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Alejandro Pereda
Associate
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures Associate sourcing and supporting early-stage B2B SaaS and AI founders.
Bio
Professional summary
Deirdre Clute is a Managing Director at Forum Ventures, where she helps build the firm's San Francisco presence and supports early-stage B2B SaaS founders. She previously co-founded Rightfoot and served as COO, leading go-to-market and operations; Forum notes that Rightfoot raised $21M from investors including Bain Capital and Renegade. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Technology in 2022.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Rightfoot
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Forum VenturesManaging Director2025 – Present
- RightfootCo-Founder and COO2017
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersFellow2019
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2017-2019
- Harvard UniversityBachelor's Degree, Psychology2010-2014
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