# Sarah Gowe

> Sarah Gowe is the Platform Operations Manager at Forum Ventures, one of North America's leading pre-seed B2B SaaS funds and accelerators. Based in New York, she came up through hospitality, experiential events (The Yacht Week), and tech platforms (Airbnb, Bumble, NHL XP) before landing in venture — where she now works directly with early-stage founders navigating the zero-to-one journey. At Forum, she's part of a team that has funded 430+ companies and helped unlock over $1B in follow-on capital.

- **Role:** Platform Operations Manager at Forum Ventures
- **Organizations:** Forum Ventures, The AI Exchange
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Communication, Capilano University
- **Known for:** Became Platform Operations Manager at Forum Ventures, supporting 430+ B2B SaaS founders, Part of the Forum Ventures team that has helped founders raise $1B+ in follow-on funding, Co-hosted Early-Stage B2B SaaS Founders & Funders events at major conferences including Web Summit Vancouver

## Career timeline

- **2014-2017** — Studied Communication at Capilano University, North Vancouver
- **~2015-2018** — Worked in hospitality: Cactus Club Cafe, Browns Socialhouse, The Village Taphouse, Grouse Mountain (barista, server, shift leader)
- **~2018-2019** — Communications and Event Staff at The Yacht Week
- **~2019-2020** — Social Media and Development at NHL XP
- **~2020-2021** — Market Lead at Bumble
- **~2021-2022** — Trip Designer and Project Manager (Luxe Partnerships/Vendors) at Airbnb
- **~2022** — Worked at adhoc story and The Catherine Wheel
- **~2023** — Advisor at The AI Exchange
- **~2024-present** — Platform Operations Manager at Forum Ventures, New York

## Achievements

- Became Platform Operations Manager at Forum Ventures, supporting 430+ B2B SaaS founders
- Part of the Forum Ventures team that has helped founders raise $1B+ in follow-on funding
- Co-hosted Early-Stage B2B SaaS Founders & Funders events at major conferences including Web Summit Vancouver
- Built a career path from hospitality and experiential events to tech ops to venture capital operations

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Marked one year at Forum Ventures with a reflective LinkedIn post on company culture, people-first values, and continuous improvement
- **2024-11** — Co-hosted Early-Stage B2B Founders & Funders event at Web Summit in Vancouver
- **2024-10** — Published LinkedIn post recommending Fillout as a product-market fit exemplar for B2B founders

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gowe/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sarahgowe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahgowe/

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Last updated: 2026-05-06