# HackFwd

> HackFwd is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Analytics, Automotive and Advertising. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackfwd/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/hackfwd
- Website: http://hackfwd.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HackFwd

HackFwd is a VC fund in Hamburg focused on Analytics and Automotive. HackFwd invests in technology, internet, and software developers and is a pre-seed fund. Their startup and support process accelerates the route to beta, profitability, and success. It prefers to invest in companies based in Europe with a focus on Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The firm invests a fixed amount in its portfolio companies.HackFwd is a Germany-based company that was founded in 2009 by Lars Hinrichs and Jakub Tlałka.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $104k–$750k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |
| Personalization | 1 | 50% |
| Predictive Analytics | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | 1 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Filmaster | Filmaster provides Netflix-like personalization and analytics solutions for the entertainment industry. They help cinema exhibitors and TV providers rapidly capture and analyse user preferences in order to deliver a comprehensive picture of the audience and drive incremental admissions / viewership. | $104K | Seed | Jul 01, 2013 |  |
| YieldKit | YieldKit provides Smart Monetization Solutions for Publishers | $750K | Seed | Nov 21, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HardGamma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardgamma-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HackFwd invest in?

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

### What is HackFwd's check size?

HackFwd typically joins rounds of $104k–$750k 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 HackFwd participates in.

### When did HackFwd last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for HackFwd closed in Jul 2013. 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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