# Forward: portfolio, investments and team

> Forward is a hedge fund based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Oct 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Forward

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Dec 2023, closing $2M. Last cheque observed Oct 2018.

Quiet New fund $1.8M, Dec 2023 Hedge fund

Series B Artificial Intelligence Health Care Health Diagnostics

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **2932** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$18M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

Pitch Forward

## Forward highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Health Care Health Diagnostics
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Thread](https://millionrounds.com/company/thread)** GB · Businessinsider **$31M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Drover](https://millionrounds.com/company/drover)** GB · FinSMEs **$7.7M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Viracta Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/viracta-therapeutics)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$18M** 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.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **13 named**

AH **Alan Huaming Reid** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

BD **Bruce D. Neviaser** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

CD **Chris D. Hake** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

DH **David Huaming Chou** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

DJ **David Joseph Chow** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

FA **Fredric A. DeVillers** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JJ **James Joseph Halligan** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

JD **Jeffrey D. DeVillers** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

ML **Matthew Leeds** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

RJ **Robert Joseph Leberman** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

TW **Thomas Woodhouse** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

TJ **Toby Joseph Rosenblatt** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

WP **William Prezant** DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed

We also hold **17** 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

**$1.8M**

raised in Dec 2023

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

## The cheque

Series B

Median round joined **$18M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2017 2018

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Forward put money into.

[**Drover** $7.7M · Mar 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/drover)

## Quick answers about Forward

### What does Forward invest in?

Forward invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Health Care and Health Diagnostics.

### How active is Forward?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018.

### What has Forward invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Thread (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018), Drover (Undisclosed round, Mar 2018) and Viracta Therapeutics (Series B, Apr 2017).

### How big are Forward's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

### Is Forward investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018.

### What kind of investor is Forward?

Forward is a hedge fund based in San Francisco, United States.

### Has Forward raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Dec 2023, reporting $1.8M raised.

### When was Forward founded?

Forward was founded in 2016.

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