Forward.one

We are looking for big thinkers, who want to turn innovations into commercial success by solving complex problems. We are a VC firm specialized in investing in game-changing hardware innovations. FORWARD.one is an accomplished team of financial experts, engineers, startup entrepreneurs and scientists. We understand what it’s like to build a successful startup because we have done it ourselves.

Frederik Gerner

Partner

Arjan Gobel

Partner

Paul Pruijmboom

Managing Partner

Cerda Salzmann, David

Venture Partner

Riemer Smink

Managing Partner

Viktor Tsjebanov

Investor

24 past transactions

Fiber Unlimited

Seed Round in 2022
Fiber Unlimited provides products, services, and full network solutions for in-door Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) networks.

QuiX

Seed Round in 2022
We offer a plug-and-play integrated and reconfigurable light-based quantum processor that accelerates the way to a quantum future. Quantum computing will revolutionize the way of processing information as we know it. Integrated photonics is a key enabling technology for light-based quantum computers as it allows us to realize reconfigurable quantum processors that process single photons in a stable, accurate and fast way. At QuiX, we offer both integrated photonic processors and bespoke integrated devices for quantum photonics, based on the proprietary TriPleX platform.

Fibersail

Seed Round in 2022
Fibersail provides a continuous and automated real-time shape monitoring service for wind turbine blades. Its service monitors and analyzes windmill blades in terms of shape, condition, and behavior by using a shape sensing system based on FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) fiber optic research. The company’s real-time information helps wind turbine operators to maximize performance and availability while preventing failures and maintenance costs from their windmills. Fibersail was founded in 2014 and is based in Oeiras, Portugal with an additional office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

BIOND Solutions

Seed Round in 2022
BI/OND empowers diversity in biological studies by engineering microchips. We are all different in unique ways, yet modern treatments ignore individuals’ genetic variations. People from different ethnicities, gender, ages are limited to take drugs based on a genetic set entirely different from their own. We invented a computer chip where biologists can put your cells. The chip nourishes, stimulates and monitors them as they were in your body. All these functionalities allow finding the medicine specifically meant for you.

Sensorfact

Venture Round in 2022
Sensorfact offers smart energy savings in the manufacturing industry. The company is a smart advisor for the industry who translates sustainability to day-to-day language and specific actions. No complex sensor technology, no complex software and no complex business models. We make sustainability understandable and transparant.

MAYHT

Series A in 2021
MAYHT B.V., founded in 2016 and based in Delft, the Netherlands, specializes in the development of innovative loudspeaker technology. The company focuses on creating compact and powerful loudspeakers that challenge traditional designs. By employing advanced technology, MAYHT is able to produce loudspeakers that are significantly smaller, more powerful, and cost-effective compared to conventional models. This innovation allows for the integration of powerful drivers into smaller enclosures without compromising sound quality, positioning MAYHT as a forward-thinking player in the audio device industry.

Aito

Series E in 2021
Aito BV, founded in 2005 and based in Zaanstad, the Netherlands, specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced touch solutions for various applications. The company creates interactive user interfaces that incorporate buttons, touch pads, and screens, utilizing materials like stainless steel, aluminum, wood, and polycarbonate. Aito's product range includes touch demos, complete switching units, touch water taps, and control units designed for consumer electronics such as smartphones and car infotainment systems. The company is recognized for its patented touch and haptic feedback technology, which enhances user experience. With engineering and research offices in the Netherlands and Finland, and licensed manufacturing facilities in Singapore and China, Aito serves a global clientele through its sales and application team located in Amsterdam. Aito operates as a subsidiary of d-Switch BV.

QuantWare

Pre Seed Round in 2021
QuantWare engages in designing, developing, and fabricating hardware to enable quantum computing.

ROCSYS

Series A in 2021
ROCSYS B.V., established in 2019 and headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, specializes in automating electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The company focuses on developing a soft robotic arm and advanced computer vision technology to facilitate the automation of commercial EV charging sites. ROCSYS aims to enhance asset utilization for EV infrastructure operators, which in turn supports fleet operators in managing their operations more efficiently. Its solutions are designed to prepare for advancements in self-parking and self-driving vehicles. By integrating proprietary soft robotics with a suite of remote management tools and an API platform, ROCSYS provides a comprehensive solution that addresses the evolving needs of the electric vehicle industry.

Sensorfact

Series A in 2021
Sensorfact offers smart energy savings in the manufacturing industry. The company is a smart advisor for the industry who translates sustainability to day-to-day language and specific actions. No complex sensor technology, no complex software and no complex business models. We make sustainability understandable and transparant.

Axign

Venture Round in 2021
Axign is a fabless chip supplier serving the worldwide audio markets in consumer and professional audio. Its first product is a breakthrough audio controller chip, that combines benchmark performance with a low bill of materials for audio system manufacturers. The chip is specially suited for active speaker systems in streaming audio devices.

Aito

Series D in 2020
Aito BV, founded in 2005 and based in Zaanstad, the Netherlands, specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced touch solutions for various applications. The company creates interactive user interfaces that incorporate buttons, touch pads, and screens, utilizing materials like stainless steel, aluminum, wood, and polycarbonate. Aito's product range includes touch demos, complete switching units, touch water taps, and control units designed for consumer electronics such as smartphones and car infotainment systems. The company is recognized for its patented touch and haptic feedback technology, which enhances user experience. With engineering and research offices in the Netherlands and Finland, and licensed manufacturing facilities in Singapore and China, Aito serves a global clientele through its sales and application team located in Amsterdam. Aito operates as a subsidiary of d-Switch BV.

QuiX

Series A in 2020
We offer a plug-and-play integrated and reconfigurable light-based quantum processor that accelerates the way to a quantum future. Quantum computing will revolutionize the way of processing information as we know it. Integrated photonics is a key enabling technology for light-based quantum computers as it allows us to realize reconfigurable quantum processors that process single photons in a stable, accurate and fast way. At QuiX, we offer both integrated photonic processors and bespoke integrated devices for quantum photonics, based on the proprietary TriPleX platform.

Sensorfact

Seed Round in 2020
Sensorfact offers smart energy savings in the manufacturing industry. The company is a smart advisor for the industry who translates sustainability to day-to-day language and specific actions. No complex sensor technology, no complex software and no complex business models. We make sustainability understandable and transparant.

FloatScans

Seed Round in 2020
FloatScans is an Amsterdam based startup founded by a team of technology enthusiasts with the ambition to enable the creation of a new generation of digital 3D experiences that approach real-world realism and immersiveness. We want to help achieve this vision by unlocking the world digitally in 3D. To accomplish this, we have developed 3D scan technology that can capture real-world objects at a resolution beyond the perception of the human eye. Our technology automates the whole scan process, from capturing data to the software processing of 3D models, and creates true digital twins that are indistinguishable from reality.

MAYHT

Series A in 2020
MAYHT B.V., founded in 2016 and based in Delft, the Netherlands, specializes in the development of innovative loudspeaker technology. The company focuses on creating compact and powerful loudspeakers that challenge traditional designs. By employing advanced technology, MAYHT is able to produce loudspeakers that are significantly smaller, more powerful, and cost-effective compared to conventional models. This innovation allows for the integration of powerful drivers into smaller enclosures without compromising sound quality, positioning MAYHT as a forward-thinking player in the audio device industry.

ROCSYS

Seed Round in 2019
ROCSYS B.V., established in 2019 and headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, specializes in automating electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The company focuses on developing a soft robotic arm and advanced computer vision technology to facilitate the automation of commercial EV charging sites. ROCSYS aims to enhance asset utilization for EV infrastructure operators, which in turn supports fleet operators in managing their operations more efficiently. Its solutions are designed to prepare for advancements in self-parking and self-driving vehicles. By integrating proprietary soft robotics with a suite of remote management tools and an API platform, ROCSYS provides a comprehensive solution that addresses the evolving needs of the electric vehicle industry.

SenseGlove

Seed Round in 2019
SenseGlove is a developer of innovative digital glove technology that enhances interaction in virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) environments. By incorporating advanced haptic feedback, SenseGlove enables users to feel, touch, and interact with virtual objects as if they were real, facilitating a more immersive experience. The company's products serve as development tools for various applications, including virtual reality training, virtual prototyping, research, telerobotics, and marketing. Through its technology, SenseGlove aims to bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds, allowing users to engage with digital environments using intuitive real-world behaviors.

ROCSYS

Seed Round in 2019
ROCSYS B.V., established in 2019 and headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, specializes in automating electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The company focuses on developing a soft robotic arm and advanced computer vision technology to facilitate the automation of commercial EV charging sites. ROCSYS aims to enhance asset utilization for EV infrastructure operators, which in turn supports fleet operators in managing their operations more efficiently. Its solutions are designed to prepare for advancements in self-parking and self-driving vehicles. By integrating proprietary soft robotics with a suite of remote management tools and an API platform, ROCSYS provides a comprehensive solution that addresses the evolving needs of the electric vehicle industry.

Sensorfact

Venture Round in 2019
Sensorfact offers smart energy savings in the manufacturing industry. The company is a smart advisor for the industry who translates sustainability to day-to-day language and specific actions. No complex sensor technology, no complex software and no complex business models. We make sustainability understandable and transparant.
Uses a proprietary separation / fermentation technology that intensifies biobased chemical/fuel production to produce more for less costs

MAYHT

Seed Round in 2019
MAYHT B.V., founded in 2016 and based in Delft, the Netherlands, specializes in the development of innovative loudspeaker technology. The company focuses on creating compact and powerful loudspeakers that challenge traditional designs. By employing advanced technology, MAYHT is able to produce loudspeakers that are significantly smaller, more powerful, and cost-effective compared to conventional models. This innovation allows for the integration of powerful drivers into smaller enclosures without compromising sound quality, positioning MAYHT as a forward-thinking player in the audio device industry.

CoVadem

Seed Round in 2018
CoVadem Services B.V., founded in 2017 and based in Landsmeer, the Netherlands, specializes in big data analytics for the shipping industry. The company focuses on depth measurement and forecasting technology, providing essential data that aids in optimizing inland shipping operations. By leveraging advanced analytics, CoVadem enables shipping companies to make informed decisions, enhancing navigational safety and efficiency in waterways.

Eave

Seed Round in 2017
Eave is a London-based startup founded in 2015 that specializes in developing advanced ear-worn technology aimed at enhancing hearing protection and communication in hazardous environments, particularly in the construction industry. The company has created the first fully integrated noise mapping, monitoring, and dosimetry system within Bluetooth ear defenders. These devices utilize cutting-edge noise cancellation and speech enhancement algorithms to facilitate clear communication in noisy settings, helping to prevent noise-induced injuries. By automating noise mapping, Eave's technology enables real-time monitoring of noise exposure levels, supporting compliance with health and safety regulations. The company places a strong emphasis on user input during the design and development process, actively seeking feedback from individuals experienced in construction to refine their prototypes and improve workplace efficiency and safety.