Honoré is a size-inclusive shopping site that for the first time ever, gives more women the option to experience the best designer clothing and celebrate and honor their bodies, beauty and style.
Through listening to you, we are building an exciting new space that is reflective of the fact that style has no size and that everyone who appreciates luxury and designer clothing should and now does have access to it.
Welcome to the new runway. One where the traditional fashion playbook is being re-written and where we are working hard to create a platform for change and the wardrobe you’ve been waiting for.
Based in sunny Los Angeles, Ritual is a direct-to-consumer health brand that believes it’s crucial to know not just what you’re putting into your body, but why you need it in the first place.
We’re transparent about our ingredients, where they're sourced from, and have spent years conducting extensive research behind each of the premium nutrient forms we use. Our products are simple, effective, and backed by science. Our mission is simple: to empower people to feel their best by turning healthy habits into a ritual.
We have built a team of curious skeptics, world-class scientists, unconventional artists, expert marketers and analytical strategists that are on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. We’re well-funded, growing quickly, and committed to our mission. If you’re a team player who refuses to settle for the status quo, we want you. Welcome to your new daily Ritual.
11 Honoré is a size-inclusive shopping site that for the first time ever, gives more women the option to experience the best designer clothing and celebrate and honor their bodies, beauty and style.
Through listening to you, we are building an exciting new space that is reflective of the fact that style has no size and that everyone who appreciates luxury and designer clothing should and now does have access to it.
Welcome to the new runway. One where the traditional fashion playbook is being re-written and where we are working hard to create a platform for change and the wardrobe you’ve been waiting for.
Lumi is a packaging supply chain platform for online brands, from small businesses to leading companies shipping millions of orders per month.
Digital-native brands such as MeUndies, Threadless, Primary, and thousands of others rely on Lumi to supply unique and cost-effective unboxing experiences using their wide array of boxes, mailers, tape, and paper products available both custom-branded and plain.
The Lumi Editor turns designs into production-ready artwork simplifying the traditional process of getting artwork proof. The Lumi Dashboard allows companies to quickly manage and re-order the supplies they need. Lumi works directly with factories around the world to produce and ship goods at competitive prices across a wide variety of manufacturing and printing techniques.
11 Honoré is a size-inclusive shopping site that for the first time ever, gives more women the option to experience the best designer clothing and celebrate and honor their bodies, beauty and style.
Through listening to you, we are building an exciting new space that is reflective of the fact that style has no size and that everyone who appreciates luxury and designer clothing should and now does have access to it.
Welcome to the new runway. One where the traditional fashion playbook is being re-written and where we are working hard to create a platform for change and the wardrobe you’ve been waiting for.
Based in sunny Los Angeles, Ritual is a direct-to-consumer health brand that believes it’s crucial to know not just what you’re putting into your body, but why you need it in the first place.
We’re transparent about our ingredients, where they're sourced from, and have spent years conducting extensive research behind each of the premium nutrient forms we use. Our products are simple, effective, and backed by science. Our mission is simple: to empower people to feel their best by turning healthy habits into a ritual.
We have built a team of curious skeptics, world-class scientists, unconventional artists, expert marketers and analytical strategists that are on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. We’re well-funded, growing quickly, and committed to our mission. If you’re a team player who refuses to settle for the status quo, we want you. Welcome to your new daily Ritual.
Based in sunny Los Angeles, Ritual is a direct-to-consumer health brand that believes it’s crucial to know not just what you’re putting into your body, but why you need it in the first place.
We’re transparent about our ingredients, where they're sourced from, and have spent years conducting extensive research behind each of the premium nutrient forms we use. Our products are simple, effective, and backed by science. Our mission is simple: to empower people to feel their best by turning healthy habits into a ritual.
We have built a team of curious skeptics, world-class scientists, unconventional artists, expert marketers and analytical strategists that are on a mission to reinvent an entire industry. We’re well-funded, growing quickly, and committed to our mission. If you’re a team player who refuses to settle for the status quo, we want you. Welcome to your new daily Ritual.