About Flash Forward Ventures
Flash Forward Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of Vienna, United States. As of Jul 2012, Flash Forward Ventures has invested in 4 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Environment Tech to Energy Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Geostellar Flash Forward Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Flash Forward Ventures' List of All Investments
Flash Forward Ventures has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments are in Social Security Solutions and NFi Studios.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Environment Tech, Energy Tech, Enterprise Applications and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of all investments by Flash Forward Ventures:1. Geostellar
Annuity education and services for a secure financial future. We empower individuals to explore the financial universe of annuities, offering guidance and resources for retirement planning. Our services encompass fixed, variable, and indexed annuities, providing options to meet diverse financial needs. We offer a step-by-step guide to navigate annuity purchasing and management, ensuring a worry-free retirement. Discover the benefits of annuities and how they can help you reach your financial goals with our expert advice. We provide articles and resources on retirement, financial health, annuity basics, financial tools, and advanced strategies. Our space-themed approach makes financial planning informative and entertaining.
Key facts about Geostellar
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Reston (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $29.8M
- Investors: NRG Energy, Select Venture Partners and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 07, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Social Security Solutions
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Leawood (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $115K
- Employee Count: 3 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Flash Forward Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 2012, $*****
3. NFi Studios
NFi Studios is the creative, interactive, marketing solution to growing business and help them connect via web-based communities. ITs solutions include even and member registration services, learning management system, application management systems and website designing and development services.
Key facts about NFi Studios
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Orlando (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $350K
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Flash Forward Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 18, 2010, $*****
Key facts about AssociationCIO
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Wheaton (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Flash Forward Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 2009, $*****
Flash Forward Ventures' Investments by Stage
Flash Forward Ventures has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $232K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.84M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Flash Forward Ventures' Investments by Sector
Flash Forward Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Financial Services, Business Services, Consumer, Energy Tech and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 2 Tech companies, 1 Consumer (B2C) company, 1 Enterprise (B2B) company and 1 company focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Financial Services | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Flash Forward Ventures' Investments by Geography
Flash Forward Ventures has made most investments in United States (4).Flash Forward Ventures' recent investments
Flash Forward Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Flash Forward Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 10, 2012 | United States | Series B | 3026 | [+1] | |
May 14, 2012 | United States | Series A | 9874 | - | |
Jan 2012 | United States | Seed | 3296 | - | |
May 18, 2010 | United States | Seed | 8227 | - | |
Sep 2009 | United States | Seed | 7379 | - |
Acquired companies in Flash Forward Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Flash Forward Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was NFi Studios in Oct 2010 by Avectra for $*****.Here are Flash Forward Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 06, 2010 | May 18, 2010 | Seed | 8963 |
Team profile of Flash Forward Ventures
Flash Forward Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United States. Flash Forward Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Flash Forward Ventures
Over the past 17 years, 8 investors have co-invested in Flash Forward Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Flash Forward Ventures: OSTI has invested before Flash Forward Ventures.
- Invested after Flash Forward Ventures: A total of 7 investors have invested in Flash Forward Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include NRG Energy (1 company), DigitalGlobe (1 company) and Matador Capital Partners (1 company).
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