Creating stronger,
safer communities.
The people responsible for the built environment — floodplains and stormwater systems, inspections and permits, infrastructure and response — make decisions that affect everyone. We build the tools that help them make those decisions with speed, confidence, and accountability.
Founded in 2019to close a critical gap in how governments manage risk.
Forerunner started with a specific problem: floodplain managers were tracking billion-dollar federal compliance programs in spreadsheets, disconnected from the property data, permits, and inspections that determined whether communities were actually protected. We built the platform to fix that.
What we found along the way is that the same intelligence gap — the right information not reaching the right person at the right time — shows up everywhere: stormwater programs, code enforcement, infrastructure operations, construction management, permitting. Today, Forerunner is an AI-powered system of intelligence for the built environment, trusted by more than 180 communities across the United States, backed by $39M including a $26.3M Series B led by Wellington Management.
To give the people who manage the built environment the intelligence they need to act faster, decide better, and serve the people who depend on them.
We believe every team responsible for the built environment deserves tools as capable as the problems they face. Whether you're a floodplain manager tracking NFIP compliance, a construction company coordinating permit reviews, or an infrastructure operator managing assets across a region — the underlying need is the same: intelligence that keeps up with the complexity of the built environment.
A future where every team responsible for the built environment has what it takes to protect the places people depend on.
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