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About Forwards Fund

Investor type

Angel group

First check

$1k to $500k

Lead

Never

Themes

3d printing
sustainable
agriculture-tech
oil
agtech
military
battery
last-mile
defensetech
weapons
ag-tech
photovoltaic
energy
smart grid
manufacturing advanced manufacturing
agriculture
Sustainable Development Goals
wind
smart manufacturing
utilities
solar
renewables
defence
delivery
dual use
smart factory
social impact
gas
industrial
smartgrid
industrial IoT
grid
social
batteries
sustainability robotics
smart grids
clean energy
agritech
industry 4
dual-use
supply chain
renewable
army
ag tech
defense
additive manufacturing
tech for good
social good
industrial revolution
last mile
food
impact
3d-printing
underserved
supply-chain
agricultural-tech
smartgrids
SDG
logistics
IIoT
industry 4.0
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Who we are

Forwards Fund is a private angel investor network that builds early-stage deep tech startups solving the hardest problems in critical infrastructure sectors: energy, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, and defense.

Funding Requirements

We invest in the future of energy, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, and defense. We see a massive underrepresentation of deep tech startups in the American venture ecosystem, and we are committed to changing that. We seek to catalyze the next generation of transformative, meaningful, and high-impact companies that will define the 21st century. We are focused on reviving the golden age of American manufacturing: onshore, American-made, and cutting-edge.

Value add

Forwards Fund specializes in providing Advisory Board services including helping founders raise funding rounds, develop products and branding, manage PR and marketing, acquire top talent, and more. We also connect early-stage deep tech startups with our private angel investor network and VC firm contacts to raise subsequent funding. Our angels provide private, small-scale investments as “first checks” to select visionary founders aligning with our core values and mission.

Locations

New York City, NY, USA HQ
Reply Rate

100%

Responds in

2 days

Forwards Fund Team

Jeffrey Laederach

Partner

“I invest in deep tech and software aimed at solving critical infrastructure problems.”

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