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Backing

We invest in ambitious, underrepresented entrepreneurs solving global problems through technology.

Building

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Startups backed

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Diaspora mentors engaged

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Diaspora mentors engaged

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Diaspora mentors engaged

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Countries represented

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$100M+

$100M+

Capital Committed

$100M+

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Capital Committed

$100M+

$100M+

Capital Committed

About FormaVC

About FormaVC

About FormaVC

We founded Forma VC to back diaspora and underrepresented entrepreneurs often overlooked by traditional venture capital. We invest globally across sectors like AI, fintech, health, biotech, cybersecurity, and sustainability combining capital, mentorship, and community to help founders scale ideas into world-changing companies.

We founded Forma VC to back diaspora and underrepresented entrepreneurs often overlooked by traditional venture capital. We invest globally across sectors like AI, fintech, health, biotech, cybersecurity, and sustainability combining capital, mentorship, and community to help founders scale ideas into world-changing companies.

We founded Forma VC to back diaspora and underrepresented entrepreneurs often overlooked by traditional venture capital. We invest globally across sectors like AI, fintech, health, biotech, cybersecurity, and sustainability combining capital, mentorship, and community to help founders scale ideas into world-changing companies.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Machine intel

Machine intel

Fintech

Fintech

Digital Health

Digital Health

Biotech

Biotech

Sustainability

Sustainability

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Protecting data and infrastructure to build trust in a fast-moving, digital-first world.

Machine intel

Machine intel

Transforming industries with smarter tools that harness data for better decisions.

Fintech

Fintech

Expanding access and reshaping money movement with inclusive financial innovation.

Digital Health

Digital Health

Enhancing care and outcomes through technology that makes healthcare more proactive.

Biotech

Biotech

Unlocking breakthroughs that extend healthy lives and accelerate medical progress.

Sustainability

Sustainability

Driving climate innovation to build a cleaner, more resilient future for all.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Protecting data and infrastructure to build trust in a fast-moving, digital-first world.

Machine intel

Machine intel

Transforming industries with smarter tools that harness data for better decisions.

Fintech

Fintech

Expanding access and reshaping money movement with inclusive financial innovation.

Digital Health

Digital Health

Enhancing care and outcomes through technology that makes healthcare more proactive.

Biotech

Biotech

Unlocking breakthroughs that extend healthy lives and accelerate medical progress.

Sustainability

Sustainability

Driving climate innovation to build a cleaner, more resilient future for all.

Our Approach

Our Approach

We go beyond funding - offering founders the capital, mentorship, community, and resources they need to build lasting companies.

Capital

We invest early with conviction, providing the funding you need to move fast and scale with confidence. Our capital comes with long-term alignment — we’re partners in the journey, not just investors.

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Capital

We invest early with conviction, providing the funding you need to move fast and scale with confidence. Our capital comes with long-term alignment — we’re partners in the journey, not just investors.

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Capital

We invest early with conviction, providing the funding you need to move fast and scale with confidence. Our capital comes with long-term alignment — we’re partners in the journey, not just investors.

Mentorship

You’ll work with investors who’ve been in your shoes — founders, designers, and strategists who guide you through growth challenges, fundraising, and product clarity.

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Mentorship

You’ll work with investors who’ve been in your shoes — founders, designers, and strategists who guide you through growth challenges, fundraising, and product clarity.

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Mentorship

You’ll work with investors who’ve been in your shoes — founders, designers, and strategists who guide you through growth challenges, fundraising, and product clarity.

Community

From diaspora founders to global LPs, our network accelerates introductions, partnerships, and opportunities that shape your next milestone.

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Community

From diaspora founders to global LPs, our network accelerates introductions, partnerships, and opportunities that shape your next milestone.

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Community

From diaspora founders to global LPs, our network accelerates introductions, partnerships, and opportunities that shape your next milestone.

Resources

Our team supports you in the areas that matter most — talent, storytelling, product design, and GTM — so you can focus on building what the world needs.

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Resources

Our team supports you in the areas that matter most — talent, storytelling, product design, and GTM — so you can focus on building what the world needs.

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Resources

Our team supports you in the areas that matter most — talent, storytelling, product design, and GTM — so you can focus on building what the world needs.

Our Recent Investment

Our Recent Investment

Our Recent Investment

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EcoForge Materials

Advanced materials company creating biodegradable composites for packaging and construction.

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“With Forma VC’s backing, we went from lab experiments to corporate pilots in record time. Their ability to open the right doors made all the difference.”

Lina Petrova

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“With Forma VC’s backing, we went from lab experiments to corporate pilots in record time. Their ability to open the right doors made all the difference.”

Lina Petrova

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“With Forma VC’s backing, we went from lab experiments to corporate pilots in record time. Their ability to open the right doors made all the difference.”

Lina Petrova

Lina Petrova

CEO & Co-Founder

“With Forma VC’s backing, we went from lab experiments to corporate pilots in record time. Their ability to open the right doors made all the difference.”

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Reduction in plastic use with EcoForges packaging materials

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Reduction in plastic use with EcoForges packaging materials

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Reduction in plastic use with EcoForges packaging materials

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Corporate pilots launched in 2024 across retail and FMCG

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Corporate pilots launched in 2024 across retail and FMCG

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Corporate pilots launched in 2024 across retail and FMCG

$9M

$9M

Secured grants and early investor funding to scale R&D

$9M

$9M

Secured grants and early investor funding to scale R&D

$9M

$9M

Secured grants and early investor funding to scale R&D

Startups Were
Proud to Support

From fintech platforms breaking barriers to AI tools reshaping healthcare, our founders are
creating the future.

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Investors

Investors

Investors

Minds Behind the Capital.

The people who fuel bold ideas and back founders with conviction. Operators, builders, and believers shaping the next generation of
global ventures.

Meet the Team

We are operators, founders, and investors united by a belief that diverse voices build stronger companies. Our diaspora network connects expertise and mentorship across borders.

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