Deep Future
Venture capitalActively deployingSeattle · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Deep Future backs visionary scientists and unconventional entrepreneurs tackling ambitious, science-driven problems that can reshape society. The firm focuses on transformative innovations—from autonomous systems and sustainable materials to energy breakthroughs and AI solutions—that emerge from small communities of independent thinkers rather than large institutional committees. These investments aim to create technological multipliers capable of solving major global challenges.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 5, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 21 of 59 portfolio companiesCleantech ×7Deep Tech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Energy ×4Hardware ×4Robotics ×4New Materials ×3
HQs:United States×6Canada×1Israel×1Italy×1
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDeep Fission develops small modular pressurized water reactors designed for underground deployment to produce clean nuclear power.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyBerkeley, US
Richard Muller(Executive Officer, Director)William Mark Schmitz(Executive Officer)Elizabeth A. Muller(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Advanced 2D materials for chips
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Applied Physics is an independent public benefit research institute that conducts and commercializes research across fields including astrophysics, aerospace defense, electromechanical engineering, machine learning, quantum mechanics, and materials science.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSpace Tech
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Casimir develops energy-harvesting microchips that generate power from ambient energy sources, eliminating the need for batteries or external charging.
Deep TechEnergyHardware
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
CreateMe is an AI robotics company that manufactures apparel using robots and digital microadhesives instead of thread, enabling on-demand, smaller-batch production that reduces inventory waste and shortens supply chains.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
CSignum develops wireless communication technology using electromagnetic field signaling for underwater and subsurface monitoring, enabling data transmission from seabeds, riverbeds, and ship hulls in environments where traditional wireless systems fail.
IoT
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Descycle develops metals processing infrastructure and closed-loop manufacturing solutions with digital traceability for supply chain resilience.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyDefense Tech
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
DMAT produces durable, self-healing concrete and mortar with reduced CO2 emissions, inspired by ancient Roman techniques, for the construction industry.
CleantechConstruction TechNew Materials
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
EvoChip develops AltiCore, a patented mathematical framework that runs AI models as logic-dominant operator chains instead of arithmetic-heavy neural networks, targeting efficiency and deterministic execution.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsDana Point, US
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Holobiome is a biotechnology company focused on the gut microbiome and its connection to the nervous system, working in areas such as microbiology, computational biology, and neuroscience.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechBoston, US
Philip Strandwitz(Co-founder & Director, Chief Executive Officer)Iain Chessell(Director)Michael LaFleur(Executive Officer)Kim Lewis(Co-founder, Director)Mike La Fleur(President, Co-founder, Director)
BoardJoan LaRovere(Director)
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
KLIR Sky, Ltd. develops a pollution reduction machine and offers a "Pollution Reduction as a Service" (PRaaS) model aimed at capturing greenhouse gas emissions at the source before they reach the atmosphere.
CleantechClimate TechHardware
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Ladon Robotics develops autonomous cargo ships powered by wind and solar energy, using solar-coated wingsails and battery storage to move freight and reduce crew and fuel costs.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
MacroX transforms high-frequency alternative data into real-time economic measurements for investors and institutions, providing interpretable insights on growth, inflation, labor, and consumer conditions globally.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Marvel Labs builds vertically integrated, autonomous microfactories — mobile, field-deployable production lines with modular units for intake, formulation, forming, and automated QC, controlled by physical AI running closed-loop process control.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSouth San Francisco, US
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Nanize develops PFAS-free polysilazane coating formulations and curing technology that cure in under a minute below 70°C, producing hard, scratch-resistant, low-friction coatings.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Nano confinement fusion energy
New Carbon Inc. (dba Darwin Carbon) is an advanced materials manufacturer producing carbon microfiber products—sheets, tapes, wires, and yarns—that combine structural, electrical, and thermal performance to replace metals, plastics, and concrete.
Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials
Michael Gurau(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Gailus(Co-founder & CTO)
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Next generation semiconductor lithography
Nuri develops an implantable emotion brain-computer interface (eBCI) for psychiatry that uses a closed-loop neuromodulation protocol called Deep Brain Recoding to detect, decode, and recalibrate trauma responses at the neuronal level.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
ParaNetics appears to develop electric propulsion technology with applications for aircraft, submersibles, and other uses.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Quorum Earth develops biopesticides aimed at controlling invasive insects, with an initial focus on protecting bees.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Seattle, US
Frank Laub(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Retford(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Bruestle(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Spar Systems builds waste-heat-to-power infrastructure for data centers through its SPRING platform, converting data center waste heat into on-site power while improving thermal management and energy efficiency.
CleantechEnergyHardwareNew York, US
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Spatial imagination for robots
Terran Robotics builds robotic systems that construct homes using adobe (earth-based) materials, offering an alternative to stick-frame construction.
Construction TechPropTechRobotics
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
True recycling for mixed plastic
Unquestionably safe nuclear reactors
Virtus Solis is developing a space-based solar power system that collects solar energy in orbit and beams it to receivers on Earth as a firm, dispatchable power source.
CleantechEnergySpace Tech
PartnerPablos Holman· solo GP
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDeep FissionNASDAQ: FISN
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Deep Future focus on?
- Deep Future focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where is Deep Future located?
- Deep Future is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Does Deep Future lead rounds?
- Deep Future typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamCan Technology Save the World? Pablos Holman: Deep Future at Startupfest 2024
Startupfest · Pablos Holman
The deep future: Implementing science fiction | Pablos Holman | CogX Festival 2023
CogX · Pablos Holman
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Co-investors · 1
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