# Forward Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Forward Partners is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 28 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Forward Partners

No cheque observed since Oct 2019, after 28 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

Dormant VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Platform Data Science Network Effects

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **2555** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Cheque size, as they say **$300K – $3.0M** Rounds led **1 of 28** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%**

Pitch Forward Partners

## Forward Partners highlights

- 01 28 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 73% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $404K

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $300K – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Platform Data Science Network Effects
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Koyo](https://millionrounds.com/company/koyo)** GB · TechCrunch **$4.9M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Spoke](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoke)** Series B · GB · EU-Startups **$11M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Koru Kids](https://millionrounds.com/company/koru-kids)** Series A · GB · TechCrunch **$12M** With 6 others
- **2015** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lexoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/lexoo)** Venture · GB **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[SPOKE](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoke)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[RightClinic](https://millionrounds.com/company/rightclinic)** Venture · GB **$372K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Lexoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/lexoo)** Seed · GB **$398K** Sole investor
- **2014** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Appear Here](https://millionrounds.com/company/appear-here)** Series A · GB **$7.5M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Dataloop.IO](https://millionrounds.com/company/dataloop-io)** Seed · GB **$780K** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Hubbub](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubbub)** Series A · GB **$3.4M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Lost My Name](https://millionrounds.com/company/lost-my-name)** Seed · GB **$837K** With 3 others
- **May** **[Stylect](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylect)** Seed · GB **$500K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Big Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-health)** Series A · GB **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Squawka](https://millionrounds.com/company/squawka)** Seed · GB **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Driftrock](https://millionrounds.com/company/driftrock)** Seed · GB **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Loyalty Bay](https://millionrounds.com/company/loyalty-bay)** Seed · GB **$53K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Makers Academy](https://millionrounds.com/company/makers-academy)** Seed · GB **$773K** Sole investor
- **2013** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Snaptrip](https://millionrounds.com/company/snaptrip)** Seed · GB **$409K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Appear Here](https://millionrounds.com/company/appear-here)** Seed · GB **$1.9M** With 10 others
- **Nov** **[Appear Here](https://millionrounds.com/company/appear-here)** Venture · GB · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Unbound](https://millionrounds.com/company/unbound)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Wool and the Gang](https://millionrounds.com/company/wool-and-the-gang)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$2.8M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Top10](https://millionrounds.com/company/top10)** Series A · GB **$900K** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[BlikBook](https://millionrounds.com/company/blikbook)** Seed · GB · finsmes.com **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **Hailo** Series B · GB · techcrunch.com **$31M** With 9 others
- **Dec** **[Zopa](https://millionrounds.com/company/zopa)** Series D · GB · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Somo](https://millionrounds.com/company/somo)** GB · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Top10](https://millionrounds.com/company/top10)** Series A · GB · techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 3 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.

## The team

We hold **7** 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$404K**

Led 1 of 28 rounds **4%**

- **Said size:** $300K – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *13*
- Series A said *6*
- Venture *4*
- Series B *2*
- Series D *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2019

Often in the room with

- [MMC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures) 4
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 3
- [Marc Hazan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-hazan) 3
- [Meyer Bergman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-bergman) 3
- [Neon Adventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neon-adventures-2) 3
- [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**MMC Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures)[**Accel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Marc Hazan** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-hazan)[**Meyer Bergman** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-bergman)[**Neon Adventures** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neon-adventures-2)[**Playfair Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair)[**Wellington Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners)[**Atomico** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico)[**Balderton Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital)[**Ballpark Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballpark-ventures)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**HOWZAT Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howzat-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Forward Partners put money into.

[**Koyo** $4.9M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/koyo)[**Koru Kids** $12M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/koru-kids)

## On podcasts

4 episodes naming Forward Partners in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) 8 Sept 2016 · 33 min Nic Brisbourne, Managing Partner at Forward Partners With [Nic Brisbourne](https://millionrounds.com/person/nic-brisbourne) Mentions [Forward Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 16 Dec 2015 · 24 min 20 VC 097: Betting Big on Consumer Fintech with Matthew Bradley, Investor @ Forward Partners Mentions [Forward Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 14 Dec 2015 · 26 min 20 VC 096: Developing The Idea Muscle and VCs Providing More Than Just Money with Dharmesh Raithatha, Partner @ Forward Partners Mentions [Forward Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) 22 Sept 2015 · 27 min Matthew Bradley, Investor at Forward Partners Mentions [Forward Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forward-partners) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Dec 2015 · 25 min 20 VC FF 027: Risk, Incentive and Opportunity in Starting A Company with Daniel van Binsbergen, Founder @ Lexoo Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Forward Partners

### What does Forward Partners invest in?

Forward Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Platform, Data Science and Network Effects.

### How active is Forward Partners?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

### What has Forward Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Koyo (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019), Spoke (Series B, Oct 2019) and Koru Kids (Series A, Aug 2019).

### How big are Forward Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $300K to $3.0M.

### Does Forward Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 28 investments on record (4%).

### Where does Forward Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%).

### Is Forward Partners investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Oct 2019.

### Who does Forward Partners invest alongside?

Most often MMC Ventures (4 rounds together), Accel (3 rounds together) and Marc Hazan (3 rounds together).

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