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Forerunner
Forerunner made its name by noticing what consumers wanted before spreadsheets could prove it. Now the firm behind Chime, Oura and Glossier is applying that habit to AI - with $3 billion, a compact team and an unusually broad definition of consumer.
CapitalX
CapitalX is a San Francisco early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 by general partner Cindy Bi. It writes $100K-$500K seed checks into enterprise, SaaS, AI, fintech and developer-tools startups, with larger follow-on positions through SPVs, and runs an online-first, high-conviction model backed by an unusually operator-heavy base of limited partners. The firm points to a portfolio that includes Zapier, Rippling, Cruise, Turing, Flutterwave and Boom Supersonic, and a run of unicorn outcomes as its calling card.