Forum Ventures Accelerator

The Forum Accelerator is a B2B tech accelerator built by founders, for founders. Forum Ventures invests $100K in pre-seed B2B software startups and pairs each company with a dedicated Managing Director who acts as a fractional co-founder, working 1:1 weekly to get the company to meaningful traction and ready to fundraise. Founders get customer introductions from a network of 300+ Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, fundraising support and VC introductions. Forum has office space in Toronto, New York City and San Francisco and also works with founders remotely.

Key Benefits

• $100k USD pre-seed investment for 7.5% equity on a standard post-money SAFE, paid on day 1 of the program
• A dedicated Managing Director as a fractional co-founder, working 1:1 weekly
• Customer introductions from a network of 300+ F500 and F1000 companies
• End-to-end fundraising support and introductions to vetted funds in Forum's investor network
• Unlimited access to shared services in Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing and more
• $100k+ in business perks from platforms like Google, AWS, Brex, Hubspot and Stripe
• Active founder community with 1:1 introductions and in-person events
• Office space in Toronto, New York City and San Francisco

Eligibility

• B2B software companies in any vertical
• Early stage (pre-seed), with less than $500k in funding taken on
• Have, or are about to have, an MVP in market
• Founders who are passionate, have strong founder-market fit, and are driven and coachable
• Solo founders and first-time founders are funded
• Founders may work remotely, wherever they reside

Program Structure

• 16-week accelerator program run in cohorts (most recent: Spring 2026, 12 companies)
• Go-to-market focus from week one, with weekly 1:1 work with a dedicated Managing Director
• Forum replies to a pitch within 1-2 weeks on whether to have a call
• Applications reviewed on a rolling basis