Fast Forward is a venture studio—and early stage fund—that backs African founders building companies to unlock prosperity through technology. Fast Forward provides first-in capital with priority on platform and infrastructure plays. Fast Forward portfolio companies have scaled in multiple sectors and gained follow-on investment from prominent accelerators and investors, such as Y-Combinator, Techstars, and Base10 Partners. Current Fast Forward-backed startups include Autogon AI, Pesa, Bumpa, Dojah, OlaCV, Cloudmall, and Cribstock.