# forward.one: portfolio, investments and team

> forward.one is a vc firm based in Netherlands. 8 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-one (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# forward.one

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $224M, Oct 2025 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Quantum Computing Interactive Entertainment Gaming

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**86%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **43** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $5.0M** Rounds led **2 of 8** Mostly in **Netherlands, 63%**

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## forward.one highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Growth: 71% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Quantum Computing Interactive Entertainment Gaming
- **Based in:** Amstelveen, Netherlands
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[TUSK IC](https://millionrounds.com/company/tusk-ic)** Series A · BE · EU-Startups **$17M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[ZuriQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/zuriq)** Seed · CH · Firms' own news pages **$26M** With 7 others
- **May** **[QuantWare](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantware)** Series B · NL · Ventureburn **$178M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Rocsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocsys)** Series A · NL · Capricorn Partners **$13M** With 6 others
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[ExRobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exrobotics)** Growth · NL · Silicon Canals **$8.1M** *Led*
- **Nov** **[AlixLabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/alixlabs)** Series A · SE · Silicon Canals **$16M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[DAB.bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/dab-bio)** NL · Capricorn Partners **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **May** **[DAB](https://millionrounds.com/company/dab)** Series A · NL · Dab **$2.2M** With 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.

New fund on file

**$224M**

raised in Oct 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque

Led 2 of 8 rounds **25%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *4*
- Growth said *1*
- Seed said *1*
- Series B said *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [InnovationQuarter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-quarter) 3
- [Capricorn Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners) 2
- [Graduate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graduate-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**InnovationQuarter** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-quarter)[**Capricorn Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners)[**Graduate Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graduate-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies forward.one put money into.

[**TUSK IC** $17M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tusk-ic)[**ZuriQ** $26M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zuriq)[**QuantWare** $178M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantware)[**Rocsys** $13M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocsys)[**ExRobotics** $8.1M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/exrobotics)[**AlixLabs** $16M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/alixlabs)

## 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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