Forecast Labs
Overview
Forecast Labs is a startup studio by Comcast Ventures that invests in pre-seed to growth stage consumer tech companies. Designed as an Accelerator and Incubator, Forecast Labs helps drive growth and operational efficiencies for existing portfolio companies while birthing new businesses with visionary entrepreneurs. As part of its Accelerator services, Forecast Labs offers a wide range of programs that pair their diverse experience as startup operators with the size, scale, and reach of Comcast NBCUniversal to create a unique growth advantage for participating companies. Their flagship program is to offer participants access to their full-service, no-fee Direct Response TV program, including their one-of-a-kind CPA-based pay-for-performance program. Through this program, startups both new and established have been able to scale growth profitably, reach new audiences outside of digital, and lower their total acquisition costs via the unique performance model and the halo effect that TV brings to all other marketing channels. In addition to its accelerator services, Forecast Labs provides expertise across a range of critical areas that are core to achieving efficient scale. These include creative strategies for TV advertising and web UI/UX based on principles of performance marketing and behavioral science, high-velocity growth PR with an eye towards improving SEO rankings and visibility, conversion and retention funnel audit and testing plans for growth product roadmap, access to discounted rates and privileges reserved only for large enterprises mailing hundreds of millions of pieces a year, guidance on building cohort-based predictive revenue models, and pricing strategy, packaging frameworks, and re-billing strategies and test plans. Forecast Labs has invested in several companies, including Outcomes4Me, Wander, MoviePass0, Flossy, Lalo, and Neat Capital. These investments span various sectors, such as digital health, marketplaces, fintech, consumer services, HR tech, prop tech, and energy & climate. The firm's approach combines the resources and reach of Comcast NBCUniversal with the agility and innovation of a startup studio, aiming to create a unique growth advantage for its portfolio companies.
Investment Focus
- Consumer tech companies seeking growth acceleration and operational efficiencies
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Forecast Labs invest in?
Forecast Labs invests in Digital Health, Consumer Services, Marketplaces, Prop Tech, HR Tech and Fin Tech, and is based in New York, United States. Forecast Labs is listed as a corporate vc in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Forecast Labs invest at?
Forecast Labs backs companies at Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B and Growth.
Which regions does Forecast Labs invest in?
Forecast Labs invests across United States.
Who are the partners at Forecast Labs?
Team members listed for Forecast Labs include Arjun Kapur (Founder & Managing Partner) and Kyle Peters (Partner / Executive Director).
What companies has Forecast Labs invested in?
Forecast Labs's portfolio includes Wander, Lalo, Outcomes4Me, MoviePass, Flossy and Neat Capital.
How do I contact Forecast Labs?
Forecast Labs's contact details — including phone and LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
Last updated · Source: ConnectSafely investor database
