Forward Partners Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups.

Founded

2013

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

Financial Services

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

53rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
OctaiPipe	Jan 2024Participated	$4 MSeries A
Ctrl Alt	Oct 2023Led	$3 MOther Equity
Bea Fertility	Jul 2023Participated	$3 MOther Equity
APEXX	Mar 2023Led	$25 MSeries B
ChangeEngine	Feb 2023Participated	$6 MSeed
Makers	Dec 2022Participated	$9 MOther Equity
OutThink	Oct 2022Participated	$10 MSeed
Baselime	Jul 2022Led	$2 MOther Equity
Sonrai Analytics	Jun 2022Led	$3 MSeed
Spoke London	Jun 2022Participated	$6 MOther Equity
Gravity Sketch	Apr 2022Participated	$33 MSeries A
Breedr	Mar 2022Participated	$16 MSeries A
OctaiPipe	Jan 2024Participated	$4 MSeries A
Ctrl Alt	Oct 2023Led	$3 MOther Equity
Bea Fertility	Jul 2023Participated	$3 MOther Equity
APEXX	Mar 2023Led	$25 MSeries B
ChangeEngine	Feb 2023Participated	$6 MSeed
Makers	Dec 2022Participated	$9 MOther Equity
OutThink	Oct 2022Participated	$10 MSeed
Baselime	Jul 2022Led	$2 MOther Equity
Sonrai Analytics	Jun 2022Led	$3 MSeed
Spoke London	Jun 2022Participated	$6 MOther Equity
Gravity Sketch	Apr 2022Participated	$33 MSeries A
Breedr	Mar 2022Participated	$16 MSeries A

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Deal Distribution

Forward Partners: 53 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	10	10
Series A	1	11
Series B	2	2
Other Equity	9	8

Monthly Deal Activity

Forward Partners: 53 deals are recorded across 160 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jul '13	1
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	1
Nov '13	1
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	1
May '14	2
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	1
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	1
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	1
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	2
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	2
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	1
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	1
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	1
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	1
Apr '18	0
May '18	2
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	2
Oct '18	2
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	1
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	1
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	1
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	2
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	1
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	1
May '20	0
Jun '20	1
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	1
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	1
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	1
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	1
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	2
Apr '22	1
May '22	0
Jun '22	2
Jul '22	1
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	1
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	1
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	1
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	1
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	1
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	1
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Forward Partners: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (12 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	12
E-Commerce & Retail	12
Networks, Cloud & Communication	10
Fintech	8
Transportation & Logistics	7
Consumer & Lifestyle	7
Health & Life Sciences	7
Education & Workforce	6
Professional Services	5
Travel & Hospitality	4
Media & Entertainment	4
AI & Machine Learning	4
Data, Analytics & IT	3
Hardware & Robotics	3
Food & Agriculture	3
Cybersecurity & Privacy	2
AR/VR	2
Real Estate & Construction	2
Social & Community Platforms	2
Developer Tools	2
Clean Energy & Sustainability	1
Space & Frontier Tech	1
Marketing & Advertising	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Forward Partners: 53 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	36
$5M-$10M	6
$10M-$25M	6
$25M-$50M	3
$50M-$100M	2
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Forward Partners: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (50 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Europe	50
United States	3

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Forward Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with MMC Ventures sharing 6 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
MMC Ventures	6
JamJar Investments	4
Seedcamp	4
AlbionVC	3
BGF	3
Innovate UK	3
Oxford Capital	3
Triple Point Ventures	3
24Haymarket	2
Alliance Ventures	2
Bestport Ventures	2
BP Ventures	2
Cherry Ventures	2
Downing Ventures	2
Enterprise Ireland	2
Frontline Ventures	2
Howzat Partners	2
Kindred Capital	2
LocalGlobe	2
Octopus Ventures	2