# Forethought Technologies

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/forethought-technologies

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.forethought.ai/
- Total disclosed funding: $117M
- Latest round: Series D (May 13, 2025)
- Investors on record: 13

## About

Based in the US, Forethought Technologies, Inc. is focused on revolutionizing customer support through its AI-driven automation platform, enhancing operational efficiency and improving customer satisfaction in various industries.Forethought Technologies, Inc. specializes in AI-driven customer experience automation. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, US, the company has completed 5 deals. The company was co-founded by Deon Nicholas, who previously founded other ventures, and holds the position of CEO.Forethought specializes in providing an advanced AI-driven customer experience (CX) automation platform, focusing on enhancing support operations through core products such as Autoflows, an AI reasoning engine that interprets customer intent and resolves issues. The platform analyzes historical customer data to generate Autoflows and create help center articles. It serves a global clientele across various industries including SaaS, eCommerce, fintech, healthcare, and mobile applications, facilitating support across email, chat, voice, and collaboration tools like Slack for a seamless omnichannel experience.Forethought generates revenue through a subscription-based model, offering tiered pricing plans that cater to businesses, especially in the B2B sector. Clients benefit from the Autoflows engine for automating ticket classification and enhancing agent efficiency, establishing ongoing partnerships with opportunities for renewals and upselling as they expand their use of the platform. In March 2026, Zendesk, Inc., a portfolio company of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, GIC, Permira, and Hellman & Friedman, acquired Forethought Technologies, Inc. from K9 Ventures, 8VC, Village Global, South Park Commons, New Enterprise Associates, Sound Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Neo Ventures, Operator Collective, Original Capital, Steadfast Capital Management, Industry Ventures, and Blue Cloud Ventures.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, May 13, 2025, $25M — New Enterprise Associates, Industry Ventures, Sound Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Village Global, Neo Ventures
- Series C, Dec 15, 2021, $65M — New Enterprise Associates, Steadfast Capital Management, K9 Ventures, Sound Ventures
- Series B, Oct 28, 2020, $17M — New Enterprise Associates, K9 Ventures, Sound Ventures, Geodesic Capital, Neo Ventures, Operator Collective, Original Capital
- Series A, Oct 29, 2018, $9.5M — New Enterprise Associates, K9 Ventures, Village Global
- Seed, Feb 20, 2018, $0.7M — K9 Ventures, 8VC, Village Global, South Park Commons

## Investors

- K9 Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/k9-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
- 8VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/8vc) — Seed
- Village Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/village-global) — Seed, Series A, Series D
- South Park Commons (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/south-park-commons) — Seed
- New Enterprise Associates (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/new-enterprise-associates) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- Sound Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sound-ventures) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Geodesic Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/geodesic-capital) — Series B
- Neo Ventures — Series B, Series D
- Operator Collective (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/operator-collective) — Series B
- Original Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/original-capital) — Series B
- Steadfast Capital Management — Series C
- Industry Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/industry-ventures) — Series D
- Blue Cloud Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blue-cloud-ventures) — Series D