How many investments has Founders Future made?

Founders Future has 59 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Founders Future invest at?

Founders Future invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.

Where is Founders Future located?

Founders Future is headquartered in Paris, FR.

Who does Founders Future co-invest with?

Founders Future most often shares deals with Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, Y Combinator, among 133 tracked co-investors.

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Founders Future invests in entrepreneurs who apply artificial intelligence to practical, globally scalable solutions, targeting major challenges in data, infrastructure, productivity, health, energy and industry. The firm operates as an operator-entrepreneur, backing founders from pre-seed through growth with empathy, expertise and conviction. A distinctive data-driven methodology uses AI tools to detect strong signals, optimize decisions and maximize investment impact. With teams in Europe and the United States, the firm aims to turn the transatlantic bridge into an engine of global growth, connecting capital, networks and communities between the two continents to help founders build global companies from day one.

Invests inAdvanced Manufacturing AI & Machine Learning Cybersecurity Data & Infrastructure Deep Tech Defense Tech Digital Health Energy Healthtech SaaS Europe France Miami North America Paris United States

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Pre-Seed–Growth

Paris, FR

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Equity

Founded

2025

Last 12 months

6 investments

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Team · 13 people

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Marc Menasé· Founding Partner, Chief Investment Officer· Paris, Francein 𝕏

Marc Menasé is the founder of Founders Future, a transatlantic investment platform backing entrepreneurs building tomorrow's technology leaders. Since 2018, the firm has made over 150 investments across applied AI, SaaS, ClimateTech, Fintech and Insurtech, Industry 4.0, and health, spanning stages from pre-seed to growth. Founders Future positions itself at the intersection of Europe and the United States, connecting capital, networks, and communities across the transatlantic corridor, with a presence in Silicon Valley to support ambitious American founders and European scale-ups entering the US market.

marc@foundersfuture.com

Guillaume Simonaire· Partner· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Guillaume Simonaire joined Founders Future as a Partner on the investment team in September 2025. He holds a degree in corporate finance and financial engineering from Université Paris Dauphine and previously spent over eight years at Bpifrance as Senior Investment Director for funds focused on the creative industries. He has nearly a decade of experience in innovation and growth capital, with a focus on creative industries, consumer tech, AI, and Web3, and holds additional certifications in blockchain and digital marketing.

Louis Sautet· Partner· Greater Paris Metropolitan Regionin

Louis Sautet is a Partner at Founders Future, which he joined in April 2023, focusing on identifying and financing early-stage startups in Europe and the United States, with a specialization in software, fintech, and artificial intelligence. Before Founders Future, he spent six years at French Partners, where he helped build a portfolio of more than 50 companies across 12 countries. He previously worked at Permira, BNP Paribas, and Natixis, and holds a degree from Université Paris Dauphine.

Sophie Duval· Partner - Secrétaire Générale· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Sophie Duval is Partner and Secrétaire Générale at Founders Future, where she oversees the legal, regulatory, and financial departments, with expertise in financial, banking, and corporate law. Before joining the firm, she spent over four years as a lawyer at the Paris firm Coblence avocats, advising investment funds, founders, and companies on private equity, M&A, and restructuring matters. She also worked at the Parquet Financier of Toulouse on financial criminal law cases and is a graduate of law school (école des avocats).

Dulcie Fforde· Principal, US Team· San Franciscoin

Dulcie fforde is a Principal on the US investment team at Founders Future and a graduate of the University of Oxford. She previously worked at Baillie Gifford, where she was involved in investments in Brex, Faire and Nubank, and later held roles at Uber and Homebound. She is also a scout for Headline and a member of First Round's Angel Track program.

Amanda Wu· Chief of Staff· United Statesin

Amanda Wu is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who joined Founders Future as Chief of Staff in 2026, working at the intersection of strategy, investor relations, and operations. She previously served as a Senior Associate at Vista Equity Partners, focusing on fundraising strategy and investor communications, and earlier spent several years at Blackstone in Investor Relations and Portfolio Operations roles.

Gabrielle Fourey· Executive Office Manager· Greater Paris Metropolitan Regionin

Gabrielle Fourey is a graduate of the École de Condé and has served as Executive Office Manager at Founders Future since 2021. She works on project management, process optimization, and organizational support, contributing to the internal operations and coordination of the fund.

Jonathan Karlson· Senior Associate, US Team· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Jonathan Karlson is a Senior Associate on Founders Future's US investment team. He holds a degree in economics and computer science from Dickinson College. Before joining the firm, he worked at ICONIQ Capital managing assets for high-net-worth families and entrepreneurs across direct and fund investments in venture and private equity, and previously spent six years at BlackRock working with institutional investors.

Matthieu Benkerant· COO· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Matthieu Benkerant is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Founders Future, where he oversees operations and contributes to the group's development strategy while supporting founders and C-level executives on operational challenges. He holds degrees from HEC Paris and INSEEC Grande École and has over 10 years of experience in retail and tech. He began his career at Rocket Internet before joining Carrefour in 2016, where he led open innovation and e-commerce partnerships (Uber, Deliveroo, Glovo, Rappi), then directed the group's external growth activities and co-created Dastore, an €80m pan-European CVC fund.

matthieu@foundersfuture.com

Maxence Blanchy· Directeur Administratif & Financier· Francein

Maxence Blanchy is Chief Administrative and Financial Officer at Founders Future since October 2024, overseeing the fund's financial and strategic operations. He previously spent six years as a Finance Manager in the Private Debt team at Eurazeo, and earlier worked as a senior financial auditor at KPMG and at the European Investment Fund in Luxembourg. He holds a degree from NEOMA Business School.

Thibault Magnen· Senior Associate· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Thibault Magnen is an Associate at Founders Future, which he joined in 2021. He is a graduate of ESSEC Business School and an engineer from ECE Paris, and focuses on software and fintech investments while supporting founders on structuring and growth. Before Founders Future, he worked in investment at Revaia and in M&A at Crédit Mutuel Arkéa.

Timothée Allez· Analyste (Venture Analyst)· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Timothée Allez joined Founders Future in September 2025 as a Venture Analyst. He holds a degree in Management from the University of Warwick and a Master in Management from ESSEC Business School, and previously worked at Eurazeo and Daphni on startup due diligence in the energy and environment sectors. At Founders Future he supports the investment team with sourcing and analysis of early-stage opportunities in Europe and the US, focusing on Climate Tech, Deep Tech, and AI.

Violette Guilbert· Relations Investisseurs· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Violette Guilbert holds a degree from IÉSEG School of Management and previously gained experience in finance and analysis at AlumnEye. She is part of the Investor Relations team at Founders Future.

What they invest in

from 51 of 59 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×34Enterprise Software ×21SaaS ×18Data & Infrastructure ×10Developer Tools ×7Marketing Tech ×7Fintech ×6AdTech ×5

HQs:United States×24France×17Germany×1United Kingdom×1India×1Netherlands×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies

38%

solo founders

5 of 13 mapped founding teams

32%

repeat founders

of 31 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×13 founders×24+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×5Carnegie Mellon University ×2École Polytechnique ×2EDHEC Business School ×2Lycée Sainte-Geneviève ×2University of Wisconsin-Madison ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×11Engineering ×7Business & Management ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history

Google ×5Meta ×48VC ×2Google Deepmind ×2Owkin ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

9 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)

Investments · 59 tracked

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By year:2026 · 5 2025 · 5 2024 · 1 2023 · 6 2022 · 2 2021 · 1 2020 · 1 2019 · 3 2016 · 125 dated

Raidiumraidium.eu inDec 2024 · $13M✓ verified

Raidium builds an AI-native PACS viewer embedding a vision-language foundation model to support radiologists across research and clinical work, including automated tumor measurement and lesion segmentation.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesParis, FR

Paul Herent, M.D., Msc(Founder)in Paul Hérent(Co-Founder and CEO)in Pierre Manceron(Co-Founder and CSO)inSebastian Schwarz(COO)inDamien Benard(CFO)in

Co-investorsGalion.exe Kurma Partners Newfund Capital Debiopharm Innovation Fund StartX

AMI Labsamilabs.xyz

AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsParis, FR

Yann LeCun(Founder)Alex LeBrun(Founder)in Laurent Solly(Founder)inMichael Rabbat(Founder)in Pascale Fung(Founder)inSaining Xie(Founder)in

Co-investors20VC Aglae Ventures Alpha Intelligence Capital Alpha Square Group Avenir Growth Capital Berliner Volksbank Ventures +46 more

Armaturearmature.tech inSeed

Armature captures and analyzes user sessions with AI agents, showing what users ask, how agents respond, and identifying use cases and failures.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Theodore Otzenberger(Co-Founder)in Louis Scremin(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures Y Combinator Aera VC Agrolimen Ventures Gaingels Motier Ventures +1 more

Arzanaarzana.com in 𝕏Seed

Arzana provides ERP and automation tools designed specifically for manufacturers and distributors to streamline administrative and office operations.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

William Alexander(Founder)in Marshall Kools(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Amino Capital C Square Capital Eight Capital Fjor Founders Precursor Ventures +6 more

AxionOrbital Spaceaxionorbital.space in 𝕏Seed

AxionOrbital Space develops AI models that convert synthetic aperture radar data into optical-like imagery, enabling continuous Earth observation regardless of cloud cover or time of day.

Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Dhenenjay Yadav(Founder)in Atharva Peshkar(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneer Y Combinator CCL Investments SaRL Character Grey Street Partners Hassan Lantry (Blast)+5 more

Beevbeev.co in 𝕏Seed · Nov 2023 · $3.2M

Beev helps companies electrify their vehicle fleets by providing multi-brand electric vehicle leasing, installation of charging stations at company sites and employees' homes, and a fleet management tool that centralizes costs, contracts, vehicles and charging along with tax and car-policy guidance.

CleantechMobility & TransportationSaaS

Co-investorsEIT Urban Mobility Accelerator Karista Kima Ventures Super Capital VC Via ID

Beycomebeycome.com in 𝕏Feb 2026 · $2.5M

Beycome is a real estate platform that enables homebuyers and sellers to conduct transactions without traditional middlemen or commissions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTech

Cyril Carbonnier(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlorida Opportunity Fund InsurTech Kima Ventures LAB Ventures Neer Venture Partners

Bibakbibak.fr inFeb 2023

BIBAK offers a technology-based reusable packaging return system using connected kiosks, deposit/caution incentive models, and container fleet tracking to eliminate single-use packaging.

Circular EconomyCleantechFoodTech

Co-investorsSuper Capital VC

Bitstackbitstack-app.com in 𝕏Seed · Apr 2023 · $2M

Bitstack is a mobile application that enables automatic, low-friction bitcoin savings through recurring purchases and round-up features linked to users' bank accounts.

Crypto & Web3FintechParis, FR

Alexandre Roubaud(Founder)in Kabir Sethi(Founder)in

Co-investors13books Capital Kima Ventures Lightning Ventures Serena Soma Capital STILLMARK +7 more

Bnextbnext.bioOct 2019 · $25M

b.next develops technologies and infrastructure for building synthetic cells from scratch, working with researchers, universities, governments, and funders.

BiotechDeep Tech

Akshay Maheshwari, MD, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsFifty Years Cometa Conexo Ventures DN Capital Enern Kreos Capital +2 more

Bnextbnext.com.twOct 2019 · $25M

Business Next (數位時代) is a Taiwanese digital news and media outlet covering technology, startups, AI, e-commerce, and business trends.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsAVA Angels Cometa Conexo Ventures DN Capital Enern Kreos Capital +2 more

Bohr Energybohr-energie.fr inJul 2026

Bohr Energie offers software for energy producers to monitor production and profitability in real time, track market conditions, and generate custom reports with in-house production and price forecasting models.

CleantechEnergySaaS

Julien Haure(Founder)in

Co-investorsAFI Ventures Varsity VC Ventech Grand Sud Ouest Capital

Cashmerecashmere.finance 𝕏Jun 2026 · $5MDefunct

Cashmere provides a multi-signature Solana wallet that allows enterprises and startups to manage cryptocurrency holdings across multiple authorized signers rather than concentrating control in a single account.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Shashank Khanna(Founder)in Rebecca Lee(Founder)in Charlotte McGinn(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures Notation Capital Soma Capital South Quad Y Combinator Andreessen Horowitz +13 more

Cluesoclueso.io in 𝕏Series A

Clueso is an AI-powered video creation platform for sales enablement teams that transforms screen recordings into polished training videos and step-by-step guides.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSales TechBengaluru, IN

Akash Anand(Founder)in Neel Balar(Founder)in Prajwal Prakash(Founder)inKrish Ramineni(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsf7 Ventures Y Combinator BO LE VENTURES Neotribe Ventures Shift Left Ventures Vy Capital

Constellation Spaceconstellation.space in 𝕏Seed

Constellation provides an operations platform designed for satellite fleet management that ingests telemetry data, executes machine learning predictions, and automates decision-making based on operator policies.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechSeattle, US

Kamran Majid(CEO & Founder)in Laith Altarabishi(Founder)in Raaid Kabir(Founder)in Omeed Tehrani(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Dragon Capital Eight Capital Fellows Glade Brook Capital Partners Hassan Lantry (Blast)+10 more

Databricksdatabricks.com in 𝕏

Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ali Ghodsi(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)in Patrick Wendell(Founder)in Andy Konwinski(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures A.Capital Ventures Aglae Ventures Alkeon Innovation Alpha Square Group Altra Venture +97 more

Diditdidit.me in 𝕏Seed

Didit provides identity verification and KYC/KYB infrastructure for organizations worldwide, offering a programmable API with real-time fraud detection, deepfake protection, and support for 48+ languages.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Alberto Rosas(Founder)in Alejandro Rosas(Founder)inDavid Paschkes(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsY Combinator Lobster Capital Orange Collective Pioneer Roar Ventures SaaSholic +13 more

Endeit Capitalendeit.com

General Intuition develops foundation models capable of perceiving, predicting, and acting in the physical world, trained on large-scale gameplay data to power autonomous driving, robotics, and real-world AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechInsurTechRoboticsSaaS

Pim de Witte

Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst Khosla Ventures BOM KfW Capital Peak Capnamic +1 more

Function Healthfunctionhealth.com in 𝕏

Function Health provides routine whole-body lab testing, advanced imaging, and access to top doctors to help individuals achieve preventive health awareness and disease avoidance.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Mark Hyman, M.D.(Co-founder and chief medical officer)in Mark Hyman(CMO)inJonathan Swerdlin(Co-founder and CEO)inPranitha Patil(Co-founder and chief business officer)inSeth Weisfeld(Co-founder and chief design officer)inDan Swerdlin(Co-founder and general counsel)in

Co-investors1843 Capital 53 Stations Able Partners AgeTech Capital Aglae Ventures Alumni Ventures +30 more

Getinsidegetinside.fr inSeed · Feb 2026 · $2M

getinside is a retail media platform that lets e-commerce merchants monetize their audience by running advertising campaigns with selected advertisers, generating incremental revenue without technical integration.

AdTechE-commerceMarketing Tech

Co-investorsClover XAnge

GetMintgetmint.ai in 𝕏

GetMint is an AI search visibility platform that tracks how models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews, and Alexa for Shopping mention and recommend a brand, then helps produce and publish content to improve those mentions.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsClover Kima Ventures Sonorcap

Harmattan AIharmattan.ai in

Harmattan AI develops autonomous systems for military and defense forces, focused on coordinating groups of autonomous platforms across operations and delivering payloads such as electronic warfare systems.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics

Edouard Rosset(Founder)in

Co-investorsACME Capital Atlantic Better Angle Blindspot Ventures Management Co BlueYard Capital FirstMark Capital +5 more

Hyperspellhyperspell.com in 𝕏Seed

Hyperspell builds a context platform that connects to enterprise data sources (Slack, email, documents, CRMs, ticketing systems) and synthesizes them into a unified, permission-aware knowledge graph accessible to AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Conor Brennan-Burke(Founder)in Manu Ebert(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper B1 Fjor Founders Imagination Capital Mento vc Olive Tree Capital Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc +22 more

Isengard Industries Incisengardindustries.com inSeed

Isengard Industries manufactures production systems that enable allied nations to domestically produce precision-strike and counter-unmanned aircraft systems at scale and lower cost than traditional defense contractors.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US

Francisco Serra-Martins(Founder)in James Tennant(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator A3 Ventures Backswing Ventures Brave Capital Founder Capital Genesis Capital +9 more

Kardgetkard.com in 𝕏Sep 2020 · $3.5M

Kard provides transaction data and insights from millions of consumers to advertisers and financial institutions, enabling banks and card issuers to understand shopping behavior across consumer wallets while offering customizable API integrations.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechMarketing TechNew York City, US

Ben Mackinnon(CEO)in

Co-investorsFin Capital Nucleus Adventure Capital Techstars Underscore VC Tiger Global Management

Kebrakebra.com inSeed

Kebra captures activity from physical field operations, builds a live "operating memory" of that context, and deploys AI agents to automate follow-on work such as back-office tasks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Luca Hadife(Founder)in Mohamed Hosny(Founder)in

Co-investorsSPRINGROCK VENTURES Vela Partners Y Combinator Browder Capital Draper Dragon Stratus Ventures +1 more

Lapistrylapis.com in 𝕏Seed

Lapis is an AI-powered platform that automates the creation, launch, and optimization of paid advertising campaigns across channels including ChatGPT, Google, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Reddit.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Varunram Ganesh(Founder)in Sai Surbehera(Co Founder)in

Co-investorsMute Ventures MyAsiaVC Strategxy Ventures LLC The E14 Fund Transpose Platform Management Y Combinator +5 more

Linclincpayments.comJun 2026

Linc is an AI-powered business intelligence platform for fuel and convenience store operators, consolidating fuel data, store sales, and provider settlements into a single view.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail Tech

Co-investorsAmplify.LA 199 Ventures 50 Partners Acadian Ventures Management, Llc Better Angle Clover +4 more

LunaBilllunabill.com in 𝕏Seed

LunaBill provides AI automation software for hospital billing teams to manage denied claims and patient revenue cycles.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Suhail Parry(Cofounder and CEO)in David Day(Cofounder and CTO)in

Co-investorsFounders Garage Capital Lobster Capital Pioneer Y Combinator ZAKA VC +8 more

Massive Dynamicmassive-dynamic.ai in

Massive Dynamic is an AI platform that helps media professionals coordinate large-scale digital advertising campaigns, handling tasks such as analysis, QBR preparation, media mix modeling, and campaign setup.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechParis, FR

Guillaume Le Roy(Founder)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures

Metreecsmetreecs.com inOct 2025

Metreecs provides data science and AI-driven insights to businesses, leveraging client data, external factors, and business trends to help companies operate more efficiently and profitably.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Martin Dimitrov(Founder)in Elie Dufeu(Founder)in Thibaut Pellegrin(Founder)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures Monte Carlo Capital Perpetual VC Sonorcap Sterling Road Y Combinator +5 more

Mimbimimbi.io inSeed · Sep 2023 · $2M

Mimbi operates a retail media intelligence platform that helps brands and agencies optimize their advertising budgets across retail media networks by aggregating data and providing campaign management tools.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS

Florian Silnicki(Serial entrepreneur, previously Founder and CEO at Lengow, Synetik)Alexandra Patris(Previously CMO at Lengow, product and marketing manager at Criteo)

Co-investorsOVNI Capital Kima Ventures

Moonwattmoonwatt.com inSeed · Mar 2025 · $8M

Moonwatt develops energy optimization and management software for grid-scale operations, leveraging renewable energy storage systems.

CleantechCloud ComputingEnergyHardwareSaaSDiemen, NL

Zukui Hu(Founder)in

Co-investorsAFI Ventures Daphni LEA Partners Kima Ventures

Neatneat.eu inMar 2016

Neat designs and operates embedded insurance solutions customized for different sectors, distributed through major European brands.

InsurTechSaaSParis, FR

James Conroy(Executive Officer)Michael Crincoli(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGary Golding(Director)Michael Aronson(Director)Michael Kopelman(Director)

Co-investorsAmerican Family Ventures Edison Partners Mundi Ventures Octopus Ventures B-FLEXION

OMMAXsingulier.co

Singulier is an AI and digital advisory consultancy that partners with private equity funds and their portfolio companies to deliver AI due diligence, data foundations, and AI-driven transformation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Parseparse.bot inSeed

Parse provides an API platform that converts web actions and data retrieval from any website into single API calls without running a browser.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Forman(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneer Y Combinator Andreessen Horowitz Hassan Lantry (Blast)RRE Ventures SARAS CAPITAL +4 more

Perplexityperplexity.aiMar 2023

An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.

San Francisco, US

Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)in Denis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)

BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)

Co-investors1435 Capital 359 Capital 7BC Venture Capital Accel Advaita Capital AIX Ventures +55 more

Polymathpolymathlabs.ai in 𝕏Seed

Polymath builds simulation environments for training AI agents to perform autonomous tasks over extended periods with minimal human supervision.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dylan Ma(Founder)in Naren Yenuganti(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Blackbird Ventures Cervin Base10 Partners Berkeley Frontier Cadenza +4 more

Qoveryqovery.com in 𝕏Seed · Sep 2021 · $4M

Qovery provides a Kubernetes platform that runs in customers' own cloud environments, allowing engineering teams to manage infrastructure through policy-based controls rather than manual administration.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Morgan Perry(Founder)in Romaric Philogène(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrane Venture Partners Iris Capital Techstars Alven backtrace capital Speedinvest

Riottryriot.com in 𝕏Series A

Riot is an employee security posture management platform that monitors and improves cybersecurity behaviors across workforces to defend against AI-powered threats.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR

Benjamin Netter(Founder)in

Co-investorsFundersClub Y Combinator Frst Kima Ventures Left Lane Capital AJG +3 more

Saronicsaronic.com in 𝕏

Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels — including the 180-foot, long-range Marauder — along with Echelon, a command-and-control software layer for planning, simulating and operating single vessels or fleets.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Dino Mavrookas(Co-Founder and CEO)in Rob Lehman(Co-Founder and CCO)inVibhav Altekar(Co-Founder and CTO)in Doug Lambert(Co-Founder and COO)inPatrick DePriest(Chief Financial Officer)inSoo Cho(Chief People Officer)in

Co-investors1Flourish Capital 8VC Advent International Alpha Partners Andreessen Horowitz Anti +33 more

Sharpistsharpist.com inFeb 2022 · $23M

Sharpist provides a digital coaching platform that combines 1:1 and group coaching sessions with certified coaches, micro tasks, and progress analytics for employees at all career stages.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSBerlin, DE

Fabian Niedballa(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapnamic Endeit Capital Heartfelt Capital Kickstart Innovation Vorwerk Ventures Porsche Ventures

Spongepaysponge.com in 𝕏Seed

Paysponge provides financial infrastructure for AI agents, enabling them to hold, spend, and earn money through credit cards, bank accounts, and crypto.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Eric Zhang(Founder)in Jae Choi(Founder)in Rishab Luthra(Founder)in

Co-investors645 Ventures Leonis Capital Y Combinator Amino Capital Andreessen Horowitz Balaji Rolling +5 more

Tastertaster.com inJun 2019 · $8M

Taster creates and operates restaurant brands in partnership with creators, chefs, and other partners, providing sourcing, technology, operational infrastructure, distribution channels, and marketing expertise to launch food brands.

ConsumerCreator EconomyFoodTechLondon, GB

Anton Soulier(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery Ventures LocalGlobe Octopus Ventures Rakuten Capital Heartcore Capital

Tomorrotomorro.com in 𝕏Mar 2025

Tomorro provides an AI-based contract management and negotiation platform used by in-house legal, sales, finance, and purchasing teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSParis, FR

Sébastien Decrême(Co-founder & CTO)in Thibaut Caoudal(Co-founder & CRO)in Antoine Fabre(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures Motier Ventures Accel Resonance Acton Capital Adelie +3 more

Veesionveesion.io in

Veesion provides AI-powered video surveillance software that analyzes gestures from a store's existing cameras to detect shoplifting behaviors and send short alert clips to staff.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityRetail TechSaaS

Benoît Koenig(Founder)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures KPN Ventures Red River West Sonorcap Verve Ventures White Star Capital

Veetonveeton.com inMay 2025

Veeton uses AI diffusion models to generate professional-quality fashion visuals for brands, replacing traditional photo shoots at a fraction of studio costs.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechParis, FR

FloreTristanChristian

Co-investorsAgoranov Armilar Venture Partners Kima Ventures Sonorcap

Waddle Labswaddlelabs.ai in 𝕏Seed

Waddle Labs provides an API that connects to robots and, from a natural-language prompt, uses AI agents to generate a control policy for the robot to carry out the requested task.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRoboticsBoston, US

Yiding Song(Founder)in Hanming Ye(Founder)in

Co-investorsA*Y Combinator Audacious Bain Capital Ventures BonAngels Venture Partners CRV (Charles River Ventures)+12 more

Wilgowilgo.ai

Wilgo is a free AI-powered educational platform that helps French middle and high school students with homework and exam preparation using official national curriculum materials, practice exams, interactive quizzes, and personalized learning paths.

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Co-investorsDaphni

Yukayuka.io

Yuka is a mobile app that scans and analyzes the labels of food and cosmetic products to assess their health impact and provide better-product recommendations.

ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Julie Chapon(Founder)in

Co-investorsRAISE STATION F Wind Venture

ZeroDriftzerodrift.ai in 𝕏

ZeroDrift provides a compliance enforcement system that governs AI-generated communications for regulated enterprises before they reach customers and regulators.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Kumesh Aroomoogan(Founder & CEO)inAshok Loganathan(Founding Head of Engineering)Anand Loganathan(Founding Head of Platforms)

Co-investorsConverge Geek Ventures Pitchdrive Tetrad U&I Ventures A16Z Speedrun +2 more

ZeroEntropyzeroentropy.dev in 𝕏Mar 2025Acquired

ZeroEntropy develops specialized machine learning models for search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, offering rerankers, embeddings, and fine-tuned models for production AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ghita Houir Alami(Founder)in Nicholas Pipitone(Founder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First Initialized Capital Kima Ventures Lobster Capital Transpose Platform Management Y Combinator +8 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AudionDispatcherOmiPergamonRiot SecuritySingulierWaterdrop

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How many investments has Founders Future made?: Founders Future has 59 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Founders Future invest at?: Founders Future invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Founders Future focus on?: Founders Future focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Digital Health, Energy, Healthtech, SaaS.
Where is Founders Future located?: Founders Future is headquartered in Paris, FR.
Who does Founders Future co-invest with?: Founders Future most often shares deals with Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, Y Combinator, among 133 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 19

Motier Ventures

Motier Ventures is the venture family office of the Houzé family (Groupe Galeries Lafayette), acting as a value-added business angel that backs early-stage founders across several technology sectors.

Both backed · 5

AMI Labs Armature Harmattan AI Linc Tomorro

$330K – $3.3M

Sonorcap

Sonorcap invests in entrepreneurs at the intersection of technology and retail, including retail tech, e-commerce, and logistics. The firm provides hands-on support and leverages its own retail operations to assist portfolio companies.

Both backed · 4

GetMint Metreecs Veesion Veeton

XAnge

XAnge is a European early-stage venture capital firm that has backed over 200 startups over more than 20 years, with hubs in Paris, Berlin and Brussels.

Both backed · 2

Getinside Tomorro

$1.1M – $10.8M

Partech Ventures

Partech is a global venture capital firm supporting founders across multiple continents and investment stages through dedicated teams and funds.

Both backed · 1

AMI Labs

$200K – $50M

Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First (EF) is a talent investor that helps individuals build and launch startups, providing support such as US visa guidance, office space, fundraising preparation, and investor introductions culminating in a San Francisco Demo Day.

Both backed · 1

ZeroEntropy

$1M – $7M

Heartcore Capital

Heartcore Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm backing European founders from inception. It invests in startups from inception through Series A, and also invests in web3 protocols from idea to liquid tokens.

Both backed · 1

Taster

Alven

Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that has been investing for 25 years, positioning itself as a straightforward, hands-on partner to entrepreneurs.

Both backed · 1

Qovery

50 Partners

50 Partners is a French startup accelerator and investor run by entrepreneurs, operating multiple acceleration programs across tech, impact, health, and Web3, alongside dedicated funds.

Both backed · 1

Linc

Crane Venture Partners

Crane Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders building foundational technology from inception through seed, with support in go-to-market, sales, and hiring.

Both backed · 1

Qovery

$750K – $3M

backtrace capital

backtrace is a pre-seed/seed fund investing in technology infrastructure — the 'picks and shovels' needed to build, run, deploy, observe, maintain, and secure modern products.

Both backed · 1

Qovery

Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.

$5M – $50M

Point Nine

Point Nine is an early-stage venture firm that has invested in roughly 10-12 startups per year since 2008, with a focus on SaaS and B2B companies.

$1M – $10M

▶7 more co-investors

Pareto Holdings Viola Ventures Spider Capital Team8 Isai Fabric Ventures Aperiam Ventures

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