Nicole Johnson

Nicole Johnson is a Partner at Forerunner Ventures based in San Francisco, California. She originally joined the firm as its third team member in December 2013, serving initially as an Investment Analyst after beginning her career advising Fortune 500 retailers at SapientNitro. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Princeton University and utilizes this academic background to evaluate consumer behavior and emerging market trends. Throughout her tenure, she has sourced and executed early-stage investments across the consumer, fintech, and digital health sectors, backing prominent portfolio companies such as Glossier, Jet, and Calibrate. Recognized on the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for venture capital, she recently led the seed funding round for Craftwork in November 2023. Her current investment focus remains on partnering with pre-seed and seed-stage founders to build scalable consumer-facing businesses.