Founder, Industry-Specific Voice AI

Forum's Venture Studio is a leading early-stage fund and program for B2B SaaS startups. Starting a company is demanding, complex, and psychologically challenging. As former founders and early-stage operators, we understand firsthand that Founders need support, honest feedback, and someone who truly cares in their corner.

Our mission is to make the journey easier and more successful for Founders, and we've achieved this by making over 350+ seed investments that have raised $600M+ in follow-on funding. Forum founders have gone on to raise from funds like Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, SV Angel, and more.

We’re looking for a Founder/CEO to lead a venture focused on bringing Voice AI to highly regulated industries. While general-purpose AI voice solutions are gaining traction, sectors like healthcare, finance, insurance, and commerce require specialized, compliance-driven applications. This platform will leverage advanced audio language models and real-time AI agents to automate documentation, streamline claims processing, and enhance customer interactions—all while meeting strict regulatory standards such as HIPAA and financial compliance.

What are we exploring?
Voice AI is revolutionizing customer interactions and workflow automation, yet highly regulated industries remain underserved. While horizontal AI voice solutions gain traction, sectors like healthcare, finance, insurance, and commerce require specialized, compliance-driven applications. From HIPAA-compliant clinical assistants to AI-powered fraud detection and secure voice authentication, the demand for tailored Voice AI solutions is rising.

We’re building industry-specific Voice AI applications that enhance efficiency while meeting strict regulatory standards. By leveraging advanced audio language models and real-time AI agents, our platform will automate documentation, streamline claims processing, and optimize customer interactions.

Forum derisks and accelerates the Founder path by:

• A $250K USD investment, and an end-to-end fundraising playbook and network to raise your seed and Series A

• A validation partner with proven playbooks, networks, and the systems to validate, unlock your ICP, ignite your sales pipeline, and beyond

• The support of our experienced operating team - from business design, product development, growth, recruitment, legal and more

• Executing a winning GTM strategy to get to $50-100K ARR, and the right MVP to ensure early traction

• A community full of mentors, peers, and leaders

• $100K worth of business perks

What you bring:

• Deep expertise in AI, speech technology, or enterprise automation, with a strong understanding of compliance challenges in industries like healthcare, finance, or insurance.

• Experience in product development or engineering leadership, ideally within AI, voice technology, or automation-driven environments.

• A track record of driving innovation in high-stakes or regulated industries, such as healthcare, financial services, insurance, or enterprise software.

Please note, this is not an employment opportunity with Forum Ventures.

About Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures® is the leading early-stage fund, program, and community for B2B SaaS startups based in New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and remote. Founded in 2014, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible, and more successful for early-stage founders, through pre-seed and seed-stage funding. We provide high-touch 1:1 support, programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community to support you through every step of your building journey.
Starting a company is demanding, complex, and psychologically challenging. As former founders and early-stage operators, we understand firsthand that Founders need support, honest feedback, and someone who truly cares in their corner. Our mission is to make the journey easier and more successful for Founders, and we've achieved this by making over 350+ investments that have raised $1Bn+ in follow-on funding. Forum founders have gone on to raise from funds like Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, SV Angel, and more.