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Welcome to Forward Share Ventures

Our Venture Studio Model

A Superior Model for Venture Returns.

We don't just pick winners; we build them. FWD.Capital invests in a de-risked portfolio of high-growth Future of Work companies, leveraging our hands-on studio model to deliver superior returns and earlier liquidity.
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The Market Dislocation
 

A Dual Market Dislocation Creates a Historic Opportunity.

Two fundamental problems create a unique investment opportunity.
  • First, the traditional venture model is inefficient, with a ~70% failure rate driven by premature scaling.
  • Second, this model consistently overlooks a new class of founder: the deep domain expert with invaluable industry insights but lacking the venture-building playbook.
This is the inefficiency we correct and the opportunity we capture.
The Studio Advantage
 

A Proven System for Superior Returns.

As an asset class, venture studios consistently outperform traditional VC by mitigating the key risks that lead to failure.
 
The data is clear: with a 53% average IRR and a 72% success rate to Series A, the studio model provides a structurally advantaged approach to venture investing.
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The FSV Difference

Our Differentiated Approach to Building and Investing.

Our model is engineered to build capital-efficient, profitable companies by providing three distinct, proprietary advantages.
Proprietary Deal Flow
Proprietary Deal Flow

We don't chase deals; we create them. By focusing on the underserved domain expert, we unlock a proprietary pipeline of high-potential founders and ideas that are invisible to traditional venture capital. We provide the essential "how" to their visionary "what" and "why."

Systematic De-Risking
Systematic De-Risking

As an institutional co-founder, we use our proprietary SOS Playbook to systematically mitigate execution risk from day one. This hands-on, operator-led approach is the core of our strategy to build resilient, enduring companies.

Capital Efficiency & Accelerated Liquidity
Capital Efficiency & Accelerated Liquidity

Our "seedstrapped" philosophy, powered by our AI-native platform and global talent network, builds profitable companies with up to 10x greater capital efficiency. This creates multiple paths to earlier liquidity for our LPs, targeting a 33% faster exit timeline.