OnDean Forward

OnDean Forward is the direct investing arm of OnDean, a private family office founded by Andrew Sieja, based in Chicago, Illinois. Sieja is also the founder of Relativity, which he built from a startup into a global legal tech leader, giving the firm deep operating roots in the legal technology space. The firm invests in founders building transformative products for the legal ecosystem and adjacent regulated markets, making a handful of high-conviction investments each year using flexible, evergreen capital that allows funding from first check through exit without fund-cycle pressure. OnDean Forward's team includes several former Relativity executives, including Managing Partner Marcin Wojtczak and General Partner Nick Robertson, who scaled Relativity's operations from its first enterprise deal to over $500 million in revenue. Its portfolio includes Eudia, JusticeBid, Newcode, Pergamin, Responsiv, and Entegrata, with The Contract Network as a past exit. OnDean Forward's investment criteria favor legal-first software products and product-obsessed founding teams seeking active partnership rather than passive capital. Its approach centers on hands-on operational support in product, go-to-market, and talent, drawing directly on the team's firsthand experience scaling a legal tech company from inception to global scale.