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Forestay Capital

Last cheque observed May 2026; 12 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BRecurringFashionClothing

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque160days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$38MCheque size, as they say$10M – $25MRounds led5 of 12Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inSwitzerland, 27%
Pitch Forestay Capital

Forestay Capital highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $15M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are a team of enterprise software investors providing growth capital to category-defining companies at their inflection point.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$10M – $25M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
RecurringFashionClothing
Based in
Geneva, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. May
    FonoaSeries C · IE · Ventureburn$110MWith 8 others
  3. May
    PivotSeries B · Ventureburn$40MLed
  4. 2025

    2 rounds

  5. Mar
    BuynomicsSeries B · DE · Firms' own news pages$30MLed
  6. Feb
    LuminanceSeries C · GB · Firms' own news pages$75MWith 7 others
  7. 2022

    3 rounds

  8. Sept
    ScanditSeries D · CH · Firms' own news pages$150MWith 9 others
  9. May
    MANTASeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$35MLed
  10. Mar
    ConvelioSeries B · FR · Firms' own news pages$35MLed
  11. 2019

    3 rounds

  12. Sept
    KandouSeries C · CH · FinSMEs$56MWith 8 others
  13. Jul
    vCitaIL · En$15MLed
  14. May
    icometrixSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$18MWith 2 others
  15. 2018

    2 rounds

  16. Dec
    NexthinkCH · TechCrunch$85MWith 4 others
  17. Nov
    MobeewaveSeries B · CA · BetaKit$17MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

MobeewaveBought by Apple$100MJul 2020

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Forestay Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Forestay Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Forestay Capital

What does Forestay Capital invest in?

Forestay Capital invests most often at Series B and Series C (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Recurring, Fashion and Clothing.

How active is Forestay Capital?

12 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in May 2026.

What has Forestay Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fonoa (Series C, May 2026), Pivot (Series B, May 2026) and Buynomics (Series B, Mar 2025).

How big are Forestay Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $38M. It says it writes cheques of $10M to $25M.

Does Forestay Capital lead rounds?

Yes: it led 5 of its 12 investments on record (42%).

Where does Forestay Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Switzerland (27%), Ireland (9%) and Germany (9%).

Is Forestay Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Forestay Capital invest alongside?

Most often Bessemer Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Swisscom Ventures (2 rounds together).

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