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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.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
3 people who came through Future Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 66 of 78 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×28Biotech ×25AI & Machine Learning ×21Healthtech ×13Medical Devices ×10Cleantech ×8Climate Tech ×8Energy ×8
HQs:United States×45Canada×1Germany×1Estonia×1United Kingdom×1Norway×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 43 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×113 founders×114+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 59 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×8Stanford University ×6University of California, Berkeley ×6Harvard University ×4University of Cambridge ×3University of Michigan ×3University of Toronto ×3Georgia Institute of Technology ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×27Computer Science ×12Physics ×12Life Sciences ×8Business & Management ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×7Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 64 founders with career history
Stanford University ×7Apple ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×3DeepMind ×3NASA Ames Research Center ×3Databricks ×2Department of Defense ×2IBM ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
39 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 66 with degree data)
Investments · 78 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 82024 · 42023 · 12022 · 62021 · 62019 · 42018 · 12013 · 132 dated
D-Wave is a quantum computing company offering both annealing and gate-model systems for solving optimization, simulation, and modeling problems.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechQuantum ComputingBurnaby, US
J. Haig Deb Farris(Director, Promoter)Geordie Rose(Executive Officer, Promoter)inEric Ladizinsky(Executive Officer)Diane Nguyen(Executive Officer)inAlan E. Baratz(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn M. Markovich(Executive Officer)in
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDefined VCDraper AssociatesKensington Capital Partners LimitedPender Growth FundRuna CapitalLockheed Martin Ventures
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D · $337.4M raise · filed Dec 2021
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures4DX VenturesA*Abstract VenturesAccess Technology Ventures+113 more
Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.
Palo Alto, US
Elon Musk(Co-founder & CEO)inJeffrey B Straubel(Executive Officer)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)John Douglas Field(Executive Officer)
Board seatSteve Jurvetson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesKluz VenturesM33 GrowthNewlin Ventures+9 more
AtaiBeckley develops rapid-acting mental health treatments and therapies for patients with difficult-to-treat mental health conditions.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesMental Health
Srinivas Rao(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inChristian Angermayer(Founder and Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsAble PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalCatalio Capital Management, LPFJ LabsLeafy TunnelNucleus Adventure Capital+3 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+5 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 VenturesACMEConstruct CapitalFounder CollectiveGenerational PartnersSafar Partners+4 more
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 G. Peyer(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Peyer(CEO, Founder, Board Director)inJames Peyer, PhD(Founder)inMark Nuttall(Chief Business Officer)inRuth Thieroff-Ekerdt(Chief Medical Officer)inWilliam DeVaul(Executive Officer)in
Board seatMaryanna Saenko· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LPKhosla VenturesKorify CapitalSprint VcStrawberry Creek VenturesTA Ventures+1 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 CapitalEarth FoundryEnergy FoundryEarthshot Ventures+6 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(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inDylan Morris(Director)in
Board seatMaryanna Saenko· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersIngeborg InvestmentsJazzya InvestmentsKorify CapitalLux CapitalMyelin VC+11 more
Realta Fusion develops fusion energy technology to generate zero-carbon electricity and industrial process heat for global use.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyMadison, US
Kieran Furlong(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inCary Forest(Founding Chief Scientist)inJay Anderson(Co-Founder, Plasma Heating & Stability)inBen Lindley(Co-Founder, Blanket Design)inOliver Schmitz(Co-Founder, Plasma Facing Components)in
Board seatMaryanna Saenko· per SEC Form D · $35.5M raise · filed May 2025
Co-investorsAvilaKhosla VenturesTitletownTech
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 VenturesEvolution VC Partnersgener8torMetaplanet+2 more
64x provides a platform and product suite for manufacturing advanced therapeutics, including gene therapies, cell therapies, and biologics.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBoxGroupFifty YearsFirst Round CapitalLifeforce 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(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsLifeforce CapitalRaptor GroupY CombinatorAlix VenturesBoxGroup+4 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)inRené Morkos, Ph.D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative VenturesBlackhorn VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesGRIDS CapitalJLL Spark Global VenturesMerus Capital+6 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 ScienceThe Yield Lab LatamSOSV
The Better Meat Co. develops fermentation-based technology to produce alternative protein ingredients, aiming to build a more sustainable food system.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechNew Materials
Paul Shapiro(CEO & Board Member)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesLever VC
BMC Ingredients produces Rhiza, a mycelium-based ingredient that serves as a whole-food, complete protein and clean-label additive for food manufacturers.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Paul Shapiro(Co-founder & CEO)inNikhil Prashar(CFO)inMoran Farhi(EVP of Tech)inAndrea Choe(SVP of Ops)
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 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 CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesCoatue ManagementEquinor VenturesFootPrint Coalition+10 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)in
BoardMassimiliano Pieri(Director)Katie Rae(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalArmada Investment AGBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBeni Venture CapitalBrainstorm VenturesBreakthrough Energy Ventures+39 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
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(Chief Innovation Officer and 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 CapitalKensington Capital Partners LimitedMagnetic VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTrue VenturesBloomberg Beta
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 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-investorsAutotech VenturesUCL Technology FundAlbionVCDN 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-investorsLewis & Clark VenturesPrelude VenturesS2G InvestmentsSpruce Capital PartnersBaird CapitalContinental Grain Company+1 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 CapitalPLG VenturesWebb Investment Network
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 develops chip patterning technology for semiconductor manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSemiconductorsBergen, NO
Adrià Salvador Palau(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureLinse CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Vsquared Ventures
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-investorsBlackhorn VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDoon CapitalFirst Spark Ventures, LlcGrit VenturesLockheed Martin Ventures
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 CapitalSierra VenturesLakestar
Mojo Vision develops micro-LED technology, positioning it as a platform for AI infrastructure and next-generation displays.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Nikhil Balram(Chief Executive Officer)inMike Wiemer(Chief Technology Officer)inG. Aaron James(General Counsel)in
BoardSteve Jurvetson(Founder)in
Co-investorsARC Angel FundArgonautic VenturesBold Capital PartnersDisney AcceleratorFlucas VenturesFusion+14 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
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(Director)in
BoardMatt Ocko(Director)inShahin Farshchi(Director)inPeter Barrett(Director)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCorrelation VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Inspired CapitalMaverick VenturesPlayground Global+2 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)in
Co-investorsGreyMatterVanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipDolby Family VenturesLIONHEART VENTURES
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-investorsAspect VenturesCore Ventures GroupOCV PartnersSGH CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURES
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(Founder/CPO)inChiu Chau(Founder)inLeslie Mitchell(Director)inJames Atwood(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAlex Morgan(Director)in
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesLerer HippeauEQUIAMFifty YearsMetaplanetMillennium New Horizons+6 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)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersGold House VenturesMVP VenturesY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesGeneral Catalyst+3 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)
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(Co-founder and CEO)inRobbie Schingler(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inChristopher R. Boshuizen(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert H. Schlingler Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZachary Bogue(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAME Cloud VenturesDBL PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Felicis VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLC+17 more
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 Capital
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 BrooksinLeila TakayamainGabrielle Halbergin
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
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)inLI SUN(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJAMES HARDIMAN(Director)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)NextGen Venture PartnersSamos InvestmentsFoundation Capital
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)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAugust CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersDraper AssociatesHorizons VenturesMangrove Capital Partners+3 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
Upside Foods produces cultivated meat using cell-based technology.
BiotechFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Uma Valeti(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalCPT CapitalDentsu VenturesFifty YearsJoyance PartnersMcWin Capital Partners+10 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(Co-founder)inJason Yi(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgFunderAutotech VenturesCavallo VenturesCleveland AvenueDCVC Bio+1 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(Co-founder)inCurtis Garner(Co-founder)inLawrence Ibarria(Executive Officer)inDavid(Technology leader)in
BoardKiersten Stead(Director)in
Co-investorsCavallo VenturesCleveland AvenueDCVC (Data Collective)Doon CapitalAgFunder
Vironexis is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing an in vivo protein engineering platform called TransJoin, which uses non-integrating AAV vectors to instruct a patient's liver to continuously secrete bispecific T-cell engagers from a single IV dose.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsMoonshots CapitalCapital FactoryDrive 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)inGreg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)inElon Musk(Founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArctic Digital+35 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(Executive Officer, Director)inTyler Reid(Director)inAdrien Perkins(Director)
BoardSky Dayton(Director)inLewis Jones(Director)inJeff Crusey(Director)in
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBeyond Earth VenturesCapital InnovatorsCross Culture VenturesFirst Spark Ventures, LlcIceNine+16 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(Founder)inNadja Mannowetz(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesForeground CapitalOlive Tree CapitalPortfoliaY CombinatorNorth South Ventures+1 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 VenturesMetaplanet
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Better MeatOCKAM INC.Boring CompanyCommonwealth FusionMedcorderMoonwalk 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 · 7
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioD-WaveNASDAQ: QBTSSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXTeslaNASDAQ: TSLAAtaiBeckleyNASDAQ: ATAIFaeth TherapeuticsNASDAQ: FTHMosaic MLacq. by DatabricksxAIacq. by SpaceX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
SpaceX · techcrunch.com · Sep 16, 2026

Commonwealth · world-nuclear-news.org · Aug 3, 2026
Commonwealth · world-nuclear-news.org · Aug 3, 2026

Commonwealth Fusion Systems · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Planet Labs · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 18, 2026

xAI · readsludge.com · Jul 17, 2026

Gameto · smartcompany.com.au · Jul 17, 2026
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 59 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 7 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 Metaplanet, Draper Associates, Khosla Ventures, among 241 tracked co-investors.
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