Forward-thinking capital.

It takes more than money to transform a great idea into a world-changing business.

Forward provides thinking capital. Capital with the capability to help founders find market fit, develop scalable products, high-performing teams - and enviable sales pipelines.

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We invest early in the UK’s next top tech businesses.

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Ecommerce

Marketplace

Applied AI

Other technology

Applied AI

Marketplace

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We help founders beat the odds.

ACtive PORTFOLIO
COMPANIES

43

As of 31st December 2022

portfolio FAIR
value

£80.0m

As of 31st December 2022

Top 15 portfolio revenue growth

144%

As of 31st December 2022

Meet the Portfolio.

Meet Boris Tane, founder of Baselime.

Learn more about our most recent investment, Baselime. On a mission to unlock serverless developer productivity with observability-as-code. Hear their story so far from Megha Prakash, an investor at Forward and Boris Tane, founder and CEO of Baselime.

Meet John Hill, founder of Silico.

Silico is the world's first decision simulation platform that provides the tools to put decision models at the centre of your strategic thinking. Hear their story so far from Luke Smith, Investment Partner at Forward and John Hill, founder and CEO of Silico.

Meet Peter Keenan, co-founder of APEXX.

APEXX is as a payments-as-a-service platform combining every acquirers, gateways, shopping carts, and Alternative Payment Methods into a single integration. Hear their story so far from Luke Smith, Investment Partner at Forward and Peter Keenan, co-founder and CEO of APEXX.

Meet Matthew O'Riordan, co-founder and CEO of Ably.

Ably is a realtime platform that powers live and collaborative experiences. Established in 2016, the company is trusted by brands like HubSpot, Toyota, and Webflow to power shared live experiences. Find out more about Ably's journey to date and what's next for Matthew and his team.

Our offer.

Funding that fits.

We know that every business has different needs. So we get involved from the early stages and provide fair funding options.

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Expertise on demand.

We provide access to expertise built scaling dozens of successful businesses, to help founders gain a sustainable competitive advantage right from the start.