
Forum Ventures
बी2बी सास-केंद्रित प्री-सीड फ़ंड और एक्सेलेरेटर, $100K की फ़ंडिंग और अमेरिका व कनाडा में 15-सप्ताह के कार्यक्रमों के साथ।
Forum Ventures at a glance
| Address | 43 West 23rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010 |
|---|---|
| Programmes | 4 standing programmes · 2 open calls right now |
| Stages supported | Idea, Prototype, MVP, Early revenue |
| Equity | 0 of 2 programmes that state a policy take no equity |
| Official website | www.forumvc.com |
| hello@forumvc.com |
Programs by Forum Ventures
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Which Forum Ventures programme fits you
4 programmes compared by who they are for, the stage they accept, how long they run and what they cost.
By stage
- Idea
- AI Venture Studio, The Foundry (Studio Sprint)
- Prototype
- The Forum Accelerator
- MVP
- The Forum Accelerator, Pre-Seed Fund
- Early revenue
- Pre-Seed Fund
| Programme | Best for | Stage | Duration | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Forum Accelerator | Pre-seed B2B software founders with an MVP in market or close to it, including solo and first-time founders. | Prototype – MVP | 16 weeks | Hybrid | Takes equity |
| Pre-Seed Fund | B2B founders with an MVP in market, early revenue or design partner traction, and clear domain expertise. | MVP – Early revenue | — | — | Takes equity |
| AI Venture Studio | Domain experts who want to build an AI-native B2B company around a problem they know first-hand. | Idea | — | — | — |
| The Foundry (Studio Sprint) | Operators and domain experts with a B2B idea and no company yet, including people who are still employed. | Idea | 5 weeks, part-time | Online | Free |
Track record
What Forum Ventures reports about its portfolio.
All figures here are Forum's own and are not dated on its pages.
All figures self-reported — forumvc.com, as of Oct 2026.
Programmes they run
Standing programmes at Forum Ventures, separate from the funding calls above.
Forum invests in the companies it backs and takes equity. Its programmes are not grant schemes. None of them is built for India, though the accelerator takes remote founders.
The Forum Accelerator
AcceleratorA 16-week accelerator for pre-seed B2B software companies in any vertical, with an investment on day one in exchange for equity.
Best for: Pre-seed B2B software founders with an MVP in market or close to it, including solo and first-time founders.
- Prototype – MVP
- 16 weeks
- Hybrid
- Takes equity
What you get, who can apply and how to applyHide details
The Forum Accelerator is Forum's flagship programme for pre-seed B2B software companies. It runs for 16 weeks, from Forum's offices in Toronto, New York and San Francisco, and takes remote founders too.
What you get
- An investment on the first day of the programme, in exchange for equity on a standard post-money SAFE
- Business perks from platforms such as Google, AWS, Brex, HubSpot and Stripe
- Meetings with customers from Forum's network of more than 300 Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, for product feedback, design partners and first customers
Who can apply
- B2B software companies in any vertical at pre-seed stage
- Companies that have taken on only a limited amount of prior funding
- Companies that have, or are about to have, an MVP in market
- Solo founders and first-time founders are accepted, and founders can join remotely
How to apply: Submit a pitch through the Pitch Us form on Forum's website. No fixed application window is published. A Spring 2026 cohort of 12 companies has been announced.
Pre-Seed Fund
FundForum's B2B technology pre-seed fund, for companies with an MVP in market and early traction.
Best for: B2B founders with an MVP in market, early revenue or design partner traction, and clear domain expertise.
- MVP – Early revenue
- Takes equity
What you get, who can apply and how to applyHide details
The Pre-Seed Fund invests in B2B companies that already have a product in market. It is a fund you pitch, not a programme you enrol in.
Who can apply
- B2B companies with an MVP in market
- Early revenue or strong design partner traction
- A founder with clear domain expertise and market insight
- Typically founders who have raised outside funding before or have meaningful annual recurring revenue and are ready to scale
How selection works: Forum says it reviews every application.
How to apply: Submit a pitch through the Pitch Us form on Forum's website. Forum's pages describe the size of its investments in two different ways, so no figure is given here.
AI Venture Studio
ProgrammeA venture studio that co-builds AI-native B2B companies with domain experts, investing at the moment the company is formed.
Best for: Domain experts who want to build an AI-native B2B company around a problem they know first-hand.
- Idea
What you get, who can apply and how to applyHide details
The AI Venture Studio builds AI-native B2B companies with people who know a problem first-hand. Forum invests at formation, the moment the company is incorporated, and the studio's co-building team works with the founder from there.
Who can apply
- Domain experts with deep, direct experience of the problem they want to solve
- Founders building an AI-native B2B company before it has incorporated and gone to market
Not a fit if you are building a consumer product, have already incorporated and gone to market, or have no direct experience of the problem space.
How to apply: Apply through the Pitch the Studio form on Forum's website. No deck is required.
The Foundry (Studio Sprint)
ProgrammeA free, five-week, part-time remote sprint for testing a B2B startup idea; strong candidates can pitch Forum for studio funding.
Best for: Operators and domain experts with a B2B idea and no company yet, including people who are still employed.
- Idea
- 5 weeks, part-time
- Online
- Free
What you get, who can apply and how to applyHide details
The Foundry is a free validation sprint run by Forum's studio team for people who have a B2B idea but no company yet. It was previously called Builders Between Ventures.
What you get
- Five weeks of structured validation work, remote and part-time
- A cohort of six to ten founders
- At the end, a chance for strong candidates to pitch Forum for studio funding, to build on their own, or to stay in the network
Who can apply
- Operators and domain experts with a B2B startup idea, including people who still have a job
- No cofounder, team or pitch deck is needed
- Around four to six hours a week, and willingness to talk to customers
How to apply: Use the Apply Now button on the Foundry page. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and shortlisted founders get an intro call. The fifth cohort was listed with applications closing on 4 November 2026 and a start on 9 November 2026.
Incubation tracks
The routes into Forum Ventures, and what each one includes.
| Track | Type | Space | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Forum Accelerator16 weeks for pre-seed B2B software companies, with an investment for equity on day one. | Acceleration | — | — |
| The Foundry (Studio Sprint)Free five-week part-time remote sprint for testing a B2B idea before a company exists. | Pre-incubation | — | — |
Support services
Help offered alongside funding and space.
Business advisory
Mentors and advisors, plus a founder community, around the accelerator.
Market access
Introductions to customers from a network of more than 300 Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies.
How to apply to Forum Ventures
Choose the right route first
Forum's four routes are for different stages, and the wrong choice wastes an application.
- An idea and no company yet: The Foundry if you want to test the idea first, or the AI Venture Studio if you are a domain expert who wants to build around a problem you know well.
- A working product or about to have one, with little outside funding so far: The Forum Accelerator.
- An MVP in market plus early revenue or design partner traction: The Pre-Seed Fund.
Every route is for B2B companies. A consumer product is not a fit for any of them.
How applications work
- The accelerator and the Pre-Seed Fund take pitches through the Pitch Us form on Forum's site. No fixed application window is published, so you can apply at any time.
- The AI Venture Studio has its own short form, Pitch the Studio, and no deck is needed.
- The Foundry takes applications for a named cohort on a rolling basis, with a closing date for each cohort. Shortlisted founders get an intro call.
- Use the general email address on Forum's site, hello@forumvc.com, for questions rather than writing to individual partners.
What reviewers look for
- For the Pre-Seed Fund, Forum says it looks for an MVP in market, early revenue or strong design partner traction, and a founder with clear domain expertise and market insight.
- For the AI Venture Studio, direct first-hand experience of the problem space is the entry test. Founders without it are told the studio is not a fit.
- For the accelerator, the stated tests are B2B software, pre-seed stage, little prior funding and an MVP in market or close to it.
Before you apply from India
- Forum states no India-specific route. Expect to explain your plan for selling to businesses, and say whether you plan to sell in North America.
- The accelerator takes equity from day one. Read the terms of a standard post-money SAFE before you pitch.
- The student scholarship is North America only. Do not apply to it from India.
About Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures एक प्री-सीड फ़ंड, एक्सेलेरेटर और एआई वेंचर स्टूडियो है जो बी2बी सास स्टार्टअप्स पर केंद्रित है। 2014 में Acceleprise के रूप में स्थापित, यह फ़र्म San Francisco, New York और Toronto में कार्यक्रमों के साथ एक व्यापक शुरुआती-चरण के प्लेटफ़ॉर्म के रूप में विकसित हुई है। Forum Ventures ने 400 से अधिक पोर्टफोलियो कंपनियों का समर्थन किया है और इसके संस्थापकों ने Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Founders Fund, 8VC, Menlo Ventures और Salesforce Ventures सहित शीर्ष-स्तरीय निवेशकों से सामूहिक रूप से लगभग $1 बिलियन की फॉलो-ऑन फ़ंडिंग जुटाई है।
यह फ़र्म दो प्राथमिक माध्यमों से काम करती है: Forum For Founders (प्री-सीड एक्सेलेरेटर प्रोग्राम) और Forum Seed (एक सीड-स्टेज फ़ंड जो अपने एक्सेलेरेटर पोर्टफोलियो के भीतर और बाहर दोनों जगह निवेश करता है)।
स्टार्टअप इकोसिस्टम में भूमिका
Forum Ventures शुरुआती-चरण के परिदृश्य में एक विशिष्ट स्थान रखता है: बी2बी सास और एंटरप्राइज़ सॉफ़्टवेयर। जबकि कई एक्सेलेरेटर सेक्टर-अज्ञेयवादी होते हैं, Forum का बी2बी पर गहरा ध्यान का मतलब है कि इसके मेंटर्स, कॉर्पोरेट पार्टनर और निवेशक नेटवर्क सभी एंटरप्राइज़ सॉफ़्टवेयर बनाने और बेचने की विशिष्ट चुनौतियों के अनुरूप हैं। यह विशेषज्ञता भारतीय सास संस्थापकों के लिए विशेष रूप से प्रासंगिक बनाती है जो अमेरिकी बाज़ार में प्रवेश करना चाहते हैं, क्योंकि बी2बी सास श्रेणी वह है जहाँ भारतीय स्टार्टअप्स ने मज़बूत वैश्विक प्रतिस्पर्धात्मकता दिखाई है।
कार्यक्रम और पहल
Forum For Founders प्री-सीड प्रोग्राम $100,000 की फ़ंडिंग और 15 सप्ताह की गहन प्रोग्रामिंग प्रदान करता है जिसमें बातचीत, कार्यक्रम, मेंटरशिप और गो-टू-मार्केट रणनीति और फ़ंडरेज़िंग पर केंद्रित वन-ऑन-वन मार्गदर्शन शामिल है। Forum Seed, जो सीड फ़ंड है, सीड स्टेज पर उत्कृष्ट सास स्टार्टअप्स का समर्थन करता है। यह फ़र्म एक एआई वेंचर स्टूडियो भी चलाती है, जो एआई-नेटिव बी2बी उत्पाद बनाती और लॉन्च करती है। Forum Ventures सामुदायिक कार्यक्रम आयोजित करता है, सास विकास पर विचारशील नेतृत्व प्रकाशित करता है और अपने कोहोर्ट्स में एक सक्रिय संस्थापक समुदाय बनाए रखता है।
उल्लेखनीय पूर्व छात्र
Forum Ventures के पोर्टफोलियो ने 2 यूनिकॉर्न, 1 आईपीओ और 24 अधिग्रहणों का उत्पादन किया है। उल्लेखनीय पोर्टफोलियो कंपनियों में Coupa, Fireflies.ai और Allbound शामिल हैं। पूर्व छात्र संस्थापकों ने दुनिया की शीर्ष वेंचर कैपिटल फ़र्मों से फ़ंड जुटाया है।
किसे लाभ होता है
प्री-सीड और सीड चरणों में बी2बी सास संस्थापक, विशेष रूप से वे जो एआई-संचालित एंटरप्राइज़ सॉफ़्टवेयर बना रहे हैं। भारतीय संस्थापक जो अमेरिकी बाज़ार में उपस्थिति स्थापित करना चाहते हैं और अमेरिकी-आधारित निवेशकों से फ़ंड जुटाना चाहते हैं, उन्हें Forum Ventures का नेटवर्क और प्रोग्रामिंग सीधे प्रासंगिक लगेगी। फ़र्म का जीटीएम-केंद्रित पाठ्यक्रम उन तकनीकी संस्थापकों के लिए विशेष रूप से उपयोगी है जिन्हें बिक्री और वितरण रणनीति में मदद की आवश्यकता है।
रणनीतिक प्रभाव
Forum Ventures ने बी2बी सास एक्सेलेरेटर को शुरुआती-चरण के इकोसिस्टम के भीतर एक विशिष्ट श्रेणी के रूप में स्थापित करने में मदद की है। इसके ध्यान ने सास ऑपरेटरों और निवेशकों का एक सघन नेटवर्क तैयार किया है जिसका लाभ पोर्टफोलियो कंपनियाँ कार्यक्रम समाप्त होने के बहुत बाद तक उठा सकती हैं। वैश्विक सास इकोसिस्टम के लिए, जिसमें भारत का बड़ा सास निर्यात उद्योग भी शामिल है, Forum अमेरिकी एंटरप्राइज़ बाज़ार में एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रवेश मार्ग के रूप में कार्य करता है।
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What does Forum Ventures do?
Forum Ventures एक प्री-सीड फ़ंड, एक्सेलेरेटर और एआई वेंचर स्टूडियो है जो बी2बी सास स्टार्टअप्स पर केंद्रित है। 2014 में Acceleprise के रूप में स्थापित, यह फ़र्म San Francisco, New York और Toronto में कार्यक्रमों के साथ एक व्यापक शुरुआती-चरण के प्लेटफ़ॉर्म के रूप में विकसित हुई है। Forum Ventures ने 400 से अधिक पोर्टफोल…
Where is Forum Ventures located?
Forum Ventures is located at 43 West 23rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010.
What programs does Forum Ventures run?
Forum Ventures currently has 2 open programmes: Pre Seed Fund and The Forum Accelerator.
Which Forum Ventures programme should I apply to?
It depends on how far along your startup is. Idea stage: AI Venture Studio and The Foundry (Studio Sprint). Prototype stage: The Forum Accelerator. MVP stage: The Forum Accelerator and Pre-Seed Fund. Early revenue stage: Pre-Seed Fund. Check the programme's own eligibility before applying — several programmes are sector-specific.
Does Forum Ventures take equity?
It depends on the programme. and undefined take no equity, while The Forum Accelerator and Pre-Seed Fund take equity.
What sectors does Forum Ventures support?
Forum Ventures works with startups in SaaS, Software and AI/ML.
What stage of startup does Forum Ventures support?
Forum Ventures supports startups at the Ideation, MVP, Pre-Seed and Early Revenue stages.
How do I apply to Forum Ventures?
Forum's four routes are for different stages, and the wrong choice wastes an application. - An idea and no company yet: The Foundry if you want to test the idea first, or the AI Venture Studio if you are a domain expert who wants to build around a problem you know well. - A working product or about to have one, with little outside funding so far: The Forum Accelerator.
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