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Investment thesis
Future Ventures focuses on seed and early-stage investments in purpose-driven, visionary founders pursuing frontier technologies with the potential to create entirely new industries. The firm backs companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology across a wide range of sectors, including nuclear fusion, sustainable agriculture, space, robotics, energy, climate, AI applications, and biotech. Its partners have a long track record of leading founding investments in companies that reached successful IPOs or billion-dollar acquisitions, including SpaceX, Tesla, Planet, and Commonwealth Fusion, together representing substantial aggregate value creation.
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Team · 4 people
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Founder mafia
4 people who came through Future Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 72 of 82 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×33Biotech ×29AI & Machine Learning ×26Healthtech ×16Medical Devices ×11Cleantech ×8Climate Tech ×8Energy ×8
HQs:United States×53United Kingdom×2Canada×1Germany×1Estonia×1Norway×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 45 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×103 founders×84+ founders×10
Where their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7Stanford University ×6University of California, Berkeley ×5Harvard University ×4Georgia Institute of Technology ×3University of Cambridge ×3University of Michigan ×3University of Toronto ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×27Computer Science ×13Physics ×12Life Sciences ×8Business & Management ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×7Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 62 founders with career history
Stanford University ×7Apple ×4Google ×4Microsoft ×3NASA Ames Research Center ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Cruise ×2Department of Defense ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
39 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 67 with degree data)
Investments · 82 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 92024 · 62023 · 12022 · 62021 · 82019 · 42018 · 12016 · 22013 · 143 dated
D-Wave is a quantum computing company offering both annealing and gate-model systems for solving optimization, simulation, and modeling problems.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingBurnaby, US
J. Haig Deb Farris(Director, Promoter)Geordie Rose(Founder)inEric Ladizinsky(Executive Officer)Diane Nguyen(Executive Officer)inJohn M. Markovich(Executive Officer)inWarren Wall(Executive Officer)in
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDefined VCDraper AssociatesIn-Q-TelKensington Capital Partners LimitedPender Growth FundRuna Capital+4 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)in
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+211 more
Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.
Palo Alto, US
Elon Musk(Founder)inJeffrey B Straubel(Co-founder; CTO until 2019, Director since 2023)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inMarc Tarpenning(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesInfinite CapitalKluz VenturesLingotto+16 more
AtaiBeckley develops rapid-acting mental health treatments and therapies for patients with difficult-to-treat mental health conditions.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental Health
Srinivas Rao(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inChristian Angermayer(Founder and Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsAble PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAtaiBeckleyBailey Venture PartnersBright Success CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LP+13 more
Faeth Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology company developing therapies that inhibit multiple nodes of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR (PAM) pathway.
BiotechHealthtechAustin, US
Anand Parikh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inOliver Maddocks(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher W. Gerry(President and General Counsel)
BoardAlex Morgan(Director)inJayson Dallas(Director)Robert Gould(Director)
Co-investorsAble PartnersAtacama VenturesCota CapitaliSelect FundS2G InvestmentsAgFunder+7 more
Verve Motion develops wearable exosuits that integrate robotics into worker apparel to reduce physical strain and measure load reduction in real time for employees in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechE-commerceHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSemiconductors
Fred Cook(Co-founder)Ignacio Galiana(CEO)Conor WalshItamar Zur(CEO)Mitch NahmiasinMike Rouleau
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFounder CollectiveGenerational PartnersSafar PartnersVillage GlobalXfund+2 more
BMC Ingredients produces Rhiza, a mycelium-based ingredient that serves as a whole-food, complete protein and clean-label additive for food manufacturers.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechNew MaterialsWest Sacramento, US
Paul Shapiro(Co-founder & CEO)inNikhil Prashar(CFO)inMoran Farhi(EVP of Tech)inAndrea Choe(SVP of Ops)Stu Strumwasser(Director)Brian Ottens(Director)
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesLever VCEPIC VENTURES
Cambrian Bio is a clinical-stage drug development company creating precision therapeutics that target metabolic pathways which decline with age, such as AMPK and mTOR.
BiotechHealthtechLongevityNew York, US
James Peyer(CEO, Founder, Board Director)inMark Nuttall(Chief Business Officer)inRuth Thieroff-Ekerdt(Chief Medical Officer)inBill DeVaul(Chief Legal Officer)in
BoardChristian Angermayer(Chairman, Co-Founder, Board Director)in
Board seatMaryanna Saenko· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPFJ LabsKhosla VenturesKorify CapitalSprint Vc+4 more
Earthshot provides end-to-end support for land stewards developing and financing nature-based carbon projects, including greenhouse gas accounting, compliance with carbon standards, and project financing.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSebastopol, US
Troy Carter(CEO & Co-Founder)inPatrick Leung(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMaryanna Saenko· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesParameter VenturesTrailhead CapitalE8 AngelsEarth FoundryEnergy Foundry+7 more
Gameto develops cell therapy and reproductive technologies to treat infertility and improve women's health outcomes.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Dina Turner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMartin Varsavsky(Co-founder & Chairman)inDina Radenkovic(Founder)inMartín Varsavsky(Founder)
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inDylan Morris(Director)in
Board seatMaryanna Saenko· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersDeviation CapitalFJ LabsGaingelsIngeborg InvestmentsInsight Partners+19 more
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GlycosBio conducts research and development using engineered lipid technologies to improve the bioavailability and therapeutic performance of natural bioactive molecules, including approaches targeting the intestinal, pulmonary, and skin microbiota.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechHouston, US
Richard C. Jr. Cilento(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDan Watkins(Director)Frank Foster(Director)inJoseph Walowski(Director)Victoria Niklas(Director)
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D · $930K raise · filed Jan 2017
Co-investorsGideon Hixon FundGreen Park & Golf VenturesTexas HALO FundMercury Fund
Planet operates a web-geo platform that provides daily satellite imagery and foundational analytics of Earth's landmass for businesses, governments, and research institutions.
AgTechData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Will Marshall(Founder)inRobbie Schingler(Founder)inChristopher R. Boshuizen(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert H. Schlingler Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Boshuizen(Founder)
BoardZachary Bogue(Director)in
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investors137 VenturesAME Cloud VenturesBright Success CapitalDBL PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Fall Line Capital+27 more
Realta Fusion develops fusion energy technology to generate zero-carbon electricity and industrial process heat for global use.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyMadison, US
Kieran Furlong(Founder)inCary Forest(Founder)inJay Anderson(Founder)inBen Lindley(Founder)inOliver Schmitz(Co-Founder, Plasma Facing Components)in
Board seatMaryanna Saenko· per SEC Form D · $35.5M raise · filed May 2025
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAvilaKhosla VenturesTitletownTechBaruch Future Ventures
ZaiNar develops a platform for Physical AI that uses existing wireless networks to provide real-time positioning and sensing without satellites, cameras, or dedicated infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRedwood City, US
Philip Kratz(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Jacker(Executive Officer, Director)Curtis MacDonald(Director)inAlexander Hooshmand(Director)
BoardJerry Yang(Co-founder & former CEO, Yahoo!)
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlchemist AcceleratorAlpana VenturesCP VenturesEssentia VenturesEvolution VC Partnersgener8tor+7 more
64x provides a platform and product suite for manufacturing advanced therapeutics, including gene therapies, cell therapies, and biologics.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBoxGroupFirst Round CapitalFifty YearsLifeforce CapitalNorthpond VenturesRefactor Capital+1 more
64x develops infrastructure and manufacturing systems for next-generation medicines, focusing on genetic engineering, cell line development, and computational biology to enable scalability of advanced therapies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Lexi Rovner(CEO)inAlexis Rovner(Founder)Ryan GallagherEmily Hawkins(Head of Talent)
Co-investorsFifty YearsG VenturesLifeforce CapitalRaptor GroupY CombinatorAlix Ventures+8 more
ALICE Technologies offers a construction "optioneering" platform that uses AI to help general contractors create, explore, and update construction schedules to reduce risk, cost, and build time.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
René Morkos(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative VenturesBlackhorn VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesGaingelsGRIDS CapitalJLL Spark Global Ventures+9 more
Ambrosia Energy builds, owns, and operates vertically integrated solar-plus-battery power plants that supply continuous off-grid power, selling electricity directly to customers such as data centers and industrial operations.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyWest Texas, US
Ben LongmierinSara Spangeloin
Amplifier Therapeutics is a biotech company developing an AMPK activator drug intended to restore cellular metabolism and treat or prevent chronic, aging-related diseases.
BiotechLongevity
Helena Edlund(Scientific Founder, VP & Head of Discovery)Thomas Edlund(Scientific Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inRuth Thieroff-Ekerdt(Chief Medical Officer)in
BoardJames Peyer(CEO (Cambrian Bio))in
Astonishing Labs partners with university lab scientists to commercialize early-stage biological research and build biotech platform companies aimed at developing new therapies.
BiotechDeep Tech
Michael Levin(Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder)inJess Mah(Co-Founder & Founding Board Member)inAdam Rothstein(Co-Founder)Mark Siegel(Co-Founder)inTom Cirrito(Managing Partner)in
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.
Beeflow offers pollination services and expertise aimed at improving crop harvests through optimized bee pollination.
AgTechFoodTechCalifornia, US
Matias Viel(Founder)in
Co-investorsAIR CapitalGRIDXOspraie Ag ScienceSOSVThe Yield Lab Latam
Centivax is a biotechnology company developing broad-spectrum vaccines, including a universal influenza vaccine.
BiotechHealthtech
Jacob Glanville(Founder)inStephanie Wisner(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBold Capital PartnersGlobal Health Investment CorporationKendall Capital PartnersNFX
Commonwealth (commonwealth.im) is a DAO coordination platform; the sources supplied contain no verifiable information about it.
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersCoinbase VenturesIOSG VenturesNascentBreakthrough Energy VenturesGalaxy Interactive+9 more
Commonwealth (WLTH) is a platform that lets individuals invest in private companies starting at $20, with holdings backed 1:1 by verified equity and the ability to buy and sell without long lock-up periods.
FintechMarketplaces
Co-investorsBlack DragonParaFi CapitalParafi General FundBreakthrough Energy VenturesCoatue ManagementEquinor Ventures+11 more
Commonwealth Fusion Systems develops commercial fusion power plants using high-temperature superconducting magnet technology to provide grid-scale energy.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyCambridge, US
Brandon Sorbom(Founder)inRobert Mumgaard(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Brunner(Executive Officer)inBob Mumgaard(Founder)inDan Brunner(Founder)Dennis Whyte(Founder)
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalArmada Investment AGBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBeni Venture CapitalBrainstorm VenturesBreakthrough Energy Ventures+45 more
Copernic develops catalysts for zero-carbon ammonia and e-fuels that are cost-competitive and compatible with existing industrial infrastructure.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyCambridge, US
Aruna Ramkrishnan(Founder)inJacob Ebenstein Grose(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLindy Fishburne(Director)inMichael Kearney(Director)inMichael LoCascio(Director)
Co-investorsBreakout VenturesInnospark VenturesJuniperNew Climate VenturesThe Engine Ventures
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Deep Genomics develops AI-based biological foundation models to identify drug targets and design molecules, aiming to speed up drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA
Brendan Frey(Founder)inBrian O'Callaghan(Chief Executive Officer)inDavid Johnston(Chief Financial Officer)inClive Bertram(Chief Business Officer)inTom Masterson(Chief Operating Officer)inGreg Hoffman(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalBloomberg BetaKensington Capital Partners LimitedMagnetic VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTrue Ventures+2 more
Dolby Ventures is an investment firm focused on life sciences, investing across precision neuroscience (neurodegeneration, psychiatry, and neurotech via therapeutics, devices, and diagnostics) and life sciences platforms such as de novo platforms, regenerative medicine, and computational biology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotech
Co-investorsLevensohn Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesGaingelsTrue Ventures
Enriched Ag uses artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and cellphone photos to analyze agricultural land for soil health, conservation, forage production, and infrastructure monitoring.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate Tech
David Andersen(Founder)inMichael Kaminsky(Founder)inMike Komp(Chief Executive Officer)Billy Cook(Chief Science Officer)inKalon Armstrong(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsNYA VenturesElevate VenturesRadical Ventures
Flickr is a photo hosting and sharing website where users upload, organize, and publish images.
Stewart Butterfield(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsNFX
Gaussion develops magnetic battery control technology that improves charging speed, heat generation, and lifetime performance across different cell formats and chemistries for electric vehicles, stationary storage, and industrial applications.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareLondon, GB
Tom Heenan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbionVCAutotech VenturesBusiness Growth FundUCL Technology FundDN CapitalePlanet Capital
Glass Imaging develops AI-based image processing technology aimed at bringing DSLR-quality photography to smartphone cameras.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechLos Altos, US
Ziv Attar(Founder, CEO)inTom Bishop(Founder, CTO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesGround Up VenturesGV (Google Ventures)LDV CapitalInsight Partners
GreenLight Biosciences develops RNA-based solutions for agriculture and pest control, including a Colorado potato beetle bio-insecticide and a Varroa destructor mite-control product for sustainable food production.
AgTechBiotechImpact & Social GoodMedford, US
Andrey Zarur(Executive Officer, Director)inMarta Ortega-Valle(Executive Officer)inWilliam Blake(Executive Officer)in
BoardDavid Furneaux(Director)Jonathan Fleming(Director)James Swartz(Director)
Co-investorsBaird CapitalFall Line CapitalLewis & Clark VenturesPrelude VenturesS2G InvestmentsSpruce Capital Partners+3 more
Hephae Energy Technology develops drilling design and measurement equipment aimed at harnessing the earth's heat for geothermal power, drawing on the founders' background in the energy and oil & gas industries.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergySpring, US
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesUnderground Ventures
Hum Capital provides AI-powered deal flow screening and underwriting tools for lenders and investors, delivering pre-qualified proprietary deals and automated credit monitoring based on live company financial data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Csaba Konkoly(Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor)inBlair Silverberg(Co-Founder & Head of Advanced Analytics)inChris Olivares(Co-Founder & CTO)inAndrew Eisen(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesDraper AssociatesGreycroftOpen Field CapitalPartech VenturesPLG Ventures+2 more
InformationWeek is a technology news and analysis media outlet, launched in 1985, covering topics such as cybersecurity, emerging technologies, cloud migration, and IT strategy.
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsBeyond Earth Ventures
Kind Biotechnology develops the ION platform, which uses artificial genomic constructs to grow interconnected peripheral organs for xenotransplantation.
BiotechLongevityMedical Devices
Co-investorsDraper Associates
Lace AI provides AI agents for home services and trades companies that answer inbound calls 24/7, book appointments in ServiceTitan, and follow up on unbooked leads via outbound calls and SMS.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechMountain View, US
Boris Valkov(Founder)in
Co-investorsHorizonLAUNCHub VenturesAtomicoLinse CapitalNysnø Climate InvestmentsVsquared Ventures
Lace develops chip patterning technology for semiconductor manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSemiconductorsBergen, NO
Adrià Salvador Palau(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureAtomicoBlank Space VenturesDeep FutureLinse Capital+3 more
Latent AI builds tools and services for deploying, optimizing, and updating machine learning models at the edge, including in disconnected real-world environments across varied hardware and device fleets.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAUM VenturesBlackhorn VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDoon CapitalFirst Spark Ventures, LlcGrit Ventures+2 more
MobileCoin operates Sentz, a mobile app that lets people send, receive, hold, and earn on stablecoins using only a phone number, without a bank account.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Joshua Goldbard(Executive Officer, Director)inShane Glynn(Founder)Todd Huffman(Director)Josh Goldbard(Founder)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesGenblock CapitalGeneral CatalystGlobal Blockchain VenturesHack VCKindred Ventures+9 more
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Modulate provides AI-powered conversation monitoring and moderation for detecting fraud, abuse, and harmful behavior in human-to-human and human-to-AI interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, US
Carter(CTO)William Carter Huffman(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Pappas(Founder)in
Co-investorsHyperplane Venture CapitalMarketX VenturesSierra VenturesGalaxy InteractiveLakestar
Mojo Vision develops micro-LED technology, positioning it as a platform for AI infrastructure and next-generation displays.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Drew Perkins(Founder)inNikhil Balram(Chief Executive Officer)inMike Wiemer(Chief Technology Officer)inG. Aaron James(General Counsel)inMichael Deering(Founder)Michael Wiemer(Founder)
Co-investorsARC Angel FundArgonautic VenturesBold Capital PartnersDisney AcceleratorDolby Family VenturesFlucas Ventures+20 more
Molten Salt Solutions develops advanced materials for next-generation nuclear power, including lithium isotope enrichment enabled by proprietary chromatography separation and mass spectrometry technologies.
Deep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSanta Fe, US
John Elling(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsTrue VenturesBaruch Future Ventures
MosaicML develops tools and research for training and deploying custom AI models, including reinforcement learning methods for enterprise agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Naveen Rao(Founder)inHanlin Tang(Founder)inJonathan Frankle(Founder)
BoardMatt Ocko(Director)inShahin Farshchi(Director)inPeter Barrett(Director)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCorrelation VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Inspired CapitalMaverick VenturesPlayground Global+3 more
NeuroBionics develops soft, flexible neural interface technologies for neuromodulation applications.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSomerville, US
MJ Antonini(Founder, CEO)inNicki Driscoll(Founder, CTO)Polina Anikeeva(Founder)inNicolette Driscoll(Founder)in
Co-investorsDevice of Tomorrow CapitalDolby Family VenturesEmpath VenturesGreyMatterMana VenturesPioneer+4 more
Ockam is an open-source library that enables developers to build secure communication channels with end-to-end encryption and mutual authentication across any network, cloud, or on-premises infrastructure.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Matthew Gregory(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAspect VenturesBeaconsfield CapitalCore Ventures GroupGaingelsMana Ventures+3 more
Opentrons develops laboratory robots that automate scientific research tasks for scientists and research institutions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsNew York City, US
Nicholas Wagner(Founder)inWill Canine(CPO)inChiu Chau(Founder)inLeslie Mitchell(Director)inJames Atwood(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Brennan-Badalin
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesLerer HippeauEQUIAMFifty YearsJacket River Capital PartnersMetaplanet+14 more
Hamamatsu Photonics makes the L10711-26 open-type microfocus X-ray source, offering a minimum resolution of 0.2 μm, selectable W or LaB₆ cathodes, a 20–160 kV tube voltage range, and four focus modes.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentHerrsching am Ammersee, DE
Osmind is a public benefit corporation developing technology and research infrastructure to accelerate evidence-based mental health treatments, including therapies like ketamine, and to improve patient access to care.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthSaaSSan Francisco, US
Lucia Huang(Founder)inJimmy Qian(Founder)inJacob Anstey(Operations Associate)Sam Kennedy(Head of Engineering)Rachel Rosenberg(Customer Operations Lead)Mapolo Buessing(Product Manager)
Co-investorsAble PartnersFelicis VenturesGaingelsGeneral CatalystGold House VenturesMVP Ventures+16 more
OutcomeMD operates a data network that collects patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) from clinicians and transforms them into insights for providers, health systems, and researchers.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechLos Angeles, US
Justin Saliman(Executive Officer, Director)inKerry Assil(Director)Jean Paty(Executive Officer, Director)Casey J. McGlynn(Executive Officer)James Dal Pozzo(Director)Hooman Fakki(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsSand Hill Angels
Moonwalk Biosciences is a life sciences company operating in the biotech sector.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Arash Jamshidi(Founder)inAlex Aravanis(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlexander Aravanis(Founder)Feng Zhang(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalARCH Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesGV (Google Ventures)YK Bioventures
Pumpkinseed builds a nanophotonic chip platform that reads proteins directly at single-molecule resolution using Raman spectroscopy, generating structured proteomic data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechPalo Alto, US
Jen Dionne(Co-Founder)inJack Hu(Co-Founder & CSO)inNhat Vu(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsNFXStanford University
Red Metals manufactures high-conductivity copper rod using domestic feedstocks in a single continuous operation for power, mobility, and industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechLogistics & Supply ChainWilmington, US
Jackson Switzerin
BoardVictoria Beasley(Director)in
Co-investorsGigascale CapitalBaruch Future VenturesPlaneteer CapitalPrelude Ventures
Robust.AI develops AI and robotics technology with a focus on human-centered design.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsVista, US
Anthony Jules(Founder)inRodney Brooks(Founder)inLeila TakayamainGabrielle HalberginMarin Tchakarov(Chief Executive Officer)inGary Marcus(Founder)
Co-investors15th RockEnergy Impact PartnersFontinalis PartnersJAZZ Venture PartnersMetaplanetPlayground Global+1 more
Semantic Scholar provides an API for building scholarly and research-focused applications, including paper search functionality, and offers Semantic Reader, an augmented reading tool for scientific papers.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Faeth Therapeutics is a biotech developing PIKTOR, an all-oral combination therapy that inhibits multiple nodes of the PAM (PI3K/AKT/mTOR) oncogenic pathway.
BiotechHealthtech
ShennonBio develops immunotherapy technologies using microfluidic engineering, computational biology, and immunology to advance T cell engineering for cancer treatment.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Li Sun, PhD(Founder/CEO)in
BoardJAMES HARDIMAN(Director)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Foundation CapitalNextGen Venture PartnersSamos Investments
Skype is a communication platform offering video meetings, voice calls, instant messaging, screen sharing, and file collaboration tools for both personal and professional users.
Future of WorkSocial
Niklas Zennstrom(Founder & CEO)inJanus Friis(Founder)Jaan Tallinn(Founder)Niklas Zennström(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAtomicoAugust CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersDraper AssociatesHorizons Ventures+4 more
Stardust Initiative develops sunlight reflection technology that introduces safe particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect incoming sunlight and stabilize global temperatures.
Climate TechDeep Tech
Subcritical Systems develops accelerator-driven nuclear energy systems that use a particle accelerator to sustain fission in a subcritical core for electrical power generation in the US.
Deep TechEnergyAustin, US
Synchron develops brain-computer interface technology delivered via catheter to restore or improve motor and cognitive function in people with impairment or decline.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCampbell, US
Thomas James Oxley(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Opie(Founder)inThomas Oxley(Founder)inTom Oxley(Founder)
BoardRahul Sharma(Director)Alex Morgan(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesARCH Venture PartnersForepont Capital PartnersID8 InvestmentsIn-Q-TelK2 Global+15 more
Unconventional AI develops energy-efficient computing architectures for AI systems by applying biological principles and analog circuit design to optimize performance.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Diego, US
Naveen Rao(Founder)inMeeLan Lee(Founder)inMichael Carbin(Founder)inMike Carbin(Founder)Sara Achour(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDCVC (Data Collective)Decibel PartnersEniac VenturesEval Ventures FundFelicis Ventures+12 more
Upside Foods produces cultivated meat using cell-based technology.
BiotechFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Uma Valeti(Founder)inUma Valeti, MD(Founder)inJohn MitchellinNicholas Genovese(Founder)Will Clem(Founder)
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalBoxGroupCPT CapitalDentsu VenturesFifty YearsJoyance Partners+14 more
Verdant is a software platform that manages the full planning and permitting workflow for local government agencies, from resident inquiries through final commission votes.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSan Francisco, US
Aidan Ng(Founder)inJason Yi(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgFunderAutotech VenturesCavallo VenturesCleveland AvenueDCVC Bio+4 more
Verdant Robotics builds the SharpShooter, a precision agriculture system that uses machine vision to detect individual plants and apply targeted micro-shots of herbicide or other inputs, replacing broadcast spraying, manual weeding, and thinning.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsHayward, US
Gabe Sibley(Founder)inCurtis Garner(Founder)inLawrence Ibarria(Founder)inDavid(Technology leader)inGabe Sibley Curtis Garner(Founder)
BoardKiersten Stead(Director)in
Co-investorsATEL VenturesCavallo VenturesCleveland AvenueDCVC (Data Collective)Doon CapitalSeaX Ventures+4 more
Vilya designs novel macrocycles using AI and computational biology to create medicines that don't exist in nature.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
David Baker(Founder)Patrick Salveson, PhD(Co-Founder, CTO)Adam Moyer, PhD(Co-Founder, VP of Molecular Design)David Baker, PhD(Nobel laureate, Co-Founder, Director, IPD UW, Prof. Biochemistry)Gaurav Bhardwaj, PhD(Co-Founder, UW, Asst. Prof. Medicinal Chemistry)Lance Stewart, PhD, MBA(Co-Founder, CSO & COO, IPD)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersMadrona Venture GroupMenlo VenturesNVIDIAAltitude Ventures Management, LlcAlumni Ventures+10 more
Vironexis is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies that deliver vectorized T-cell engagers in a single IV dose through its in-vivo protein engineering approach.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Timothy Cripe(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCapital FactoryDrive CapitalMoonshots Capital
Woola manufactures sustainable packaging made from waste wool for luxury goods, replacing conventional plastic with shockproof, petrochemical-free materials.
Circular EconomyCleantechE-commerceNew MaterialsVõru, EE
Co-investorsMetaplanet
x.ai builds frontier AI reasoning models, real-time voice AI, and generative media systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)inDennis Mortensen(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Poon(Director)Greg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+71 more
Xona Space Systems operates Pulsar, a positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service delivered from a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit that broadcasts a new signal to augment or replace GPS.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechBurlingame, US
Brian Manning(Founder)inTyler Reid(Founder)inAdrien Perkins(Director)Paul Tarantino(Founder)
BoardSky Dayton(Director)inLewis Jones(Director)in
Co-investorsAloniqArmada Investment AGBeyond Earth VenturesCapital InnovatorsCraft VenturesCross Culture Ventures+19 more
YourChoice Therapeutics is developing YCT-529, a non-hormonal oral contraceptive for men currently in Phase 2 clinical trials.
BiotechFemTechHealthtech
Akash Bakshi, MSc(Co-founder & CEO)Nadja Mannowetz, PhD(Co-founder & CSO)
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcForeground CapitalNorth South VenturesPortfoliaOlive Tree Capital+1 more
YourChoice Therapeutics develops YCT-529, a non-hormonal oral contraceptive for men currently in Phase 2 clinical trials that works by blocking a receptor essential for sperm production.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Akash Bakshi(CEO)inNadja Mannowetz(Founder)inAndrew Bartynski(COO)Polina Lishko
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesForeground CapitalOlive Tree CapitalPortfoliaY Combinator8VC+10 more
Zyphra is an AI research company building open foundation models based on novel architectures trained on heterogeneous compute, with a focus on intelligence efficiency and silicon performance.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Tomás Figliolia(Founder)in
Co-investorsBison VenturesDefined VCGaia VenturesMetaplanetTranspose Platform ManagementAMD Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Isocline EngineeringOCKAM INC.Boring CompanyMedcorderMoonwalk BiosciencesONDisplayScienft
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 8
6 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 7D-WaveNASDAQ: QBTSSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXTeslaNASDAQ: TSLAAtaiBeckleyNASDAQ: ATAIFaeth TherapeuticsNASDAQ: FTHMosaic MLacq. by DatabricksxAIacq. by SpaceX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVerdant · ycombinator.com · Jul 7, 2026
Gaussion · techfundingnews.com · Jun 29, 2026
Pumpkinseed · pumpkinseed.bio · May 5, 2026
Centivax · finsmes.com · Mar 30, 2026
Gameto · insightpartners.com · Mar 4, 2026
ZaiNar · zainartech.com · Feb 19, 2026
xAI · techcrunch.com · Jan 6, 2026
NeuroBionics · neurobionics.io · Dec 16, 2025
IPO stake values · per SEC filings
Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.
| Company | Owned | IPO price | At IPO | Stake value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faeth Therapeutics | 5.4% | $19.00 | Feb 2021 | $30.4M |
Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Future Ventures made?
- Future Ventures has 82 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Future Ventures invest at?
- Future Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Future Ventures's typical check size?
- Future Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Future Ventures focus on?
- Future Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Longevity, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Future Ventures located?
- Future Ventures is headquartered in Los Altos, US.
- Does Future Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Future Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Future Ventures co-invest with?
- Future Ventures most often shares deals with Draper Associates, Metaplanet, DCVC (Data Collective), among 279 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamSteve Jurvetson Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast) | Summary & Key Insights | Summify
Steve Jurvetson · summify.io
Steve Jurvetson Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss · Steve Jurvetson
2024 Tour of Steve Jurvetson's Space Museum at Future Ventures
Peter Thoeny · Steve Jurvetson
Understanding Voluntary Carbon Markets with Maryanna Saenko | Future Ventures
Understanding VC · Maryanna Saenko
Maryanna Saenko, Co-founder of Future Ventures talks Portfolio Construction Strategy of a 200M Fund
VITALIZE Venture Capital · Maryanna Saenko
Ventures #19 w/ Maryanna Saenko - Co-Founder & Partner @ Future Ventures | BIOS
BIOS · Maryanna Saenko
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