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NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES RAISING YOUR FIRST VC ROUND: THE TOP 14 THINGS YOU’LL NEED Let investors speak at the meetings to ask you questions. Be open to receive feedback. Have a look: Five Best Pitch Decks of All Time. A successful pitch will typically be able to articulate the pain point in a very strong and clear way - show that they really understand the customer pain points. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES RAISING YOUR FIRST VC ROUND: THE TOP 14 THINGS YOU’LL NEED Let investors speak at the meetings to ask you questions. Be open to receive feedback. Have a look: Five Best Pitch Decks of All Time. A successful pitch will typically be able to articulate the pain point in a very strong and clear way - show that they really understand the customer pain points. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics.NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
MORE THAN MONEY
The Black Report is the first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK. It was launched by 10x10 in partnership with Google for Startups. The More Than Money Report 2021. 1. Key. insights. Value-add VC is (almost) the new normal. Capital Availability. There’s more cash available in the startup ecosystemthan ever before.
CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history.CODE OF CONDUCT
The leadership team at Forward is made up of the Partners and Board Members. They are ultimately accountable for ensuring that the Code of Conduct and associated policies are adhered to. Within Forward we have an ESG Committee that consists of employees from across all departments in the business. This team is responsible for ensuring thegoals
OFFICE HOURS
Office hours. We hold monthly quick-fire sessions with pre-seed founders to discuss their big ideas, and provide feedback. Apply now. Next office hours is on Jun 16. They are 20-minute sessions where you can pitch your idea or ask for advice and feedback. We've invested in multiple companies through Office Hours and it's a great way to meetthe
PRE-SEED VC IS DEAD. LONG LIVE PRE-SEED VC. Pre-seed VC is Dead. Long live pre-seed VC. There can be no doubt that European VC has undergone some radical transformation. But the headline growth in early stage European VC masks the still fractured landscape for businesses at the earliest stages of evolution. “It has never been a better time to be a European Entrepreneur” – so AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT Matt was CTO and Co-founder at Dopplr, and is credited with coining the phrase “Silicon Roundabout”. Russell Davies, Bulb. Russell Davies was a partner at RIG, creator of projects like Newspaper Club. Glenn Shoosmith, BookingBug. Glenn Shoosmith was Co-founder of BookingBug and worked closely with the Government around the launch ofTech City.
GO GET YOURSELF AHAUZ We were really excited to help our most recent partner company, Ahauz (www.ahauz.com), to launch officially recently. Ahauz is an awesome startup which has been founded by two aspiring first time house buyers, inspired to take matters into their own hands when they foundbuying in
MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. EVENTS | FORWARD PARTNERS Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. READ ARTICLE. Events. We run regular office hours, workshops and talks to help founders in their journey. 16. Jun. Office Hours. General Office Hours. A monthly event where 20 pre-seed founders pitch their business idea's and get advice from our investors. COVID-19: WE'RE STILL OPEN FOR (VIRTUAL) BUSINESS We hope that remains the same, and encourage founders to continue to reach out to us. There has been an update to our investment process in light of COVID-19 which is detailed below: Apply for investment here. Stage 1: If successful, you’ll have an initial Zoom call with lead investor. Stage 2: Second Zoom call with lead investor and ANNOUNCEMENT: FOUNDERS PROGRAMME APRIL 2020 We’re thrilled to be opening up applications for the third cohort of our ambitious Founders Programme. Our highly curated 5-week course equips first-class founders with the tools they need to turn their back-of-a-napkin concepts into venture-ready startups. And at the end of the programme, we’re prepared to make a pre-seed investment of 300k-£500k into the best of the bunch. INTRODUCING: THE FP FOUNDERS PROGRAMME We’re incredibly excited to announce a new programme we’ll be running at Forward Partners in 2019. We’ll be selecting 6 aspiring or early-stage startup founders who want to receive dedicated business and investment coaching from the VCs and startup experts here at FP. We’ll take them through a five week course on customer development, ideation, growth, product/solution, and investor AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT Matt was CTO and Co-founder at Dopplr, and is credited with coining the phrase “Silicon Roundabout”. Russell Davies, Bulb. Russell Davies was a partner at RIG, creator of projects like Newspaper Club. Glenn Shoosmith, BookingBug. Glenn Shoosmith was Co-founder of BookingBug and worked closely with the Government around the launch ofTech City.
MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Making modern life greener. Patch has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting new online brands, helping millennials bring their homes to life with plants. Forward has partnered with Freddie on building product, fuelling growth and hiring talent from day zero. The £22B European gardening market has never truly made it MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. EVENTS | FORWARD PARTNERS Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. READ ARTICLE. Events. We run regular office hours, workshops and talks to help founders in their journey. 16. Jun. Office Hours. General Office Hours. A monthly event where 20 pre-seed founders pitch their business idea's and get advice from our investors. COVID-19: WE'RE STILL OPEN FOR (VIRTUAL) BUSINESS We hope that remains the same, and encourage founders to continue to reach out to us. There has been an update to our investment process in light of COVID-19 which is detailed below: Apply for investment here. Stage 1: If successful, you’ll have an initial Zoom call with lead investor. Stage 2: Second Zoom call with lead investor and ANNOUNCEMENT: FOUNDERS PROGRAMME APRIL 2020 We’re thrilled to be opening up applications for the third cohort of our ambitious Founders Programme. Our highly curated 5-week course equips first-class founders with the tools they need to turn their back-of-a-napkin concepts into venture-ready startups. And at the end of the programme, we’re prepared to make a pre-seed investment of 300k-£500k into the best of the bunch. INTRODUCING: THE FP FOUNDERS PROGRAMME We’re incredibly excited to announce a new programme we’ll be running at Forward Partners in 2019. We’ll be selecting 6 aspiring or early-stage startup founders who want to receive dedicated business and investment coaching from the VCs and startup experts here at FP. We’ll take them through a five week course on customer development, ideation, growth, product/solution, and investor AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT Matt was CTO and Co-founder at Dopplr, and is credited with coining the phrase “Silicon Roundabout”. Russell Davies, Bulb. Russell Davies was a partner at RIG, creator of projects like Newspaper Club. Glenn Shoosmith, BookingBug. Glenn Shoosmith was Co-founder of BookingBug and worked closely with the Government around the launch ofTech City.
MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Making modern life greener. Patch has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting new online brands, helping millennials bring their homes to life with plants. Forward has partnered with Freddie on building product, fuelling growth and hiring talent from day zero. The £22B European gardening market has never truly made it MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD More than money. Moving founders forward through early-stage venture investment, a purpose-built startup studio, and revenue-based finance. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Monzo and Revolut changed the banking experience for Millennials (aka Gen Y), turning the tedious process of opening a bank account into something you can do right on your phone. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD More than money. Moving founders forward through early-stage venture investment, a purpose-built startup studio, and revenue-based finance. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Monzo and Revolut changed the banking experience for Millennials (aka Gen Y), turning the tedious process of opening a bank account into something you can do right on your phone.NEWS & INSIGHTS
We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. EVENTS | FORWARD PARTNERS We're a venture fund meets startup studio, investing capital, craft and capability from day zero through Series A. COVID-19: WE'RE STILL OPEN FOR (VIRTUAL) BUSINESS COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. ANNOUNCEMENT: FOUNDERS PROGRAMME APRIL 2020 We’re thrilled to be opening up applications for the third cohort of our ambitious Founders Programme. Our highly curated 5-week course equips first-class founders with the tools they need to turn their back-of-a-napkin concepts into venture-ready startups. And at the end of the programme, we’re prepared to make a pre-seed investment of 300k-£500k into the best of the bunch. INTRODUCING: THE FP FOUNDERS PROGRAMME We’re incredibly excited to announce a new programme we’ll be running at Forward Partners in 2019. We’ll be selecting 6 aspiring or early-stage startup founders who want to receive dedicated business and investment coaching from the VCs and startup experts here at FP. We’ll take them through a five week course on customer development, ideation, growth, product/solution, and investor MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Freddie was a solo-founder when he started with Forward. He knew it was critical for long-term success that he build his own team in order to execute on the Patch vision - and we were more than willing to help him make that happen. AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT This is the first "headliner" long read from Forward Partners Monthly -- find out more and sign up here. Perhaps no property in Old Street shows how the area has changed as much as the new White Collar Factory on the roundabout itself. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. EVENTS | FORWARD PARTNERS Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. READ ARTICLE. Events. We run regular office hours, workshops and talks to help founders in their journey. 16. Jun. Office Hours. General Office Hours. A monthly event where 20 pre-seed founders pitch their business idea's and get advice from our investors. COVID-19: WE'RE STILL OPEN FOR (VIRTUAL) BUSINESS We hope that remains the same, and encourage founders to continue to reach out to us. There has been an update to our investment process in light of COVID-19 which is detailed below: Apply for investment here. Stage 1: If successful, you’ll have an initial Zoom call with lead investor. Stage 2: Second Zoom call with lead investor and ANNOUNCEMENT: FOUNDERS PROGRAMME APRIL 2020 We’re thrilled to be opening up applications for the third cohort of our ambitious Founders Programme. Our highly curated 5-week course equips first-class founders with the tools they need to turn their back-of-a-napkin concepts into venture-ready startups. And at the end of the programme, we’re prepared to make a pre-seed investment of 300k-£500k into the best of the bunch. INTRODUCING: THE FP FOUNDERS PROGRAMME We’re incredibly excited to announce a new programme we’ll be running at Forward Partners in 2019. We’ll be selecting 6 aspiring or early-stage startup founders who want to receive dedicated business and investment coaching from the VCs and startup experts here at FP. We’ll take them through a five week course on customer development, ideation, growth, product/solution, and investor AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT Matt was CTO and Co-founder at Dopplr, and is credited with coining the phrase “Silicon Roundabout”. Russell Davies, Bulb. Russell Davies was a partner at RIG, creator of projects like Newspaper Club. Glenn Shoosmith, BookingBug. Glenn Shoosmith was Co-founder of BookingBug and worked closely with the Government around the launch ofTech City.
MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Making modern life greener. Patch has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting new online brands, helping millennials bring their homes to life with plants. Forward has partnered with Freddie on building product, fuelling growth and hiring talent from day zero. The £22B European gardening market has never truly made it MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
MORE THAN MONEY
The Black Report is the first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK. It was launched by 10x10 in partnership with Google for Startups. The More Than Money Report 2021. 1. Key. insights. Value-add VC is (almost) the new normal. Capital Availability. There’s more cash available in the startup ecosystemthan ever before.
OFFICE HOURS
Office hours. We hold monthly quick-fire sessions with pre-seed founders to discuss their big ideas, and provide feedback. Apply now. Next office hours is on Jun 16. They are 20-minute sessions where you can pitch your idea or ask for advice and feedback. We've invested in multiple companies through Office Hours and it's a great way to meetthe
WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
MORE THAN MONEY
The Black Report is the first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK. It was launched by 10x10 in partnership with Google for Startups. The More Than Money Report 2021. 1. Key. insights. Value-add VC is (almost) the new normal. Capital Availability. There’s more cash available in the startup ecosystemthan ever before.
OFFICE HOURS
Office hours. We hold monthly quick-fire sessions with pre-seed founders to discuss their big ideas, and provide feedback. Apply now. Next office hours is on Jun 16. They are 20-minute sessions where you can pitch your idea or ask for advice and feedback. We've invested in multiple companies through Office Hours and it's a great way to meetthe
WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders.CODE OF CONDUCT
The leadership team at Forward is made up of the Partners and Board Members. They are ultimately accountable for ensuring that the Code of Conduct and associated policies are adhered to. Within Forward we have an ESG Committee that consists of employees from across all departments in the business. This team is responsible for ensuring thegoals
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. RAISING YOUR FIRST VC ROUND: THE TOP 14 THINGS YOU’LL NEED Let investors speak at the meetings to ask you questions. Be open to receive feedback. Have a look: Five Best Pitch Decks of All Time. A successful pitch will typically be able to articulate the pain point in a very strong and clear way - show that they really understand the customer pain points. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Making modern life greener. Patch has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting new online brands, helping millennials bring their homes to life with plants. Forward has partnered with Freddie on building product, fuelling growth and hiring talent from day zero. The £22B European gardening market has never truly made it HOW THE NO-CODE MOVEMENT IS GOING TO IMPACT The startup failure rate sits at an eye-watering 95%. According to CB Insights, the main reason startups fail - accounting for 42% of failures - is there is ‘no market need’ for the product. The second most common reason is new businesses running out PRE-SEED VC IS DEAD. LONG LIVE PRE-SEED VC. Pre-seed VC is Dead. Long live pre-seed VC. There can be no doubt that European VC has undergone some radical transformation. But the headline growth in early stage European VC masks the still fractured landscape for businesses at the earliest stages of evolution. “It has never been a better time to be a European Entrepreneur” – so THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. GO GET YOURSELF AHAUZ We were really excited to help our most recent partner company, Ahauz (www.ahauz.com), to launch officially recently. Ahauz is an awesome startup which has been founded by two aspiring first time house buyers, inspired to take matters into their own hands when they foundbuying in
MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
MORE THAN MONEY
The Black Report is the first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK. It was launched by 10x10 in partnership with Google for Startups. The More Than Money Report 2021. 1. Key. insights. Value-add VC is (almost) the new normal. Capital Availability. There’s more cash available in the startup ecosystemthan ever before.
OFFICE HOURS
Office hours. We hold monthly quick-fire sessions with pre-seed founders to discuss their big ideas, and provide feedback. Apply now. Next office hours is on Jun 16. They are 20-minute sessions where you can pitch your idea or ask for advice and feedback. We've invested in multiple companies through Office Hours and it's a great way to meetthe
WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERS Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
MORE THAN MONEY
The Black Report is the first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK. It was launched by 10x10 in partnership with Google for Startups. The More Than Money Report 2021. 1. Key. insights. Value-add VC is (almost) the new normal. Capital Availability. There’s more cash available in the startup ecosystemthan ever before.
OFFICE HOURS
Office hours. We hold monthly quick-fire sessions with pre-seed founders to discuss their big ideas, and provide feedback. Apply now. Next office hours is on Jun 16. They are 20-minute sessions where you can pitch your idea or ask for advice and feedback. We've invested in multiple companies through Office Hours and it's a great way to meetthe
WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES OUR PRE-SEED TERMSHEET At Forward Partners we have the same resolutions every year: make great investments, deliver amazing help to our portfolio and fundraise with the best of them. With Fund II having closed in 2017, we’ve now got the luxury to focus entirely on investments and help for a while. As part of that, we had some service design consultancy on our ‘funnel’ last year. CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders.CODE OF CONDUCT
The leadership team at Forward is made up of the Partners and Board Members. They are ultimately accountable for ensuring that the Code of Conduct and associated policies are adhered to. Within Forward we have an ESG Committee that consists of employees from across all departments in the business. This team is responsible for ensuring thegoals
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history. RAISING YOUR FIRST VC ROUND: THE TOP 14 THINGS YOU’LL NEED Let investors speak at the meetings to ask you questions. Be open to receive feedback. Have a look: Five Best Pitch Decks of All Time. A successful pitch will typically be able to articulate the pain point in a very strong and clear way - show that they really understand the customer pain points. FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Making modern life greener. Patch has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting new online brands, helping millennials bring their homes to life with plants. Forward has partnered with Freddie on building product, fuelling growth and hiring talent from day zero. The £22B European gardening market has never truly made it HOW THE NO-CODE MOVEMENT IS GOING TO IMPACT The startup failure rate sits at an eye-watering 95%. According to CB Insights, the main reason startups fail - accounting for 42% of failures - is there is ‘no market need’ for the product. The second most common reason is new businesses running out PRE-SEED VC IS DEAD. LONG LIVE PRE-SEED VC. Pre-seed VC is Dead. Long live pre-seed VC. There can be no doubt that European VC has undergone some radical transformation. But the headline growth in early stage European VC masks the still fractured landscape for businesses at the earliest stages of evolution. “It has never been a better time to be a European Entrepreneur” – so THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. GO GET YOURSELF AHAUZ We were really excited to help our most recent partner company, Ahauz (www.ahauz.com), to launch officially recently. Ahauz is an awesome startup which has been founded by two aspiring first time house buyers, inspired to take matters into their own hands when they foundbuying in
MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERSFAST FORWARD FUNDINGFORWARD FINANCIALFORWARD FINANCINGFORWARD LENDINGNY FORWARD FUNDING Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT Matt was CTO and Co-founder at Dopplr, and is credited with coining the phrase “Silicon Roundabout”. Russell Davies, Bulb. Russell Davies was a partner at RIG, creator of projects like Newspaper Club. Glenn Shoosmith, BookingBug. Glenn Shoosmith was Co-founder of BookingBug and worked closely with the Government around the launch ofTech City.
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The startup failure rate sits at an eye-watering 95%. According to CB Insights, the main reason startups fail - accounting for 42% of failures - is there is ‘no market need’ for the product. The second most common reason is new businesses running out MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERSFAST FORWARD FUNDINGFORWARD FINANCIALFORWARD FINANCINGFORWARD LENDINGNY FORWARD FUNDING Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT Matt was CTO and Co-founder at Dopplr, and is credited with coining the phrase “Silicon Roundabout”. Russell Davies, Bulb. Russell Davies was a partner at RIG, creator of projects like Newspaper Club. Glenn Shoosmith, BookingBug. Glenn Shoosmith was Co-founder of BookingBug and worked closely with the Government around the launch ofTech City.
HOW THE NO-CODE MOVEMENT IS GOING TO IMPACTAMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT IMPACTCIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IMPACTCIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IMPACT TODAYHOLY IMPACT MOVEMENTGAME MAKER 2 MOVEMENT CODEGCSS ARMY MOVEMENTCODES
The startup failure rate sits at an eye-watering 95%. According to CB Insights, the main reason startups fail - accounting for 42% of failures - is there is ‘no market need’ for the product. The second most common reason is new businesses running outNEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. EVENTS | FORWARD PARTNERS Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. READ ARTICLE. Events. We run regular office hours, workshops and talks to help founders in their journey. 16. Jun. Office Hours. General Office Hours. A monthly event where 20 pre-seed founders pitch their business idea's and get advice from our investors.MORE THAN MONEY
The Black Report is the first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK. It was launched by 10x10 in partnership with Google for Startups. The More Than Money Report 2021. 1. Key. insights. Value-add VC is (almost) the new normal. Capital Availability. There’s more cash available in the startup ecosystemthan ever before.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history.OFFICE HOURS
Office hours. We hold monthly quick-fire sessions with pre-seed founders to discuss their big ideas, and provide feedback. Apply now. Next office hours is on Jun 16. They are 20-minute sessions where you can pitch your idea or ask for advice and feedback. We've invested in multiple companies through Office Hours and it's a great way to meetthe
COVID-19: WE'RE STILL OPEN FOR (VIRTUAL) BUSINESS We hope that remains the same, and encourage founders to continue to reach out to us. There has been an update to our investment process in light of COVID-19 which is detailed below: Apply for investment here. Stage 1: If successful, you’ll have an initial Zoom call with lead investor. Stage 2: Second Zoom call with lead investor andTERMS & CONDITIONS
If you have any queries about the Website or any information contained on it, please contact us at Commercial Unit 2, Aurora Building, 124 East Road, London, N1 6FD or by telephone on + 44 (0) 20 3021 0684; or by email at nic@forwardpartners.com. RAISING YOUR FIRST VC ROUND: THE TOP 14 THINGS YOU’LL NEED Let investors speak at the meetings to ask you questions. Be open to receive feedback. Have a look: Five Best Pitch Decks of All Time. A successful pitch will typically be able to articulate the pain point in a very strong and clear way - show that they really understand the customer pain points. MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Making modern life greener. Patch has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting new online brands, helping millennials bring their homes to life with plants. Forward has partnered with Freddie on building product, fuelling growth and hiring talent from day zero. The £22B European gardening market has never truly made it MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERSFAST FORWARD FUNDINGFORWARD FINANCIALFORWARD FINANCINGFORWARD LENDINGNY FORWARD FUNDING Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. INTRODUCING HASAM SILVA: MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FORWARDSEE MORE ONFORWARDPARTNERS.COM
MOVING FOUNDERS FORWARD Beat the odds. Forward founders are 4x more likely to reach Series A, 26% faster, with a 55% higher valuation and 2.3x more founder equity than their peers. Venture fund. We invest £200k-£2 million from day zero through to Series A, focusing on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce. LEARN MORE. YOUR TEAM | FORWARD PARTNERS Nic Brisbourne. CEO. Nic is the founder and CEO of Forward Partners. He has worked in venture capital in London and Silicon Valley for over 20 years. Prior to founding Forward in 2013, he was a founding Partner at leading venture capital firm Draper Esprit. Before entering the venture capital industry he worked as a strategy consultant for STUDIO | FORWARD PARTNERS Studio | Forward Partners. Studio. Get more done and execute faster with experienced operators who are directly invested in your success. Areas of expertise. Product Discovery. Work with our product and UX team to take your idea and discover the right product to launch andscale. Engineering.
CAREERS | FORWARD PARTNERS Careers. We are always looking for great people so please Join our Exclusive Talent Community. Our current roles Patch Plants Fy! Silco AI Forward Advances EmpowerRD Robin AI Heights Forward Partners Ably. Position title. Company. Location. Term. Head of Product &Engineering.
FUNDING | FORWARD PARTNERSFAST FORWARD FUNDINGFORWARD FINANCIALFORWARD FINANCINGFORWARD LENDINGNY FORWARD FUNDING Funding | Forward Partners. Funding. Investing from day zero through to Series A in e-commerce, marketplace, and applied AI startups, and funding growth through revenue-based finance. Venture funding. Investment size. We invest between £200k - £2M CONTACT | FORWARD PARTNERS Office hours. Careers. The Path Forward. Forward Advances. Contact. Careers. COVID-19. We're still open for (virtual) business, and are actively looking for new companies to invest in. . Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. THE PASSION ECONOMY: MONETIZING YOUR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY Patreon, a creator platform that’s monetized by fan subscriptions, just earned a $1.2b valuation for their Series E raise with NEA, Wellington, Thrive, DFJ and Index. In the gig economy, workers perform commoditized tasks, but in the passion economy people can turn their passions into livelihoods and build audiences at scale. WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES FINTECH FOR GEN Z: PICKING UP WHERE THE CHALLENGER BANKS Because Gen Z is a digitally innate, growing and increasingly economically powerful consumer group, there’s a significant opportunity for a fintech business to bridge the gaps Monzo and Revolut haven’t managed to close. By targeting this younger generation, businesses will be able to capture customer loyalty early on and see strong LTV metrics. INTRODUCING HASAM SILVA: MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FORWARDSEE MORE ONFORWARDPARTNERS.COM
NEWS & INSIGHTS
Forward Thinking. Key insights from our More Than Money Report launch panel. Last week, we launched The More Than Money Report 2021. The launch event brought together insights from the report and an expert . Read more. Liina Lopp. Marketing Associate. Forward Thinking.Uncovering the
EVENTS | FORWARD PARTNERS Learn more about our how we'll be changing the way we work with founders. READ ARTICLE. Events. We run regular office hours, workshops and talks to help founders in their journey. 16. Jun. Office Hours. General Office Hours. A monthly event where 20 pre-seed founders pitch their business idea's and get advice from our investors.MORE THAN MONEY
The Black Report is the first qualitative report on Black startup founders in the UK. It was launched by 10x10 in partnership with Google for Startups. The More Than Money Report 2021. 1. Key. insights. Value-add VC is (almost) the new normal. Capital Availability. There’s more cash available in the startup ecosystemthan ever before.
THE 20+ MILESTONES FUELLING OUR 2021 We don’t want to let 2020 go without taking a moment. Last year wasunique. And despite this, our founders and team managed to hit milestones that would have been world-class sans pandemic.. We’re lucky to be where we are - powering incredible businesses - through one of the biggest, sharpest macro shocks in recent history.OFFICE HOURS
Office hours. We hold monthly quick-fire sessions with pre-seed founders to discuss their big ideas, and provide feedback. Apply now. Next office hours is on Jun 16. They are 20-minute sessions where you can pitch your idea or ask for advice and feedback. We've invested in multiple companies through Office Hours and it's a great way to meetthe
COVID-19: WE'RE STILL OPEN FOR (VIRTUAL) BUSINESS We hope that remains the same, and encourage founders to continue to reach out to us. There has been an update to our investment process in light of COVID-19 which is detailed below: Apply for investment here. Stage 1: If successful, you’ll have an initial Zoom call with lead investor. Stage 2: Second Zoom call with lead investor and WHY WE LAUNCHED FORWARD ADVANCES The launch of Forward Advances is a great example of our drive to move venture capital from a single product to a broad entrepreneur services mentality. In addition, Forward Advances gave us the perfect opportunity to eat our own dogfood, using our studio team to build a business from scratch, just like the pre-seed entrepreneurs we workwith.
RAISING YOUR FIRST VC ROUND: THE TOP 14 THINGS YOU’LL NEED Let investors speak at the meetings to ask you questions. Be open to receive feedback. Have a look: Five Best Pitch Decks of All Time. A successful pitch will typically be able to articulate the pain point in a very strong and clear way - show that they really understand the customer pain points. MAKING MODERN LIFE GREENER Making modern life greener. Patch has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting new online brands, helping millennials bring their homes to life with plants. Forward has partnered with Freddie on building product, fuelling growth and hiring talent from day zero. The £22B European gardening market has never truly made it AN ORAL HISTORY OF “SILICON” ROUNDABOUT Matt was CTO and Co-founder at Dopplr, and is credited with coining the phrase “Silicon Roundabout”. Russell Davies, Bulb. Russell Davies was a partner at RIG, creator of projects like Newspaper Club. Glenn Shoosmith, BookingBug. Glenn Shoosmith was Co-founder of BookingBug and worked closely with the Government around the launch ofTech City.
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