Ellie Bof is the Director of Finance at Forum Ventures, a leading pre-seed venture capital fund and B2B SaaS accelerator based in New York. A Commerce graduate of Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management, she spent 13 years mastering accounting and operations at Canadian Iceberg Vodka Corporation before pivoting to the fast-paced world of venture capital. At Forum Ventures - which backs over 100 companies annually - Ellie keeps the financial engine running: closing books, ensuring accurate LP reporting, and processing invoices across a 30+ person team. Her promotion to Director of Finance recognized her as, in the firm's own words, 'a warrior in closing our books, ensuring accurate reporting to our LPs, processing invoices, and ultimately keeping the lights on.'
Karthik Srinivasan is the CTO of Studio at Forum Ventures, the AI venture studio co-building the next generation of B2B companies from concept to company. With 20+ years of product engineering across Travelocity, Getty Images, and his own startup Pixibo, Karthik brings a rare hybrid of hands-on builder instinct and startup architect thinking to a studio that has already launched 17 companies - helping domain experts turn ideas into fundable businesses at sprint speed without the usual technical debt hangover.
Ksenia Onosov is a veteran talent acquisition leader and the Recruitment Lead at Forum Ventures, one of North America's leading B2B SaaS venture studios. With over 12 years of recruiting experience spanning global tech giants and early-stage startups, she specializes in building teams from the ground up across Engineering, GTM, and Operations. Simultaneously running her own consultancy, Clever Fox, she brings a rare dual perspective as both an embedded operator and independent advisor to the startup hiring ecosystem.
Matt Cote is the Technical Lead at Forum Ventures, New York's leading pre-seed B2B SaaS venture studio. A seasoned software engineer with a career spanning IBM, Kira Systems (legal AI), and Zuva, Matt brings deep technical leadership to one of the most active early-stage startup ecosystems in North America, helping founders go from zero to product in record time.
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.
Sruthi Sivanandan is an Associate at Forum Ventures, the leading pre-seed fund and accelerator for B2B SaaS startups, where she anchors the firm's West Coast community in San Francisco. With a background spanning BlackRock, IBM, and Feedzai, she bridges the worlds of finance, tech, and venture—co-hosting Coffee Club meetups for early-stage founders and funders, contributing research to Forum's investment thesis, and earning a spot on NYC Fintech Women's 2025 Inspiring FinTech Females list as a Network Builder (a title she reportedly finds amusing).
Teija Bean is the Head of Product Design at Forum Ventures' AI Studio, where she transforms zero-to-one AI concepts into market-ready B2B SaaS products. A decade-long storyteller at the intersection of tech and design, she has guided companies through AI, Web3, and SaaS — from ideation to funding — bringing a rare blend of creative direction, brand strategy, and hands-on product craft. Based in New York, Teija leads design across Forum Ventures' portfolio of AI-native startups, co-building companies from scratch and proving that great design is often the difference between a funded startup and a forgotten one.