About Forward Venture Capital
Forward Venture Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Hoofddorp, Netherlands. As of Dec 2025, Forward Venture Capital is an active investor, having invested in 30 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Quickture A lot of funds co-invest with Forward Venture Capital, with names like Kickstart Seed Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Forward Venture Capital has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Forward Venture Capital's List of Top Investments
Forward Venture Capital has a portfolio of 30 companies. Their most notable investments are in Turion Space and Volumental.Their portfolio spans across United States, Netherlands, Sweden and 6 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Forward Venture Capital:1. DanAds
Provider of self-serve advertising platform technology for publishers and advertisers. The platform automates ad operations, simplifies sales, and delivers experiences for buyers. It provides control over inventory, workflows, and advertiser relationships. The advertiser suite gives advertisers tools to launch and manage campaigns.
Key facts about DanAds
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Malmo (Sweden)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $44M
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Almi Invest, European Investment Bank and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Jul 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Havenly
Online interior design platform and home decorating services. It connects users with pre-vetted personal interior designers to personalize their designs and visualize the room in a 3D layout. The customers also have the option to purchase a curated list of products, which is sourced from partner sellers.
Key facts about Havenly
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Denver (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $57.8M
- Employee Count: 95 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Industry Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 22, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Kadence
SaaS-driven space management solution for commercial spaces. It offers features that include desk scheduling, room booking, people coordination, multiple active users management, space analytics, space utilization metrics, interactive floor plan management, employee management, floor management, parking space management, booking history management, customer experience manager, and more. Their apps are available on Android & iOS devices.
Key facts about Kadence
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30.2M
- Employee Count: 113 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Kickstart Fund, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 22, 2025, $*****
4. Suralink
Provider of cloud-based platform for accounting firms to manage client requests. The platform offers tools for managing document requests, workpaper preparation, secure file sharing, and electronic signatures. It provides integrations with other accounting software. The platform supports audit, tax, advisory, and internal audit functions.
Key facts about Suralink
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Salt Lake City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.29M
- Employee Count: 107 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Frazier VC, Growth Street Partners and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 01, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Zight
Zight (previously Colorado MicroDisplay, acquired by Three-Five Corp.) develops and markets miniature color display components for the communication, computer, and entertainment products. Its technology finds applications in products like wearable monitors for notebooks and handheld personal computers; entertainment headsets; portable digital versatile disk; and plane theater to receive access, and interact with voice, text, and image communication.
Key facts about Zight
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $21.1M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Cervin, Frazier VC and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 25, 2022, $*****
Forward Venture Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Forward Venture Capital has invested in 30 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Quickture and most recent follow-on round was in Elements.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Forward Venture Capital's Investments by Stage
Forward Venture Capital has made 15 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.64M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.31M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 15 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Forward Venture Capital's Investments by Sector
Forward Venture Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 28 Tech companies, 24 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 19 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 15 |
FinTech | 4 |
High Tech | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Forward Venture Capital's Investments by Geography
Forward Venture Capital has made most investments in United States (11), followed by Sweden where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 11 |
Sweden | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Finland | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Forward Venture Capital's recent investments
Forward Venture Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Forward Venture Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 03, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1232 | [+1] | |
Feb 06, 2025 | United States | Seed | 9538 | [+1] | |
Aug 02, 2023 | Canada | Series A | 4873 | ||
Jan 24, 2023 | United States | Seed | 6459 | [+3] | |
Nov 15, 2022 | Ireland | Seed | 5534 | [+4] |
Team profile of Forward Venture Capital
Forward Venture Capital has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners located in Netherlands. Forward Venture Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Forward Venture Capital
Over the past 8 years, 152 investors have co-invested in Forward Venture Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Forward Venture Capital: Kickstart Seed Fund, Wellstreet and 33 others have invested in rounds before Forward Venture Capital. There are 2 companies where Kickstart Seed Fund has invested before Forward Venture Capital and 1 company where Wellstreet has invested before Forward Venture Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Forward Venture Capital: 97 investors entered a company along with Forward Venture Capital. These include investors like Kickstart Seed Fund (3 companies).
- Invested after Forward Venture Capital: A total of 20 investors have invested in Forward Venture Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Hugo Stenbeck (1 company), Jonas Sjögren (1 company) and Johan Andersson (1 company).
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