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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.
We invest early in the UK’s next top tech businesses.
We help founders beat the odds.
46
Companies
£500m
Value created
66%
Already raised an up-round
“ We worked out of their studio for the first year, we were literally born there. We're very close to them, they're more than just an investor and The Studio really helped us get off the ground. ”
FREDDIE, CEO PATCH
Our offer.
Funding that fits.
We know that every business has different needs. So we get involved from the early stages and provide fair, flexible funding options - with or without equity.
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.
“ Working with FP’s enterprise sales coach was the most formative intervention we made in 2018. We’d spent two years building a world-class product but the months of workshops, developing our sales playbook helped us to step-up our sales operation. ”
Seyi, Co-founder Gravity Sketch
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2021 Year In Review
Our 2021 Year in Review is our best bits from the last 12 months for the UK startup ecosystem, the Forward team …