Opinion

March 11, 2020

I like B2C, and I don’t know why that feels dirty

Business-to-consumer startups can get ignored by investors focusing on more predictable software-as-a-service businesses.


Matthew Bradley

5 min read

Variety is the spice of life. Or that’s what an 18th-century British poet would have you believe. I’d agree. At Forward Partners, we have a broad remit of investing in applied artificial intelligence, marketplace and e-commerce businesses. 

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