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Forward Partners

VC
London, UKWebsite

Forward Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Enterprise, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $300K–$3.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$300K–$3.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
AUM
$150M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Enterprise, Other, SaaS
HQ
London, UK

Last verified: 2026-07-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$300K – $3.0M

AUM

$150M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage VC focusing on ambitious UK-based businesses across B2B SaaS and technical innovation.

How Forward Partners invests

Forward Partners is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Enterprise, Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Apps.

Forward Partners typically writes checks of $300K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $150M in assets under management.

Forward Partners has backed 3 companies in our records, including Gravity Sketch, Spill, GigReport.

Partners & Team

LS

Luke Smith

Partner & Investor

seed stage
eCommerce
marketplaces
JR

John Rudd

Founding Partner

Future of Work
Marketplace SaaS
NB

Nic Brisbourne

CEO & Managing Partner

eCommerce
Marketplaces
Applied AI
JM

Jasel Mehta

COO & Partner

operations
deal sourcing
venture investing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Apps

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

GR

Gravity Sketch

Enterprise Software
SP

Spill

B2B SaaS
GI

GigReport

Future of Work
How to pitch Forward Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Luke Smith, Partner & Investor.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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