Ariel Applbaum

Ariel Applbaum is the CEO of Forsight. Prior to that, they were an investment analyst at Vintage Investment Partners, where they provided strategic support for portfolio companies, conducted investment deep dives, and created LP/internal decks and market maps. Ariel also has experience working in startup success projection models, LP fundraising decks, and fund portfolio diligence through their role as a summer investment associate at Silicon Valley Bank. In addition, Ariel has experience as a summer analyst at Formation 8, where they were responsible for diligence, market analysis, deal sourcing, and startup projects. Finally, Ariel spent two summers as a lab researcher at multiple labs.

Ariel Applbaum has a high school degree from Jewish Community High School of the Bay and a degree in economics, entrepreneurship, and photography from Washington University in St. Louis.

Some direct reports include Ivan Ralašić - CTO, Jeremy Turkel - SVP, Customer Operations, and Michael Sosebee - COO.