# Forward Slash Capital

> Forward Slash Capital is a VC fund in Bangalore backing Software and SaaS. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fwdslashcapital
- Website: https://www.fwdslash.capital

Forward Slash Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Forward Slash Capital. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Forward Slash Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/forward-slash-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $25k–$5.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 31% |
| SaaS | 2 | 15% |
| Health Care | 2 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 15% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 92% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 8 | 62% |
| United States | 3 | 23% |
| Norway | 1 | 8% |
| Singapore | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sunil Kumar | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunil-kumar-90fa |
| Archana Priyadarshini | Co Founder and Managing Partner | 30 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archana-priyadarshini |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Herd Security | Herd Security is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting banking customers from the rising threat of AI-driven voice phishing (vishing) and social engineering scams. Leveraging advanced voice detection and AI technologies, Herd Security provides banks with real-time insights into potential vishing attacks, including those targeting high-risktransactions like wire fraud and elderly fraud. Designed to defend against the growing sophistication of AI-generated deepfake voice fraud, Herd Security offers security teams the tools and intelligence they need to safeguard customers’ sensitive information and financial assets. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing security infrastructures, empowering organizations to stay one step ahead of evolving social engineering threats. | $3M | Seed | May 06, 2026 |  |
| BiteSpeed | BiteSpeed is a chat-based startup that focuses on helping e-commerce brands. Its AI-powered platform enables online brands to engage with customers and drive sales across multiple channels to streamline the entire e-commerce journey from retargeting to customer support. | $3.5M | Seed | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| Nected | Low-code/No-code Decision Management Platform to Build, Iterate & Automate Data-driven Logics and Workflows in hours instead of weeks and days instead of months. Instantly Pluggable with your Data, Non-Tech Friendly, Real-time Response for any load. | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 31, 2024 |  |
| SigScalr | SaaS | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Castler | Castler enables any Individual or Business to create a unique Instant Digital Escrow facility in less than 1 minute. | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 23, 2023 |  |
| Oivi | Oivi has built a breakthrough retinal camera that enables primary care physicians to detect early signs of blinding or systemic disease during routine check-ups. Our patented design merges precision optics with AI-guided robotics to deliver hospital-quality imaging with minimal training and at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Theplatform continuously evolves through software updates, expanding its diagnostic reach. We’ve screened 100,000+ patients and growing rapidly.Founded by camera-technology experts—CEO Anders Eikenes (Huddly co-founder; $400M IPO) and Khaleel Udyawar (20+ years in imaging systems)—we’ve grown to 30 employees across the US, India, China, and Norway. We’ve raised $15M (half equity, half grants) and are preparing Series A to scale in the US. | $3M | Seed | Jan 27, 2023 |  |
| Kashware | Kashware is a payment application to manage credit & debit cards, bank accounts, and wallets. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| CoffeeMug.ai | CoffeeMug is a global, 1:1 warm introduction platform connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders. Our vision is to empower our curated global community to form new connections that unlock real business opportunities for them. Our AI-based algorithms behind the backdrop connect weekly, based on the member profile score, objectives,interest, feedback from previous meetings, etc. This ensures highly contextualized, warm introductions leading to high interaction rates. |  | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| Kindly His | Janani aims to make the process of infertility treatment and assisted fertilization easier and more affordable for the masses. | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 25, 2022 |  |
| Uable | Uable offers real-life role-based programmes to empower children to explore different domains at an early age and develop future-ready skills for roles in science & technology, art and design, programming and tech, and more. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Climber Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climber-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arali Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arali-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Forward Slash Capital invest in?

Forward Slash Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Forward Slash Capital's check size?

Forward Slash Capital typically joins rounds of $25k–$5.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Forward Slash Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Forward Slash Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Forward Slash Capital?

The team at Forward Slash Capital includes Sunil Kumar (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Archana Priyadarshini (Co Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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