Investors and
operators.
Forward Invest is an investment holding based in Rome. We provide capital and operational support to founder-led technology companies, and we acquire small and mid-sized businesses in software, AI and cybersecurity, serving defence, energy and industry.
Multiple services.
One team.
Some founders need capital and a partner who has run a company like theirs. Others are looking for a buyer who will keep what they built intact. We do both, with the same team of engineers, operators and finance leaders who have founded, scaled and sold technology companies.
One team across
every company.
Each company we own keeps its name, its team and its customers. What changes is what sits behind it.
One operating team works across the whole group rather than company by company: a chief financial officer, a chief technology officer, a chief AI officer and a chief marketing officer. A founder gets a full leadership bench without having to hire one.
Behind the operating team sits a Board of Advisors with backgrounds in audit and defence. They keep our process and governance to the standard a future buyer would expect, and help open doors in regulated and defence markets.
Founders, managers, advisors and investors share in the same upside. When the group does well, everyone who built it does well.
What we stand for.
Six principles. We write them down so we cannot drift from them.
Operators first
We founded, scaled and sold software companies before we invested in them. We know what a Tuesday looks like inside a company of thirty people, and we work at that level.
Clarity
A confidential, structured process with defined steps: NDA, written offer, diligence, closing. You know where you stand at every stage, and a no comes early.
Speed
Decision-makers sit at the table from the first meeting. Once fit is established we commit our time and can close in weeks, not months.
Flexibility
Full sale or gradual transition. Cash and equity in the group in the proportion that fits your plans. A minority stake where a partner is the right answer.
Discipline
We price on fundamentals: recurring revenue, retention, profitability. The number we offer is one we stand behind through diligence and beyond.
Continuity
Teams, brand and customer relationships stay at the centre of the company. Through the equity swap, you stay invested in the group your company helps build.
Whether that means selling today, years from now,
or simply finding the right long-term owner,
we’re always happy to start a conversation.