Fast Forward accelerates technology nonprofits.
Our flagship accelerator program is designed exclusively for nonprofits using technology to improve the world via innovations in health, human rights, education, and the environment. Organizations receive seed funding to support early growth, a training program including speakers and mentors, and a Demo Day in San Francisco to connect with philanthropists and foundations.
Fast Forward also supports the tech nonprofit ecosystem through its Tech for Good program, which provides philanthropy training at tech companies, builds connections among tech nonprofit CTOs, increases collaboration among Tech for Good leaders, and maintains a comprehensive database of tech nonprofits.
Our flagship accelerator program is designed exclusively for nonprofits using technology to improve the world via innovations in health, human rights, education, and the environment. Organizations receive seed funding to support early growth, a training program including speakers and mentors, and a Demo Day in San Francisco to connect with philanthropists and foundations.
Fast Forward also supports the tech nonprofit ecosystem through its Tech for Good program, which provides philanthropy training at tech companies, builds connections among tech nonprofit CTOs, increases collaboration among Tech for Good leaders, and maintains a comprehensive database of tech nonprofits.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2014
Investment Type: Accelerator
Investment Stage: Seed
Portfolio 88
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 14.07.2023 | Closegap | closegap.org | - | United Sta... |
| 14.07.2023 | Mobile Pat... | mobilepathways.org | $1M | United Sta... |
| 14.07.2023 | Joy Educat... | joyeducation.org | - | United Sta... |
| 14.07.2023 | Restor | restor.eco | - | Switzerlan... |
| 14.07.2023 | Koko | kokocares.org | - | United Sta... |
| 14.07.2023 | Dollar For | dollarfor.org | - | Jamaica, P... |
| 14.07.2023 | Road to Un... | roadtouni.org | - | United Sta... |
| 14.07.2023 | SameSame (... | samesamecollective.org | - | United Sta... |
| 14.07.2023 | Solar Free... | solarfreeze.co.ke | - | Kenya, Nai... |
| 07.07.2023 | Karya | karya.in | - | India, Kar... |
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Mentions in press and media 29
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.03.2024 | More AI Nonprofits Are Launching, But Don’t Expect OpenAI-Type Drama | 7 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Given all the controversy OpenAI has generated as a capital-intensive startup founded as a nonprofit, one might think AI-focused founders today would opt to avoid that governance structure. In realit... |
| 27.06.2023 | This New Product Will Change How Nonprofits Think About AI | Shannon Farley and Jared Chung at Fast Forward Demo DayMichelle Nguyen |
| 23.01.2023 | Moving Further, Faster, Together: Meet The Five Standout Tech Nonprofits Of 2022 | Fast Forward |
| 22.08.2022 | What Entrepreneurs Need To Know To Reach Global Scale: A Conversation With Frederic Kerrest, Co-Founder Of Okta And Author Of Zero To IPO | Okta |
| 08.04.2021 | OKTA, INC. Okta : Announcing $1.6M in new grants for the Nonprofit Technology Initiative | Nonprofits do society's most critical work - and technology is essential to achieving and accelerating their impact. As demands of nonprofits continue to grow, gaps in technology are widening. Too many philanthropic funders regard technolog... |
| 16.03.2021 | This Fundraiser Raises Money Through Storytelling, Data And A Racial Equity Lens | Kristina Joye Lyles |
| 16.12.2020 | These 8 Social Entrepreneurs Used Tech To Meet The Challenges Of 2020 | Fast Forward |
| 15.10.2020 | Meet mRelief, The Nonprofit Using Technology To Fight Hunger | mRelief |
| 15.09.2020 | This Entrepreneur Is Using AI To Bring Affordable Treatments To Cancer Patients | Laura Kleiman |
| 27.07.2020 | Five key lessons from founders who launched social impact startups | Shannon Farley Contributor Share on Twitter Shannon Farley is co-founder and executive director at Fast Forward, a tech accelerator for social impact startups. More posts by this contributor Is ethical tech a farce? Legal tech is opening th... |
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