Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund
Fast Forward is a venture studio—and early-stage fund—that builds and backs companies to unlock prosperity through technology.
Fast Forward’s venture studio selects up to 10 ideas and founding teams annually—with priority on platform and infrastructure plays—in sectors including (but not limited to) B2B, Fintech, eCommerce, Edtech, Healthcare, Logistics, Deep Tech, SaaS, Future of Work, and Blockchain.
Fast Forward recruits dynamic entrepreneurs advancing concepts we believe will fast track to scale to at least 10M people and achieve >$10m ARR value in 3-5 years.
As a fund, Fast Forward invests pro rata in future rounds of venture studio companies and makes select investments in pre-seed African startups.
At Fast Forward, we put startup founders first. African entrepreneurs founding successful tech companies offer huge potential for exponential impact across the continent. African founders have the ability to scale business and social solutions, modernize economies, improve day to day lives and create jobs and upward mobility. Africa’s founder class can also bring additional benefits to the continent through philanthropy and positive political reform.
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11 past transactions
Hello.cv
Angel Round in 2024
hello.cv is a simple, powerful way to own your career identity online. With a short, personal .cv link like yourname.cv, anyone can showcase their resume, portfolio, or professional story in one click. It’s easy to share across job applications, LinkedIn, bios, or emails — and comes with analytics, customization, and control. In a world where everyone has a social handle, we’re giving professionals their own smart, sharable link — built for careers, not just clicks.
Autogon
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Autogon offers a user-friendly AI infrastructure for businesses. Its flagship product, Autogon Studio, enables non-technical users to develop and deploy AI models without extensive coding knowledge, supporting various use cases like image classification and sentiment analysis across industries. Additionally, Autogon DataLake provides a Generative AI interface for natural language interaction with data.
Clickafix
Venture Round in 2023
Clickafix is a tech-driven platform that facilitates home repairs and maintenance services. It connects homeowners with pre-vetted professionals, offering a user-friendly search function, transparent pricing, and convenient booking and cancellation options. The company aims to simplify the process of finding and hiring reliable service providers, providing customers with peace of mind and saving them time and effort.
Bumpa
Seed Round in 2022
Bumpa builds a digital commerce infrastructure for African sellers, empowering small business owners to start, manage, and grow their ventures from mobile phones. The company offers a mobile-first platform that helps MSMEs establish an online presence, showcase products, securely process payments, and record sales data. It also enables issuing professional invoices and receipts, accessing comprehensive financial reports, and efficiently managing orders, supporting the digital expansion of their businesses across Africa.
Cribstock
Venture Round in 2022
Cribstock is a community where young professionals can participate to own real estate as a means to wealth creation and through this; You can contribute to infrastructural development in Nigeria. By 2050, Nigeria would be among the most populated countries on earth and we believe that real estate would be one of the most sought after amenities as it currently is.
MIA Group
Pre Seed Round in 2022
MIA Group is a consumer internet company in Francophone Africa. We are on a mission to make commerce easy through a digital ecosystem fulfilling the everyday needs of consumers online and offline.
Our businesses include
Miaplenou.com: The largest online retail platform operating in Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Launched 2012.
Kiosk: online reselling App that enables anyone to start a business without investment. Launched 2021.
MiaPay: QR code payment and lifestyle services
Lifebox Labs
Venture Round in 2022
Lifebox Labs provides affordable, specialized care for people with chronic conditions in Africa.
Sendchamp
Venture Round in 2022
Sendchamp specializes in Communication APIs and CRM tools tailored for African businesses. It enables developers and companies to engage customers via SMS, email, voice calls, WhatsApp, and other digital messaging platforms, facilitating customer onboarding, engagement, service, and retention.
Bumpa
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bumpa builds a digital commerce infrastructure for African sellers, empowering small business owners to start, manage, and grow their ventures from mobile phones. The company offers a mobile-first platform that helps MSMEs establish an online presence, showcase products, securely process payments, and record sales data. It also enables issuing professional invoices and receipts, accessing comprehensive financial reports, and efficiently managing orders, supporting the digital expansion of their businesses across Africa.
Dojah
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Dojah is a global platform specializing in fraud prevention and know your customer (KYC) services, assisting businesses of all sizes in identity verification, fraud mitigation, and regulatory compliance. With operations in over 150 countries, Dojah provides a comprehensive API platform that allows developers and businesses to integrate multiple services seamlessly. This includes functionalities for financial services, KYC compliance, and anti-money laundering measures, enabling banks and financial institutions to manage their accounts efficiently through a unified dashboard. By prioritizing safe customer onboarding and fraud protection, Dojah enhances operational security for its clients worldwide.
AltSchool Africa
Pre Seed Round in 2021
AltSchool Africa democratizes access to quality education by offering certified high-demand tech skills programs. It upskills non-technical individuals with technical and soft skills, partnering with higher institutions for diploma certificates.
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