Forward Ventures

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VCMatch tracks Forward Ventures as an investor focused on AI/ML, Data Infrastructure, and Cloud Infrastructure companies, Series A and Series B rounds, and GCC and Middle East markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Stages

Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth

Focus Areas

AI/ML, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure

Geography

GCC and Middle East

Investment Thesis

Their investment philosophy centers on “enabling the digital and operational transformation of the utilities and industrial sector through high-growth, B2B enterprise technologies.” They invest across the full software and infrastructure stack —”from enabling technologies to applied platforms”— targeting companies that can integrate into or expand the future industrial ecosystem, focusing on Series A to Growth/Expansion with fund commitments aligned to strategic verticals and regional scaling support across the GCC.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Forward Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Series A, Series B, and Series C rounds in AI/ML, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity, especially across GCC and Middle East.

Focus statement

They focus on investing across the B2B tech stack for utilities and industrial sectors — from backend compute and data infrastructure and edge/middleware to application-layer AI/ML, IoT, cybersecurity and automation — backing companies that can integrate into the future industrial ecosystem.

Value Add

Access to an industrial platform with scale
In-house experts from energy, infrastructure, and operations
Regional scaling support across the GCC
Fund commitments aligned with strategic verticals
End-to-end stack approach (enabling technologies to applied platforms) targeting integration into the industrial ecosystem