Forward Thinking Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)
Forward Thinking Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in EdTech, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks.
- Check size
- $250K–$2.0M
- Partners
- 6 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- EdTech, Other, SaaS
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-03
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
6 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused on investing in technology-driven solutions that enhance productivity in education and workforce management.
How Forward Thinking Capital invests
Forward Thinking Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on EdTech, Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.
Forward Thinking Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.
Partners & Team
Alex Johnson
GP
David Klein
Managing Partner
Robert Williams
Partner
Emily Brown
General Partner
Michael Chen
Principal
Sarah Jones
Investment Director
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Johnson, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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