# HackFwd: portfolio, investments and team

> HackFwd is a vc firm based in Germany. 11 investments on record, latest Jul 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# HackFwd

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **4865** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$248K** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Germany, 36%**

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## HackFwd highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $260K
- 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 first **11 appearances**

- **2013** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Filmaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/filmaster)** Seed · PL **$104K** With 4 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Visualnest](https://millionrounds.com/company/visualnest)** Seed · DE · blog.hackfwd.com **$235K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Cobook](https://millionrounds.com/company/cobook)** Seed · LV **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Infogram](https://millionrounds.com/company/infogram)** Seed · LV · techcrunch.com **$266K** Sole investor
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Filmaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/filmaster)** Seed · PL · blog.filmaster.com **$273K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Sharypic](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharypic)** Seed · FR · hackfwd.tumblr.com **$271K** Sole investor
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Fantasy Shopper](https://millionrounds.com/company/fantasy-shopper)** Seed · GB · hackfwd.tumblr.com **$263K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Pro 3 Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/pro-3-games)** Seed · AT **$260K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[FlockOfBirds](https://millionrounds.com/company/flockofbirds)** Seed · DE **$128K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[yoone](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoone)** Seed · DE · hackfwd.com **$198K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Gate 53|10 Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/gate-53-10-technologies)** Seed · DE **$177K** Sole 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Filmaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/filmaster)** Bought by Samba TV **Undisclosed** Jun 2015

**[Cobook](https://millionrounds.com/company/cobook)** Bought by FullContact **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$248K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$260K**

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2013
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *11*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2013

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## 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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