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FORWARD.one is a European venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments in hardware innovations and industrial technology, focusing on sectors like semiconductors, climate tech, robotics, and high tech. Their strategy emphasizes speed, pragmatism, and a relentless focus on commercialization to help build and scale Europe's next tech champions.
Deal activity increased 67% year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $12.3M (across 16 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
17
Fund Size
$447M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
5
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
17 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 driveblocks | Seed | $3.5M | Feb 2026 |
 Helin | Growth | $10M | Jan 2026 |
 Qualinx | Unknown | $20M | Jan 2026 |
 Voltfang | Series B | $15M | Jun 2025 |
| OOptics11 | Unknown | $17M | May 2025 |
| QQuantWare | Series A | $20M | Mar 2025 |
| Voltfang | Series A | $8.8M | Oct 2024 |
 Collo | Growth | $5M | Aug 2024 |
| Helin | Seed | $3M | Dec 2023 |
 Nuventura | Series A | $25M | Sep 2023 |
 Villari | Seed | $2.5M | Aug 2023 |
| SSensorfact | Unknown | — | Jul 2023 |
 Rocsys | Series A | $36M | Jul 2023 |
| Qualinx | Series A | $8M | Feb 2023 |
 Optics11 Life | Unknown | $5M | Sep 2022 |
| QQuiX Quantum | Seed | $5.5M | Jul 2022 |
| SSensorfact | Unknown | $13M | Jan 2022 |
Top Co-Investors
InnovationQuarter4 shared
SE Ventures3 shared
Graduate Entrepreneur2 shared
PT12 shared
Daphni2 shared
Aurum Impact2 shared
IBB1 shared
Mirova1 shared
Cycle Capital1 shared
QDNL participations1 shared
AENU1 shared
Blume Ventures1 shared
Korys1 shared
Scale Venture Partners1 shared
European Investment Bank1 shared
Oost NL1 shared
Invest-NL1 shared
Bayern Kapital1 shared
Rethink Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 12 April 2026