Future Trash
Beverly Hills, US · Founded 2022 · Delaware corporation · 3 known investors
A UEFN studio evolving its flagship IP FOAD by prototyping genre-mashing games.
Also known as Future Trash, Inc
Founders & leadership
Investors · 3
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Also in the syndicate · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$4.9M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2024
▶$4.9MraisedJun 2024 · 21 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Kevin MarcianoExecutive Officer, Director
- Scott UllimanDirector
- Sebastian AlberiniDirector
- Nathan ReeseDirector
- Offering amount
- $4.9M
- Amount sold
- $4.9M
- Minimum investment
- $10K
- First sale
- May 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Future Trash, Inc is a multidisciplinary game development and creative studio that builds original intellectual property on user-generated-content platforms, principally Epic Games' Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). Its debut and flagship IP is FOAD, a set of competitive party games anchored around anthropomorphic explosive characters, positioned by the company as a connected universe and brand rather than a single title. Released FOAD experiences include Bomb Tycoon, Respawn Zone Wars, and Boom: Boss Battle.
FOAD began in 2022 as an indie game built in Unreal Engine 5; in March 2023 the team shifted development to UEFN, and the first FOAD game launched in June 2023. As of October 2024 the studio reported approximately 20 million unique players and over 1 billion minutes of playtime across its games, and described plans to release more than 15 additional games over the following year across multiple genres and popular Fortnite game types.
Founding story
The company was co-founded in late 2022 by Kevin Marciano, Nate Reese, Scott Ulliman, and Sebastian Alberini, a team whose backgrounds span multiple gaming and interactive media verticals.
Business model
The studio develops and publishes games inside a third-party UGC platform ecosystem (Fortnite via UEFN) rather than as standalone titles, relying on the platform's development tools and distribution to reach players, and building brand awareness for its own IP and characters across a network of experiences.
Traction
As of the October 2024 funding announcement, FOAD games had crossed 20 million unique players and over 1 billion minutes of playtime, with titles including Bomb Tycoon, Respawn Zone Wars, and Boom: Boss Battle.
Latest developments
In October 2024, Future Trash announced a $5 million seed round led by TIRTA and General Catalyst, earmarked for the FOAD IP, an accelerated production pipeline of more than 15 games over the next year, and expanded social media presence.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
The company describes FOAD as among the first original IP to emerge from Fortnite Creative 2.0, and reports recognition from Epic, the creator community, and a nomination at The Game Awards. Investors framed the studio as a notable creative developer within the early UEFN ecosystem.
Rather than shipping a single standalone title, the studio builds a network of interconnected games sharing consistent characters and brand identity within the Fortnite ecosystem, iterating rapidly using UEFN's lower-cost development and distribution model.
Technology
Games are built with Epic Games' Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN); the original FOAD project was built in Unreal Engine 5 before the move to UEFN. The company cites UEFN tooling as enabling content creation and distribution in weeks or months rather than years.
Go-to-market
Distribution occurs through the Fortnite ecosystem, where UEFN experiences reach the existing Fortnite player base; the company also planned to use seed funding to increase its social media presence and to release a high volume of games to build awareness for the FOAD IP.
Players on Fortnite and other UGC gaming platforms, particularly those seeking competitive party game experiences.
Geography
Reported as based in Los Angeles, California, with a company listing citing Beverly Hills, California.
History
Co-founded in late 2022 by Kevin Marciano, Nate Reese, Scott Ulliman, and Sebastian Alberini, the company began FOAD as an Unreal Engine 5 indie project, moved development into UEFN in March 2023, and launched its first FOAD game in June 2023. It raised $5 million in seed funding announced in October 2024.
Risks & controversies
Company leadership has described the challenge of educating a Fortnite player base that is largely present for traditional Fortnite about a distinct original world inside the platform, and noted creative limitations inherent in UGC platforms compared with standalone game development.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsFuture Trash raised $5 million in seed funding led by TIRTA and General Catalyst, to be dedicated to its flagship original IP FOAD, to fund a production pipeline of more than 15 games over the following year and to expand its social media presence.
$5M source ↗
FOAD's work on UEFN earned the team a nomination at The Game Awards; Epic profiled FOAD on the official Unreal Engine YouTube channel and social accounts.
The studio launched its first FOAD game, a competitive party game built in UEFN, in June 2023.
FOAD began in 2022 as an indie game built in Unreal Engine 5; in March 2023 the team began building in Unreal Editor for Fortnite.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Future Trash Raises $5M in Fundingfinsmes.com · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Future Trash do?
- Game development studio building original IP, FOAD, as a network of competitive party games in Unreal Editor for Fortnite.
- Who are Future Trash's investors?
- Future Trash's investors include TIRTA Ventures, General Catalyst.
- How much funding has Future Trash raised?
- Future Trash has disclosed $4.9M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Future Trash headquartered?
- Future Trash is headquartered in Beverly Hills, US.