FAST Forward
$1.5M-$3M SAFE for 15%
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Decision in 9 days
To apply for FAST Forward, create and submit a BriefLink.
Paste & submit the link to your BriefLink here
This FAST funding window is open from now until December 2nd. The sooner you apply, the sooner you get funded.
How FAST Works
FAST represents a new SLA for fundraising. This time we’re focusing on 7 sectors: Defense, Space, Cyber, DevOps AI, Longevity, FinTech, and Vertical AI.
- Decision within 9 days
- Money in your bank within 3 weeks
- Transparent - you know the deal terms and where you are in every step of the process
- Founders who receive FAST funding join the NFX Guild, our portfolio of 400+ top Founders who support each other
- $20M allocated. First come, first served
- Simple financial contract, standard terms the Founder chooses $1.5M - $3M SAFE investment depending on FAST type
- If you've interacted with NFX within the past 12 months and didn't receive funding, please highlight the business improvements made in your application for reconsideration.
- Focusing on 7 sectors: Defense, Space, Cyber, DevOps AI, Longevity, FinTech, Vertical AI
To apply:
Create a private BriefLink which includes a deck, a video and answers to 12 questions.
What companies are most likely to get funded by NFX?
Like all investors, we have investment preferences and areas of focus that you should know about. For instance, we strongly favor companies that can have network effects (NFX). We focus on companies targeting the American market, located in Israel, the US, LatAm, and Europe.
We don't invest in these sectors: semiconductor, medical devices, pure pharma, pure hardware, and network devices.
Learn more about what each NFX Partner is interested in by visiting their Signal profiles: Gigi Levy-Weiss, Sarai Bronfeld, Morgan Beller, Omri Amirav-Drory, Pete Flint, James Currier, and Anna Pinol.
Here's our current portfolio.
Here are some essays we've written on fundraising.
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