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“The startup scene is dominated by clique of venture capitalist with privileged access”
-‐The Economist, 24 October 2015
Funding innova<on. Crea<ng solu<ons. April 2016
Lorne Abony Chief Execu<ve Officer
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What is fasPorward?
FasPorward is a technology investment company that seeks out disrup<ve, emerging technologies.
We aim to bring investment opportuni<es oTen reserved for the private market of venture capital firms to the public market.
We focus on innova<ve solu<ons in biotechnology, educa7on, and finance.
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Our Mission To fund innovations that will create future solutions.
FastForward has access to premier early-stage investment opportunities that were previously available only to private Silicon Valley investors. We are opening a channel of equitable access so the public investor can reap the benefits of outsized returns from early-stage investing.
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Rotary Phones evolved to Smartphones
The phones in your pockets do a lot -‐ right now have more compu7ng power than all of NASA in 1969 when the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon.
Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) 64kb of memory
0.043MHZ processing speed
Carried three people 356,000km and landed two men on the lunar surface.
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The 1st Digital Camera Made by Kodak in 1975
0.01 MP; 3.75 Kg; Price-‐ $10,000
Black-‐and-‐white recording on a cassece tape: 23 seconds
Mobile Digital camera 2014 >10 MP; 0.03lbs;
Price -‐ $10 1,000 x the resolu<on; 1,000 x lighter;
1,000 x cheaper
Camera
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1st Commercial GPS receiver used in 1981 Weight: 53lbs Cost: $119,900
Today, GPS comes on a 0.3 gram chip for less than $5.
Global Posi<oning System
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Early ICBM Naviga<on Iner<al Measurement Unit
1960’s Cost-‐ Millions
50lbs Velocity/Orienta<on/Accel
$3
$1
Accelerometer, Gyroscope
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Medical Devices
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Disrup<on Will Occur in Every Industry Automo<ve Autonomous
Vehicles
Communica<ons Ubiquitous open Wi-‐Fi networks
Energy Prolifera<on of Solar
Finance Block chain and Digital Currencies
Educa<on Mobile
Healthcare A.I. and Bionics
Agriculture Robo<cs
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Autonomous vehicles utilize cameras, sensors, global positioning sensors and machine technologiest o maneuver safely without any human intervention at all. Imagine what truly autonomous cars might mean for the elderly or the disabled – the blind, for example; imagine what they might offer to the freight haulage industry, or to public transport
Disrup<on Example: Robo<cs
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Overview The rising global demand for quality education is seen as a global megatrend. Growth in this sector is fueled by a worldwide shortage of skilled workers, a rapidly growing middle class and a digital transformation. Education Technology (EdTech) start-ups are well positioned to capture significant market share as this market continues to be disrupted by digitization. Fast Forward currently counts two portfolio companies in the EdTech space
EdTech
Investment Sector: Education (EdTech) At $5 trillion, the education sector is the second-largest sector in the world, after healthcare
Global education market in US$ trillions, predicted to reach $6.4 trillion by 2017
Unbundling Education As education needs continue to shift, startups in the education space have delivered an unprecendented number of disruptions We believe the un-bundling of the education system will lead to massive disruption of the status quo while creating immense incremental value for students
Schoold Revolutionary college search app leveraging big data science to help users make better decisions in the pursuit of higher education.
EdTech Sector Snapshot: Education Startups in the education space continue to identify areas of massive disruption, and are rewarded for it
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Educa<on Schoold is a big data-driven college and career counselor mobile app that provides tailored college and career recommendations.
Schoold uses students’ interests, social analytics and machine learning to show relevant career choices sorted by success chances, ROI, and happiness.
By combining public government data and crowdsourcing, Schoold will reliably predict admission chances to various colleges. Additional features include a free on-demand counseling service that leverages multiple virtual “Student Success Managers” at each college.
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Coming Disrup<ons to Banking
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Thank you.
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