Forerunner
Forerunner is a geospatial software company that raised $41M in Series B funding. The 102-person firm sells AI tools to government agencies to automate workflows.
The growth story
Forerunner grew from 19 to 102 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $41M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2026.
About
Forerunner builds geospatial software that helps government agencies manage location-based data and tasks. Its AI tools aim to streamline operations by automating manual processes.
The company has raised $41M, most recently in a Series B round in February 2026. Its 102-person team includes 11 engineers, with alumni from Routeware, MIT Media Lab, and WeWork.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 11 staff. Leadership includes founders and executives from Routeware, MIT Media Lab, and WeWork.
The Forerunner org chart
JT White (Co-Founder, CEO) leads 23 mapped leaders with 1 direct report. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 21 (+17% YoY), Sales 13 (-19% YoY), Business Development 11 (+22% YoY), Operations 10 (-9% YoY), Customer Success and Support 9 (+29% YoY), Administrative 6 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees come from Routeware, MIT Media Lab, and WeWork, with 5 alumni from UC Berkeley. They go on to roles at JetZero, GreenLite, and CoStar.
Most common previous employers of Forerunner staff: Routeware (2), MIT Media Lab (2), WeWork (2), Managed by Q (2), Harvard University (2), Replica (2). Former Forerunner employees most often moved to JetZero (1), GreenLite (1), CoStar (1), Michigan State University (1), Rebuild (1), Berke-Weiss Law PLLC (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 55% direct, 23% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Forerunner: Microsoft Excel (29), Microsoft Office (26), Customer Service (24), Leadership (22), Research Skills (22), Microsoft PowerPoint (21), Public Speaking (19), Project Management (19).
Where the team actually sits
Forerunner people are concentrated in New York, United States (10), California, United States (8), New York City Metropolitan Area (5), Maine, United States (4).
Search footprint
Forerunner attracts about 3,251 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $11K a month if bought through ads. It gained 947 ranking keywords and lost 398 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Forerunner has 102 employees as of September 2026.
Forerunner has raised $41M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2026.
Forerunner was founded in 2019 by Susanna Pho, JT White.
JT White (Co-Founder, CEO) sits at the top of Forerunner's reporting structure, with 1 direct report.
The most common previous employers of current Forerunner staff are Routeware (2 people), MIT Media Lab (2 people), WeWork (2 people).
Former Forerunner employees most often move to JetZero (1), GreenLite (1), CoStar (1).
Forerunner attracts about 3,251 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $11K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Forerunner staff are Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Leadership, Research Skills.
Forerunner staff are concentrated in New York, United States (10), California, United States (8), New York City Metropolitan Area (5).
Forerunner has about 21 people in Engineering, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Forerunner has about 13 people in Sales, down 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 49 current and 38 former Forerunner profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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