Where operators share expertise.
ForwardShare Expert Operators (XOs) are elite, experienced entrepreneurs matched to ventures in advisory and board roles. Every venture we partner with gains access to the Operators needed to launch, grow and scale quickly.
We put it all behind visionary entrepreneurs.
Expertise. Capital. Commitment.
ForwardShare supports visionary entrepreneurs. We co-create sustainable companies by investing our talent and capital to bring ideas to market quickly.
Where ideas are built.
The ForwardShare Studio model focuses on co-creation alongside visionaries with domain insights. Every venture in our Studio gains the full support of our Expert Operators and the capital needed to take ideas from -1 » 0 » 1 in record time.
Where funding finds founders.
We put our money behind the people and ventures we believe in. Our Capital arm is specifically designed to augment the ventures we collaborate with in our Studio and support with our Expert Operator network. We use capital alongside our commitments to co-create ventures.
How ventures move forward. Fast.
The ForwardShare StarOS helps founders navigate their priorities and progress. Powered by your Personal Advisory Board of Expert Operators alongside AI tools, StarOS is designed to keep entrepreneurs on target and efficient. StarOS is available to any entrepreneur, not just ForwardShare affiliated ventures.
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The hub for bright ideas.
The wisdom accumulated by our Expert Operators — made available to everyone. Our programs, events and publications draw on the insights of our Expert Operators to give you insider access to how we see the future of ventures.
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The quickest way to explain us is by what happens after the handshake. A fund wires the money and reappears at the quarterly board meeting. An accelerator runs a curriculum and ends on a demo day, which is the whole relationship. Marketplaces take their cut when you sign. Consultancies leave a deck.
We stay. If one of the others is what you need, there are good ones out there and we'll point you at them.
| Venture Studios | VC Firms | Accelerators | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comes in at | Before the company exists | After there's a company | After there’s a team |
| What you get | Cofounders building with you | Capital and a board seat | A program and a demo day |
| Duration | Open-ended | Until exit | Twelve weeks, typically |
| They take | Equity, a large share | Equity, a smaller share | Equity, a small share |
| Comes in at |
You know the problem, not the playbook 
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You have traction and want fuel |
You want structure and a network |
ForwardShare cofounds and cobuilds AI-native B2B software companies with domain experts, taking an operating role and an equity stake. It also runs a network of more than 200 entrepreneurial expert operators that companies hire from, and a platform, AchieveOS, where goals get set, matched with experts, and proven. New York is home base and the network reaches well past it.
A venture studio starts companies rather than waiting for them. We come in before the company exists, take an operating role beside the founder, and build the product, the team and the go-to-market together in exchange for equity.
A fund wires capital and takes a board seat after there is a company. An accelerator runs a fixed twelve-week program that ends on demo day. A studio comes in before the company exists, works open-ended as a cofounder, and takes a larger equity share because it does the building.
Expert Operators (XOs) are elite, experienced entrepreneurs matched to ventures in advisory and board roles. Every venture we partner with gains access to the operators it needs to launch, grow and scale quickly.
Domain experts who know a problem deeply but not the playbook for turning it into a company, and existing ventures that need senior operating expertise, capital, or both.
Through equity in the ventures we co-create and co-invest in, and through the operator network and AchieveOS platform that companies engage directly.
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MindShare is our hub for sharing the learnings and insights we uncover as we explore new ventures. The MindShare Letter collects the latest findings and delivers them exclusively to your in-box.
