# FastForward

> FastForward is a VC fund in Ramallah backing Education, Advertising and Marketplace. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ramallah, Palestinian Territory
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2996292
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/fastforwardps
- Website: https://www.leaders.ps/the-fastforward-accelerator-program/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fastforwardps

FastForward is a VC fund in Ramallah focused on Education and Advertising. FastForward is the first accelerator in Palestine. Established in 2013 with the support of the Welfare Association and is under the administration of Leaders organization.In the early stage of a startup, the idea might be there, but not the team, the idea and team might be there but not the seed capital, the team, the idea, the seed capitalmight be there, but the teams at this very specific stage are stuck.Based on their findings, the Palestinian entrepreneurial community needs an entity that would work closely with the startups starting from the idea level and up. they need guidance, connections, follow up …. and many other resource. And for this stage that no one is addressing, FFWD comes in play as the first accelerator in Palestine.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Higher Education | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Schoold | The world's #1 college search and counseling mobile app, we're helping 1M+ students figure out where to go to college and how to pay for it. Download at: http://social.schoold.co. | $4.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| Yooya | Yooya is one of China's fastest growing online video networks and provides comprehensive content distribution, rights management, and video-based advertising solutions. Yooya’s one-stop, technology-driven approach to online video in China delivers broader distribution, better data & analytics, superior monetization, and more effectivevideo advertising solutions to the company’s clients. |  | Seed | Jan 15, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dream Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dream-incubator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FastForward invest in?

FastForward invests primarily in Education, Advertising and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did FastForward last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for FastForward closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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