About Fastforward Innovations
Fastforward Innovations is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. It is primarily based out of Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. As of Jul 2021, Fastforward Innovations has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Food and Agriculture Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of South West Brands Overall, Fastforward Innovations portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 4 IPOs and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Moon Active, Emmac and Intensity Therapeutics. Kuala Innovations co-invest with Fastforward Innovations, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Fastforward Innovations has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Fastforward Innovations' List of Top Investments
Fastforward Innovations has a portfolio of 21 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in CiiTECH and Juvenescence.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Canada and 6 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Food and Agriculture Tech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Fastforward Innovations:
Online trading and investment platform. The platform facilitates access to various investment options, including stocks, exchange-traded funds, and alternative assets. It offers tools for portfolio construction, analysis, and management. The platform also provides educational resources and customer support to assist investors.
Key facts about Vested Finance
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: El Segundo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $25.8M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: Star Tech NG, Aeroflex Enterprises and 150 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Juvenescence
Provider of proprietary ketone ester-based therapeutic drink for age-related disorders and metabolic health. The company offers keto-diet-based exogenous ketone which helps in metabolic switches and provides anti-aging properties and protection from other age-related diseases like neurodegenerative diseases, immunosenescence & cell damage. The product is C6 Ketone Di-Ester which can raise the levels of ketones in the blood to generate ketosis.
Key facts about Juvenescence
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Dublin (Ireland)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $290M
- Employee Count: 40 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Foresite Capital, Grok Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Moon Active
Developer of mobile games providing entertainment to a global audience. The company creates engaging games enjoyed by millions of players. It focuses on producing entertainment for a broad, international demographic.
Key facts about Moon Active
4. Emmac
Cultivator and producer of medical cannabis products. The company's product offerings include CBD products, cannabinoids, hemp extracts, and other cannabis-derived products. It is engaged in the research & development, cannabis cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis products.
Key facts about Emmac
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2019
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $69.1M
- Employee Count: 194 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Fastforward Innovations, Altitude Investment Management and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 16, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Reformulating oncology drugs for treating late stage solid tumors. The company uses its DfuseRx platform to reformulate existing drugs to target late stage solid tumors. Currently, Intensity is testing its lead candidate in animal models for a number of different cancer indications, including colon cancer and breast cancer.
Key facts about Intensity Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Westport (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $21M
- Employee Count: 13 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Batterson Venture Capital, Fastforward Innovations and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 02, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Fastforward Innovations' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Fastforward Innovations has invested in 21 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in CiiTECH and most recent follow-on round was in South West Brands.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fastforward Innovations' Investments by Stage
Fastforward Innovations has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.9M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19M, 1 investment in Post IPO stage and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $14.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 9 |
Series A | 3 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fastforward Innovations' Investments by Sector
Fastforward Innovations has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the HealthTech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Food and Agriculture Tech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 19 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
HealthTech | 5 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
FinTech | 2 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 2 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fastforward Innovations' Investments by Geography
Fastforward Innovations has made most investments in United States (4), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 4 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Canada | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
China | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fastforward Innovations' recent investments
Fastforward Innovations has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Fastforward Innovations:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 07, 2021 | United Kingdom | Seed | 9125 | - | |
Jul 06, 2021 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4411 | - | |
Jul 05, 2021 | Germany | Series A | 6567 | - | |
Feb 11, 2021 | Australia | Post IPO | 1222 | - | |
Feb 01, 2021 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3692 | - |
Unicorns in Fastforward Innovations' Portfolio
Fastforward Innovations has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Moon Active. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Moon Active which became a unicorn in 2020, 3 years after Fastforward Innovations first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Fastforward Innovations' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Developer of mobile games providing entertainment to a global audience | 2011 | Tel Aviv | Series D | grqrfhs |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Fastforward Innovations' Portfolio
4 of Fastforward Innovations' portfolio companies have become public. Intensity Therapeutics got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2023 at marketcap of $65.5M and Little Green Pharma got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) at marketcap of $55.4M.Here are Fastforward Innovations' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 30, 2023 | Jun 12, 2015 | Series A | 6552 | |
Feb 20, 2020 | Feb 11, 2021 | Post IPO | 7052 | |
Dec 12, 2014 | - | - | 1596 | |
Oct 28, 2013 | - | - | 8127 |
Acquired companies in Fastforward Innovations' Portfolio
8 companies from Fastforward Innovations' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was South West Brands in Apr 2023 by OTO for $*****.Here are Fastforward Innovations' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 20, 2023 | Feb 01, 2021 | Seed | 7980 | |
Dec 07, 2022 | - | - | 5387 | |
Aug 02, 2021 | Oct 14, 2015 | Seed | 6445 | |
Mar 09, 2021 | Mar 08, 2019 | Series B | 3289 | |
Dec 02, 2019 | - | - | 3530 |
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Team profile of Fastforward Innovations
Fastforward Innovations has a team of 1 member located in United Kingdom. Fastforward Innovations' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Fastforward Innovations
Over the past 11 years, 173 investors have co-invested in Fastforward Innovations's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Fastforward Innovations: Sandleigh Ventures, Foresite Capital and 4 others have invested in rounds before Fastforward Innovations. There is 1 company where Sandleigh Ventures has invested before Fastforward Innovations and 1 company where Foresite Capital has invested before Fastforward Innovations.
- Top Co-investors of Fastforward Innovations: Kuala Innovations entered a company along with Fastforward Innovations.
- Invested after Fastforward Innovations: A total of 166 investors have invested in Fastforward Innovations's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Techstars (1 company), Western Union (1 company) and OVO Fund (1 company).
Recent News related to Fastforward Innovations
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FastForward Innovations Limited rebrands as SEED Innovations LimitedPrivate Equity Wire•Jul 14, 2021•Fastforward Innovations
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FastForward invests EUR50,000 in CBD firm South West BrandsMorningstar•Jul 08, 2021•Fastforward Innovations, South West Brands, Eurox Pharma
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Little Green Pharma Accelerates Growth Strategy with Acquisition of World Class Manufacturing and Manufacturing Facility in DenmarkPR Newswire•Jun 22, 2021•Little Green Pharma, Canopy Growth, Fastforward Innovations
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FastForward Innovations sees progress across its portfolioProactive•May 28, 2021•Fastforward Innovations, Little Green Pharma
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FastForward Innovations says investee Little Green Pharma receives £1.3mln order from existing clientProactive•May 28, 2021•Fastforward Innovations, DEMECAN
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FastForward Innovations has £6.5m cash to invest after completing EMMAC saleProactive•Apr 08, 2021•Fastforward Innovations, Emmac, Curaleaf
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FastForward makes new investment in cannabis cultivator firmMorningstar•Apr 01, 2021•Fastforward Innovations, Northern Leaf
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FastForward Innovations investee Yooma snaps up cannabinoid firm SocatiProactive•Mar 22, 2021•Fastforward Innovations, YOOMA, Socati
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FastForward investee company gets on the Holland & Barrett stocklistProactive•Mar 18, 2021•Fastforward Innovations, Holland & Barrett
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FastForward Innovations hails Leap Gaming for rolling out basketball betting productProactive•Mar 15, 2021•Fastforward Innovations
