Geography
UAE, GCC, broader MENA, India, Africa, South Asia. The platform is regionally focused — we don't carry generic global deal flow.
For contributors
Bring the deal. We bring the discipline.
Contributors are the founders, advisors, and mandate holders who sit on the supply side of capital. If you have a credible opportunity that fits Forfait's geography and standards, submission is free and the review process is fast.
How it works
Submit, review, surface, match.
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Verification
Before submitting, complete contributor verification — entity details, regulatory status, prior transactions. This is your standing record and is referenced on every deal you submit.
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Submit
Create the opportunity in /contributor/opportunities/new. Structured form: sector, geography, ticket size band, stage, mandate type, expected close, sponsor team. Upload supporting materials (teaser, IM, financials).
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Forfait review
A Forfait curator reviews fit against the platform's quality bar. Decisions: publish (visible to members), conditional publish (with revisions), or decline (with reason). Median time to first response: 48 hours.
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Marketplace surface
Approved opportunities go live with public metadata (sector, geography, ticket band, stage). Full materials sit behind a per-deal access request that you approve or decline.
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Member access requests
When an investor member requests access, you see who's asking (with KYC status confirmed by Forfait) and decide whether to grant the materials. The investor sees what you've shared, never more.
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Conversation, in-platform
If both sides want to engage, the conversation moves to a dedicated thread on the opportunity. Forfait can join as principal where relevant. Audit-chained the whole way through.
What we look for
Sponsor credibility
A team with prior execution in the sector, a credible plan, and clean compliance. We are willing to surface first-time founders if the rest of the package is strong.
Materials hygiene
A teaser that doesn't oversell, financials that reconcile, and a use-of-funds that adds up. We will work with you on materials if the underlying deal is sound.
Honest stage labelling
Pre-seed is pre-seed. Series B is Series B. Mis-staging a deal to attract bigger tickets is the fastest way to lose contributor standing on the platform.
Attribution & compensation
You keep your name on the work.
Attribution
Every opportunity you submit carries a 'PROVIDED BY' line on the public listing and inside the dossier — your firm name and a link back to your contributor profile. Members see exactly who curated the deal.
No platform placement fee for submissions
Submitting is free. Forfait does not take a cut of the deal economics on marketplace listings. The platform monetises through memberships, not by clipping sponsor success.
When Forfait acts as mandatary
For deals where Forfait is appointed as lead mandatary (separate engagement letter), the firm earns a structuring or success fee, fully disclosed to all parties. Marketplace submissions and direct mandates are two different tracks.
Have a deal to submit?
Verify first if you haven't, then submit. We respond within 48 hours.