Forum's Venture Studio is a leading early-stage fund and program for B2B SaaS startups. Starting a company is demanding, complex, and psychologically challenging. As former founders and early-stage operators, we understand firsthand that Founders need support, honest feedback, and someone who truly cares in their corner.

Our mission is to make the journey easier and more successful for Founders, and we've achieved this by making over 350+ seed investments that have raised $600M+ in follow-on funding. Forum founders have gone on to raise from funds like Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, SV Angel, and more.

We’re looking for a Founder/CEO to lead a venture focused on bringing the AI execution layer to supply chain.

The Forum Ventures Studio recently partnered with the Integrated Business & Engineering Program at Purdue University to explore new opportunities in one of our favorite spaces: supply chain. It’s a space we know well, as we’ve backed nearly 40 startups in the space, including Silq, Burq, and BetterSea.

Our research made one thing clear - we’re at an inflection point. Tech has finally caught up to the complexity of real-world operations, and a new generation of agentic AI will transform the supply chain industry from end to end. 

Specifically, we found one layer of the tech stack that remains completely underdeveloped: the execution layer. It’s the missing link between AI recommendations and real-world action. 

Here are our top 5 ideas from the research that we’re excited about and are looking for founders with deep domain expertise to co-build with. You can learn more about our research and each concept here.

1. AI-Powered Certification and Origin Auditing

2. Autonomous HazMat Classification

3. Co-Pilot for Exception-Based Gaps

4. Procurement Agent for Custom Manufacturing

5. Agentic AI for Serial Number Automation

Forum derisks and accelerates the Founder path by:

• A $250K USD investment, and an end-to-end fundraising playbook and network to raise your seed and Series A

• A validation partner with proven playbooks, networks, and the systems to validate, unlock your ICP, ignite your sales pipeline, and beyond

• The support of our experienced operating team - from business design, product development, growth, recruitment, legal and more

• Executing a winning GTM strategy to get to $50-100K ARR, and the right MVP to ensure early traction

• A community full of mentors, peers, and leaders

• $100K worth of business perks

What you bring:

• Deep expertise in insurance, risk modeling, or AI governance, with a strong understanding of underwriting, compliance, and liability coverage.

• Experience in product development or engineering leadership, ideally within insurtech, fintech, or AI-driven risk assessment.

• A track record of driving innovation in regulated or emerging industries, such as insurance, financial services, AI governance, or cybersecurity.

Please note, this is not an employment opportunity with Forum Ventures.

If you’re interested in any of the concepts above, please apply through this job posting and let us know which of the concepts you’d like to focus on as well as highlight any relevant experience.