# Forestay Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Forestay Capital is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 12 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026.

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# Forestay Capital

Last cheque observed May 2026; 12 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Recurring Fashion Clothing

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record

Since the last cheque **160** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$38M** Cheque size, as they say **$10M – $25M** Rounds led **5 of 12** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Switzerland, 27%**

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## Forestay Capital highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $15M
- 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:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Recurring Fashion Clothing
- **Based in:** Geneva, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Fonoa](https://millionrounds.com/company/fonoa)** Series C · IE · Ventureburn **$110M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Pivot](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot)** Series B · Ventureburn **$40M** *Led*
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Buynomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/buynomics)** Series B · DE · Firms' own news pages **$30M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Luminance](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminance)** Series C · GB · Firms' own news pages **$75M** With 7 others
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Scandit](https://millionrounds.com/company/scandit)** Series D · CH · Firms' own news pages **$150M** With 9 others
- **May** **[MANTA](https://millionrounds.com/company/manta)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$35M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Convelio](https://millionrounds.com/company/convelio)** Series B · FR · Firms' own news pages **$35M** *Led*
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Kandou](https://millionrounds.com/company/kandou)** Series C · CH · FinSMEs **$56M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **vCita** IL · En **$15M** *Led*
- **May** **[icometrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/icometrix)** Series A · BE · Capricorn Partners **$18M** With 2 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Nexthink](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexthink)** CH · TechCrunch **$85M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Mobeewave](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobeewave)** Series B · CA · BetaKit **$17M** With 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 file numbered funds in its name

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Mobeewave](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobeewave)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$100M** Jul 2020

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$38M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$15M**

Led 5 of 12 rounds **42%**

- **Said size:** $10M – $25M
- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *5*
- Series C *3*
- Series A said *1*
- Series D *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 2
- [Swisscom Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swisscom-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**Swisscom Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swisscom-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Forestay Capital put money into.

[**Fonoa** $110M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fonoa)[**Pivot** $40M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot)[**Buynomics** $30M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/buynomics)[**Luminance** $75M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminance)[**Scandit** $150M · Sept 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/scandit)[**MANTA** $35M · May 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/manta)

## 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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