Brian O'Malley

Brian O'Malley is a Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on understanding the modern consumer and identifying promising founders.1 Here are some key details about Brian O'Malley:

Professional Experience

• Current Role: Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures since September 20181
• Previous Positions:
  • Partner at Accel Partners' early stage team2
  • Led Battery Ventures' Seed & Early Stage practices2

Investment Focus

Brian specializes in investing in:

• Consumer applications
• Bottoms-up software
• Areas where the user is the decision maker3

Some of his investments include Arrived, Atticus, Canal, Dumpling, Fora, MakerSights, Metafy, Narvar, Sunday, Stress-Free, and Topline Pro.3

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
• Dual Concentration in Entrepreneurial Finance and Management3

Career Highlights

• Over 15 years of investment experience from world-class firms like Accel and Battery Ventures3
• Named to Forbes' Midas List VC Draft: Hot Prospects
• Listed on AlwaysOn's Power Players in Mobile and Power Players in The Cloud3

Personal Approach

Brian is known for:

• Seeking out high-integrity people to work with
• Empathizing with founders due to his personal startup experience
• Focusing on amazing product experiences rather than just clever sales and marketing tactics3

Brian O'Malley brings a wealth of experience and a consumer-focused approach to his role at Forerunner Ventures, where he continues to identify and support innovative startups in the consumer and software spaces.