Investors / Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund
Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund
Venture capital
Fast Forward is a venture studio and pre-seed fund that builds and backs companies in Africa. It partners with corporations, founders and operators to build new ventures, deploying capital, entrepreneurial talent and software.
Invests inFintech
In its own wordsfintechaihealthcareeducationfuture of workafrica
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Or find every investor that fitsFast Forward Venture Studio and Fund lists 36 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (29%), Healthcare & Biotech (13%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (9%). 46% of its companies are based in Nigeria. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Resilience17 and Ventures Platform.
No funding round on record names Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 36. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 29% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 5% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 6% | 18% |
| Legal & Compliance | 6% | 2% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 7 |
| Resilience17 | 4 |
| Ventures Platform | 4 |
| First Circle Capital | 3 |
| Eight Capital | 2 |
| Jedar Capital | 2 |
| LoftyInc Capital | 2 |
| Microtraction | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 74th | 36 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 49th | 29% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers36100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
36 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Chemicals provides high-quality raw materials and specialty chemicals to various industries. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Apata develops payment solutions for secure online payments | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Autogon AI provides AI-powered security solutions for various industries, including financial services and fintech, to block fraud and sanctions, and protect apps, APIs, and networks. | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Casava provides personal health insurance and other related services to its customers | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Clearbit gathers public data from the web and converts unstructured information into precise and standardized data sets for B2B teams | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dojah provides identity verification and anti-fraud infrastructure for businesses | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Esettlement Group provides payment solutions across Africa | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Frain provides a cloud native webhook service | Space & DefenseIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Bumpa provides business tools for inventory, sales, orders, and customer management | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Inbranded helps brands engage their audience through personalized emails, images, and automation. | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Itana provides a founder-friendly environment, regulatory clarity, and ecosystem access to accelerate business growth across Africa. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kiki is an invite-only sublet club in London where members can browse and request stays, and list their own homes to earn money while away. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Leeds United is a football club that participates in various leagues and tournaments, and also has an academy and sells merchandise. | Enterprise SoftwareLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| OlaCV sells .cv domain names for personal and professional websites | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Pesa provides a mobile app for moving money across borders with international transfers and multi-currency wallets. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Pngme provides a data infrastructure platform to help financial institutions and enterprises leverage machine learning-ready data in emerging markets. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Ramani finances and clears trade for import traders and local distributors, paying suppliers and clearing goods port to port, with repayment from sales or per shipment. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Remedial Health provides procurement and pharmacy operations services to healthcare providers. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- fastforward.fund
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 36
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