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Jonah Midanik

Jonah Midanik

General Partner·Forum Ventures

Bio

Professional summary

Jonah Midanik is listed on Forum Ventures' team page as a senior investing leader and featured in a leadership spotlight. Forum notes that he previously went through the firm's accelerator and credits that experience with changing his entrepreneurial trajectory. Public investor profiles describe him as the founder of Limelight and a long-time entrepreneur before joining Forum. His background points to strong fit with early B2B founders who value operator empathy and hands-on accelerator-style support.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

Pre-seedSeed

Sector

B2B SaaSEnterprise softwareAI

Thesis

Early-stage B2B SaaSFounder support from accelerator to company-building

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

LimelightPrivate AI

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Frame the pitch around the founder journey: why the problem matters, what has been learned from the first customers, and how Forum's accelerator-style support could help compress the path from early traction to a scalable company.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference that he was previously a Forum accelerator founder before becoming an investor.
  2. 2Connect the company story to founder resilience and operator-to-operator support.

Other partners at Forum Ventures

12 more profiles

AP

Alejandro Pereda

Associate

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Forum Ventures Associate sourcing and supporting early-stage B2B SaaS and AI founders.

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Bocar Dia

Bocar Dia

Partner

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Bocar Dia is a Partner at Forum Ventures, where he supports early-stage founders with go-to-market, founder-led sales, and fundraising. He previously worked as a GTM sales leader at Hootsuite.

AIearly-stage B2B SaaS
Deirdre Clute

Deirdre Clute

Managing Director

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Forum Ventures MD and former Rightfoot co-founder/COO focused on early-stage B2B SaaS.

B2B SaaSfintechfounder supportgo-to-marketpre-seed
JM

James Murphy

Managing Partner

Forum Ventures

James Murphy is a Managing Partner at Forum Ventures and a former co-founder of Robly. His background combines SaaS company-building, early-stage investing, and prior finance experience.

AIearly-stage B2B SaaS
KC

Kevin Corliss

Managing Director

Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures MD and former Roots founder/CEO, acquired by Deel.

B2B SaaSfounder supportHR techpre-seedremote work
LR

Lauren Roberts

Associate

Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures Associate focused on pre-seed founders, AI and underinvested founder ecosystems.

AIB2B softwarecybersecuritypre-seedunderinvested founderswomen's healthcare
Michael Cardamone

Michael Cardamone

Managing Partner & CEO

Forum Ventures

Michael Cardamone is the Managing Partner and CEO of Forum Ventures. He founded Forum after operating roles at high-growth companies and focuses the firm on early-stage B2B SaaS founders.

AIearly-stage B2B SaaS
Naomi Goez

Naomi Goez

Partner

Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures Partner investing in pre-seed B2B software across supply chain, healthcare and vertical AI.

B2B softwarehealthcareindustrial automationpre-seedsupply chainvertical AI
Neal Sarraf

Neal Sarraf

Managing Director

Forum Ventures

Neal Sarraf is a Managing Director at Forum Ventures and a co-founder of First Resonance. His background is especially relevant to founders building industrial, manufacturing, or technical B2B software companies.

AIearly-stage B2B SaaS
OO

Olivia O'Sullivan

Partner & COO

Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures Partner & COO leading platform, portfolio support and GTM programs for B2B founders.

B2B SaaSfounder communitygo-to-marketplatformportfolio support
SS

Sruthi S.

Associate

Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures Associate supporting early-stage B2B founder and investor communities in San Francisco.

AIB2B SaaSearly-stage investingfounder communitypre-seed
TA

Toni Agbaje-Ojo

VC Investor

Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures VC investor focused on early-stage B2B software and AI in Toronto.

AIB2B softwarefounder communitypre-seedToronto startups