Onward was founded by Girish Reddy, Prabhu Palanisamy, Nikolas Huebecker in 2023.

Who are Onward's investors?

Onward's investors include Atlassian Ventures, Gingerbread Capital, Matchstick Ventures, Citi Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, TTV Capital.

Onward

Founded 2023 · 8 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors

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Onward builds AI-powered applications aimed at enhancing employee performance and automating workflows for its business customers. The company focuses on delivering software that helps organizations improve worker productivity and business outcomes.

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Founders & leadership

Onward was founded in 2023 by Girish Reddy, Prabhu Palanisamy, and Nikolas Huebecker.

Girish ReddyFounder

Prabhu Palanisamy Prabhu Palanisamy spent a decade in services management and integration before building teams in cloud environments. He founded SpringML, which he led for eight years, and now leads Onward, which develops AI applications to enhance employee performance and automate workflows.

Nikolas Huebecker Founder

Investors · 9

Atlassian Ventureslisted by Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M

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Gingerbread Capitallisted by Gingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M

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Matchstick Ventureslisted by Matchstick VenturesBoulder · $500K – $1.5M

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Citi VenturesreportedNew York

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Correlation VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $4M

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Lerer HippeaureportedNew York · $500K – $2M

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TTV CapitalreportedAtlanta · $250K – $7M

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Also in the syndicate · 2

JPK CapitalRoyal Street Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountseed fundingAug 2019
JPK Capital, Matchstick Ventures, Royal Street Ventures
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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Onward went on to found or lead other companies.

Nikolas HuebeckerFounderFounded Lapel Prabhu PalanisamyCo-FounderFounded SpringML

Related companies · 2

Onward RidesOnward provides transportation ordering and management software for healthcare facilities, along with an assisted door-through-door rideshare service called Companion Rides for patients and caregivers who need medical or non-emergency transportation.

AtlassianAtlassian offers a teamwork platform combining project planning, knowledge management, and AI orchestration tools for teams and their AI agents. Its products help organizations plan, execute, and deliver work at scale.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Onward do?: Onward builds AI-powered applications aimed at enhancing employee performance and automating workflows for its business customers. The company focuses on delivering software that helps organizations improve worker productivity and business outcomes.
Who founded Onward?: Onward was founded by Girish Reddy, Prabhu Palanisamy, Nikolas Huebecker in 2023.
Who are Onward's investors?: Onward's investors include Atlassian Ventures, Gingerbread Capital, Matchstick Ventures, Citi Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, TTV Capital.