Deirdre Clute
Managing Director·Forum Ventures
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
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
Other partners at Forum Ventures
12 more profiles
Alejandro Pereda
Associate
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures Associate sourcing and supporting early-stage B2B SaaS and AI founders.
Bocar Dia
Partner
Forum Ventures
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.
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.
Jonah Midanik
General Partner
Forum Ventures
Jonah Midanik is a General Partner at Forum Ventures and a former founder of Limelight. Forum highlights that he previously went through the Forum accelerator, giving him founder-side context on the firm's model.
Kevin Corliss
Managing Director
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures MD and former Roots founder/CEO, acquired by Deel.
Lauren Roberts
Associate
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures Associate focused on pre-seed founders, AI and underinvested founder ecosystems.
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.
Naomi Goez
Partner
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures Partner investing in pre-seed B2B software across supply chain, healthcare and vertical AI.
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.
Olivia O'Sullivan
Partner & COO
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures Partner & COO leading platform, portfolio support and GTM programs for B2B founders.
Sruthi S.
Associate
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures Associate supporting early-stage B2B founder and investor communities in San Francisco.
Toni Agbaje-Ojo
VC Investor
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures VC investor focused on early-stage B2B software and AI in Toronto.