Forum Ventures is an early-stage B2B venture capital fund, accelerator, and AI venture studio founded by Michael Cardamone, originally launched as Acceleprise before rebranding under its current name in 2021. Forum Ventures's Twitter Score is 5.8 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #160,260 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Forum Ventures was founded by Michael Cardamone and began operating as Acceleprise in 2014, rebranding to Forum Ventures on June 29, 2021. At the time of that rebrand, the firm announced $30 million in new capital, comprising a $17 million pre-seed fund alongside its first seed fund. The firm focuses exclusively on early-stage B2B SaaS founders, writing more than 75 checks per year across its programs.
Forum Ventures expanded its scope by launching an AI Venture Studio in 2023 with a $10 million pilot fund, subsequently announcing a $20 million AI Venture Studio Fund II. The studio co-builds AI-native B2B software companies from formation, targeting sectors including vertical AI, AI agents, healthcare, fintech, advanced manufacturing, supply chain, and AI infrastructure. Forum Ventures has 6,443 followers as of July 2026 on the platform and has published 2,210 posts.
Forum Ventures's fund portfolio includes Firstbase.
Forum Ventures has been mentioned by 17 accounts, with 23 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Forum Ventures include 50 founders, 12 angel investors, 9 influencers and 14 VCs, among them Andrew Chen, Ryan Carson, VCs Congratulating Themselves, Edgar, Min H. Kim and Dave McClure.