# Forefront RF funding: rounds and investors

> Forefront RF has raised $33M across 6 rounds since 2021. Investors include Octopus Ventures, Business Growth Fund and Foresight Group.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/forefront-rf (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Forefront RF*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$33M** raised across 6 rounds since 2021, from 6 sources

**$756K** Round **$1.2M** Round **$6.8M** Round **$1.3M** Round **$2.0M** Series D **$21M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $21M Nov 2024
- **Step-up i:** 10.6×
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2022 2023 2024

**$756K** Round

**$1.2M** Round

**$6.8M** Round

**$1.3M** Round

**$2.0M** Series D

**$21M** Series A

- **First round:** Round, $756K
- **Biggest round:** $21M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2024** Series A **$21M** *3 new* [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Business Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf) [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) Source recorded
- **Jun 2024** Series D **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Apr 2023** Round **$1.3M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Feb 2023** Round **$6.8M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Aug 2021** Round **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2021** Round **$756K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Funding filed with regulators

Forefront RF filed 6 raises, $12M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jun 2024 **$2.0M** UK share allotment
- Apr 2023 **$1.3M** UK share allotment
- Feb 2023 **$3.8M** UK share allotment
- Feb 2023 **$3.0M** UK share allotment
- Aug 2021 **$1.2M** UK share allotment
- May 2021 **$756K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Forefront RF's own website: 10 on the team.

- **Ronald Wilting** Chief Executive Officer and board member
- **Andrew Bligh** Chief Financial Officer
- **Dr Leo Laughlin** Chief Technology Officer
- **Heidi McQueen** Chief People Officer
- **Alexander Doust** Director Business Development
- **Andre van Geelen** Non-executive Director
- **Becca Farn** Director Programme Management
- **Frank Theunis** Director NPI
- **Pablo Medina** Director Engineering
- **Rupert Baines** Chair

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Round** 2021 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2023 **Series D** 2024 **Series A** 2024 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Business Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf) [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group)

## Everyone who backed them

[Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Business Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf) Private equity **1** round

[Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) Private equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about Forefront RF

### Who invested in Forefront RF?

Forefront RF's investors include Octopus Ventures, Business Growth Fund and Foresight Group.

### How much has Forefront RF raised?

Forefront RF has raised $33M across 6 rounds since 2021.

### When did Forefront RF last raise?

Forefront RF's most recent round was a Series A of $21M in Nov 2024.

### What was Forefront RF's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $21M in Nov 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Forefront RF first?

Forefront RF's first round on record, in Nov 2024, was backed by Octopus Ventures, Business Growth Fund and Foresight Group.

### What stage is Forefront RF at?

Forefront RF's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2024.

### Where is Forefront RF based?

Forefront RF is based in the United Kingdom.

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