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forward.one

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $224M, Oct 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AQuantum ComputingInteractive EntertainmentGaming

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86%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque43days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led2 of 8Mostly inNetherlands, 63%
Pitch forward.one

forward.one highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Growth: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

FORWARD.one is Europe’s most commercially oriented industrial technology VC.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Quantum ComputingInteractive EntertainmentGaming
Based in
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    TUSK ICSeries A · BE · EU-Startups$17MWith 4 others
  3. Jul
    ZuriQSeed · CH · Firms' own news pages$26MWith 7 others
  4. May
    QuantWareSeries B · NL · Ventureburn$178MWith 7 others
  5. Apr
    RocsysSeries A · NL · Capricorn Partners$13MWith 6 others
  6. 2025

    3 rounds

  7. Nov
    ExRoboticsGrowth · NL · Silicon Canals$8.1MLed
  8. Nov
    AlixLabsSeries A · SE · Silicon Canals$16MLed
  9. Oct
    DAB.bioNL · Capricorn PartnersUndisclosedWith 4 others
  10. 2019

    1 round

  11. May
    DABSeries A · NL · Dab$2.2MWith 1 other

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.

The team

We hold 24 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

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

InnovationQuarterGovernment3rounds togetherCapricorn PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherGraduate VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies forward.one put money into.

TUSK IC$17M · Sept 2026ZuriQ$26M · Jul 2026QuantWare$178M · May 2026Rocsys$13M · Apr 2026ExRobotics$8.1M · Nov 2025AlixLabs$16M · Nov 2025

Quick answers about forward.one

What does forward.one invest in?

forward.one invests most often at Series A and Growth (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Quantum Computing, Interactive Entertainment and Gaming.

How active is forward.one?

8 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has forward.one invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TUSK IC (Series A, Sept 2026), ZuriQ (Seed, Jul 2026) and QuantWare (Series B, May 2026).

How big are forward.one's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does forward.one lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 8 investments on record (25%).

Where does forward.one invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the Netherlands (63%), Belgium (13%) and Switzerland (13%).

Is forward.one investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does forward.one invest alongside?

Most often InnovationQuarter (3 rounds together), Capricorn Partners (2 rounds together) and Graduate Ventures (2 rounds together).

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