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Forward Partners

Venture capital firm · London · Founded 2013

Quick read

Forward Partners is a seed-stage VC founded in 2013, headquartered in London. It backed pre-seed and seed companies in eCommerce, marketplaces, and applied AI. Its website now redirects to Molten Ventures, suggesting the firm has wound down or merged its operations.

Key facts

Founded
2013
Sectors
consumer, marketplace, ai
Website
www.forwardpartners.com/

Investment thesis

Forward Partners invested at pre-seed and seed stage in applied AI, eCommerce, and marketplace businesses, offering flexible funding alongside hands-on operational support from day one.

Recent activity

  • Jan 2026product
    Forward Partners (EU research entity) awarded a collaboration engagement to the Center of Research Enrico Fermi (CREF) in Rome, appointing Dr. Massimiliano Fessina and Lorenzo Tortora as Affiliated Researchers for a one-year project on measuring and valuing innovation. forwardpartners.eu
  • Oct 2025press
    Forward Partners (EU) began a research collaboration with Capital Fund Management, focused on computational finance and investment research. forwardpartners.eu
  • Oct 2025fundraise
    Forward Partners (EU) launched a competitive €100,000 research grant call targeting universities, research institutes, and non-profits, focused on predicting, measuring, and valuing innovation. forwardpartners.eu
  • undatedinvestment
    Robin AI, a legal tech startup backed by Forward Partners, closed a $26 million Series B led by Temasek, with participation from QuantumLight and existing investors including Forward Partners. highperformr.ai
  • undatedinvestment
    Virtuoso, an AI-powered testing automation company, raised $13.3 million in a Series A led by Paladin Capital, with Forward Partners participating as an existing investor alongside Crane Venture Partners, Mubadala Capital, and Downing Ventures. zoominfo.com
  • undatedinvestment
    Earlybird, a platform helping young people manage career changes, raised a pre-seed round with Forward Partners participating alongside other investors. highperformr.ai
  • undatedproduct
    Forward Partners shut down Forward Advances, its loss-making revenue-based finance subsidiary. zoominfo.com
  • 2021press
    Forward Partners exited investments in Wonderbly and Heights for a combined undisclosed sum — its first portfolio exits since listing on AIM in July 2021. zoominfo.com
  • Jul 2021fundraise
    Forward Partners admitted to trading on AIM, placing 34,749,490 new ordinary shares at 100 pence per share. zoominfo.com
  • Unknowninvestment
    Forward Partners invested in OctaiPipe's pre-Series A round. OctaiPipe is a cybersecurity and AI-driven IoT infrastructure platform. zoominfo.com
  • Unknownleadership
    Nic Brisbourne, previously a key figure at Forward Partners, is now listed as Senior Partner at Molten Ventures, which appears to have absorbed the Forward Partners brand at forwardpartners.com. x.com

Notable investments

Key people

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  • Nic Brisbourne · Founder & CEO
  • Matthew Bradley · Investment Partner

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Frequently asked

What is Forward Partners?+

Forward Partners is a seed-stage VC founded in 2013, headquartered in London. It backed pre-seed and seed companies in eCommerce, marketplaces, and applied AI.

Where is Forward Partners headquartered?+

Forward Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

When was Forward Partners founded?+

Forward Partners was founded in 2013.

What sectors does Forward Partners invest in?+

Forward Partners focuses on consumer, marketplace, ai. They primarily invest in these sectors.

Who is the CEO of Forward Partners?+

Nic Brisbourne is the CEO of Forward Partners.

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