Forward: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)
Forward is a SaaS-based startup that offers recruitment agency services.
Forward has raised $4.0M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $1.3M announced in Apr 2026.
That round is below the $4.3M median round size for Japan companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Forward Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Apr 2026.
Forward Funding Rounds
Forward raised $2.7M in a Series A announced in Nov 2025.
5 months later, an undisclosed round of $1.3M was announced in Apr 2026.
Forward Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the Forward team: 1 has a LinkedIn profile.
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Forward's latest round of $1.3M is below the median round in Japan. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Forward Funding FAQs
What does Forward do?
Forward is a SaaS-based startup that offers recruitment agency services.
How much funding has Forward raised?
Forward has raised $4.0M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $1.3M announced in Apr 2026.
When did Forward last raise funding?
Forward's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $1.3M, announced in Apr 2026.
Who founded Forward?
FundedIQ lists Adrian Aoun (Founder) at Forward.
Where is Forward headquartered?
Forward is based in Tokyo, Japan.
How many employees does Forward have?
Forward is in the 1-10 employee band.
About FundedIQ's Forward Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Forward is left off this page rather than filled in.
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