Germany · Investor

HackFwd

Last cheque observed Jul 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque4865days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$248KRounds led0 of 11Sole investor10 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 36%
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HackFwd highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $260K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
Hamburg, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Jul
    FilmasterSeed · PL$104KWith 4 others
  3. 2012

    3 rounds

  4. Jun
    VisualnestSeed · DE · blog.hackfwd.com$235KSole investor
  5. Apr
    CobookSeed · LVUndisclosedSole investor
  6. Mar
    InfogramSeed · LV · techcrunch.com$266KSole investor
  7. 2011

    2 rounds

  8. Jul
    FilmasterSeed · PL · blog.filmaster.com$273KSole investor
  9. Apr
    SharypicSeed · FR · hackfwd.tumblr.com$271KSole investor
  10. 2010

    5 rounds

  11. Dec
    Fantasy ShopperSeed · GB · hackfwd.tumblr.com$263KSole investor
  12. Nov
    Pro 3 GamesSeed · AT$260KSole investor
  13. Nov
    FlockOfBirdsSeed · DE$128KSole investor
  14. Nov
    yooneSeed · DE · hackfwd.com$198KSole investor
  15. Jul
    Gate 53|10 TechnologiesSeed · DE$177KSole investor

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

FilmasterBought by Samba TVUndisclosedJun 2015
CobookBought by FullContactUndisclosedJan 2014

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

Quick answers about HackFwd

What does HackFwd invest in?

HackFwd invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is HackFwd?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2013.

How big are HackFwd's cheques?

The median round it joins is $248K.

Does HackFwd lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does HackFwd invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (36%), Poland (18%) and Latvia (18%).

Is HackFwd investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2013.

What kind of investor is HackFwd?

HackFwd is a VC firm based in Hamburg, Germany.

When was HackFwd founded?

HackFwd was founded in 2009.

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