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Foreword Fund

San Francisco, CA · Invests in Europe; US; Global · Website

Pre-SeedSeedConsumer Apps & SocialB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechClimate & EnergyEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureFintech & PaymentsManufacturing & IndustrialAerospace & Defense

Thesis

Back daring founders in their first chapters with first-check capital and access to a community of 200+ world-class founders and operators who can provide mentorship, introductions, and strategic guidance.

Likely not a fit for

Unfocused teams without large ambitions. Founders who are not truly passionate about their problem space.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Leads or follows
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$6M
Decision process
Solo GP

Partners & team

1 contact on file

DK

Declan Kelly

General PartnerFounder & General Partner · Primary contact

+ Pitch

d•••@fo•••.vc

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Portfolio

DelphiManufacturing Industrial

Delphi Technologies specializes in automotive electronics and components, focusing on the aftermarket and powertrain sectors.

Gradient LabsEnterprise Software

Gradient Labs is a London-based AI startup specializing in AI agents for automating customer service, focusing on creating high-quality, scalable AI solutions for customer operations.

Peec AIEnterprise Software

AI search analytics for marketing teams that track, analyze, and improve brand performance on AI search platforms.

Starcloud

Starcloud is pioneering the development of orbital data centers, aiming to build scalable and cost-effective data centers in space. Their first commercial satellite, Starcloud-2, features a GPU cluster and is designed for real-time data analysis, enabling low-latency insights from Earth observation satellites.

DeblockFintech Payments

Deblock offers a current account combined with a non-custodial crypto wallet, allowing users to manage both fiat and cryptocurrencies seamlessly. It provides features like IBAN, instant transfers, and high yields on deposits.

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YunoFintech Payments

Yuno provides payment orchestration solutions that enable businesses to integrate various payment methods, processors, and fraud prevention systems globally through a single platform.

Bottlecap AIEnterprise Software

BottleCap AI is focused on developing efficiency-first large language models (LLMs) and applications, aiming to enhance the efficiency of AI technologies significantly.

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Sorare

Sorare is a fantasy sports platform that allows users, known as 'Managers', to collect and compete with officially licensed digital player cards from football, basketball, and baseball. Managers can trade, buy, sell, and play these cards, creating their own teams and competing against others for rewards, all while enjoying true ownership of their digital collectibles through blockchain technology.

ComplyanceEnterprise Software

Complyance is the leading innovative GRC platform for Enterprises, offering an AI-first tool that helps teams manage complex compliance needs with efficient automation, nuanced configurability, and trusted partnership.

Plato AppEnterprise Software

AI software for sales at distributors, developed specifically for B2B vendors to enhance their operations.

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Foreword Fund Research Overview Foreword Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm led by solo GP Declan Kelly (known as "Dec"). The fund backs daring founders in their "first chapters" — typically at pre-seed or seed stage, often as the first check in. The fund's name reflects its mission: to write the foreword to a founder's story, supporting them at the very beginning of their journey. Declan

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