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Futuristic.VC

Venture capital

Copenhagen · Pre-Seed · 3 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Futuristic.vc is an early-stage, pre-seed fund based in Copenhagen that invests throughout the Nordic region. It ideally provides the first check into early-stage technology companies at the idea or prototype stage. The firm looks for bold founding teams, typically with strong technical backgrounds, and describes founders as 'smart creatives' who take a bold approach to building companies and aim to solve big problems. Its stated goal is to deliver maximum value to founders as their investor.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed
HQ
Copenhagen, DK
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
55
Acquisitions
3

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website
Christian Jantzen· Founder

Founding Partner of Futuristic and, at 26, described as one of the youngest startup investors in Denmark. He started his first company six years prior and discovered startups while an exchange student at Stanford. He prefers working with 'smart creatives' who take bold approaches to solving major problems.

Esben Gadsbøll· Board Member

Board member and prominent Danish entrepreneur who founded Whiteaway.com, one of Scandinavia's largest e-commerce companies. He has invested in more than 15 startups, founded ventures including Woolspire and Spires United, and serves as chairman at NordicBAN.

Lasse Chor· Board Memberin

Board member, entrepreneur, and founding partner at Happy42, helping large Danish companies integrate innovation. An active community builder behind 150+ startup weekends and hackathons, he is an angel investor in five companies, including one unicorn (BrewDog).

What they invest in

from 28 of 55 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×14Enterprise Software ×10Developer Tools ×5Future of Work ×4HR Tech ×4Consumer ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3

HQs:Denmark×8United States×7Finland×1Iceland×1Netherlands×1Norway×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies
22%
solo founders
2 of 9 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 10 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×22 founders×23 founders×24+ founders×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history

Multiverse ×3Technical University of Denmark ×2

Investments · 55 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 22021 · 12019 · 12018 · 15 dated

All Gravyallgravy.comin

All Gravy is a learning management system that provides visual learning journeys, mobile-friendly content, and interactive games for employee training.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Jonatan MarcinKristian Lundagerin

Co-investorsEdge VCEmblemMoonfire VenturesNordic MakersScale CapitalAtomico

Amieamie.soin𝕏Sep 2018

Amie is an AI-powered meeting and productivity app that records calls without in-call bots, generates summaries and action items, and connects to calendar, email, and task tools to automate meeting follow-up and schedule a user's day.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Dennis Mueller(Founder)Dennis Müller(Founder)

Co-investorsBOOOMCreandumUncommon Projects Capital ManagementThe Nordic Web Ventures

Butterbutter.devin𝕏

Butter builds bVisor, a lightweight sandbox runtime for AI agents that runs locally within application processes, providing a secure bash environment without virtual machines or remote infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Erik Dunteman(CEO)inAdam Wan(Founder)Christopher Holm-Hansen(Founder)Jakob Knutzen(Founder)Vijay Menon(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzAntlerAtomicDraft Ventures LlcEssence Venture Capital+7 more

Cloovercloover.com

Cloover operates an AI-based platform that connects homeowners, installers, manufacturers and energy suppliers around renewable energy installations such as solar systems, heat pumps and battery storage.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Jodok Betschart(Founder)Peder Broms(Founder)Tony Kirmo(Founder)Valentin Gonczy(Founder)

Co-investorsBosch VenturesEarthshot VenturesLowercarbon CapitalQED Investors

Clutchclutch.ioin𝕏Acquired

Clutch is a visual builder platform that enables creation of AI-powered, personalized websites using drag-and-drop agents, component libraries, and integration with existing tools and data.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Eric Florenzano(Founder)inStephen Seibel(Founder)Eric Maguire(Designer)in

Co-investorsAzure Capital PartnersCanaan PartnersMango CapitalY CombinatorAlkeon CapitalAltos Ventures+11 more

Digitaildigitail.comin𝕏

Digitail offers a veterinary practice management system with integrated VoIP capabilities that automatically link calls to patient records and provide AI-powered transcription, summaries, and sentiment analysis.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSWilmington, New Castle, US

Ruxandra Pui(Founder)inSebastian Gabor(Founder)inDaniella Bellaire(Chief Revenue Officer)in

BoardReed Edwards(Director)Andreas Helbig(Director)

Co-investorsAtomicobyFoundersFive Elms CapitalGradient VenturesPartech VenturesSpinLab+3 more

Donkey Republicdonkey.bikein𝕏

Donkey Republic operates a bike-sharing platform offering both pedal and electric bikes for short-term rental in cities worldwide.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationWellness & FitnessCopenhagen, DK

Erdem Ovacik(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsHOWZAT PartnersScale CapitalSpintop Ventures

Doublepointdoublepoint.com

Doublepoint developed gesture-recognition technology that uses biometric signals and subtle hand movements to let people control devices, including products such as WowMouse, WowPlay, WowMouse Presenter, and the Touch SDK for developers.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Ohto(Co-founder)

Co-investorsFOV VenturesSuperAngelSuperhero Capital

Dreamdatadreamdata.ioin𝕏

Dreamdata is a B2B marketing platform that maps customer journeys, builds audiences, and measures revenue attribution.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechCopenhagen, DK

Lars Grønnegaard(CPO & Co-founder)inSteffen Hedebrandt(Founder)inNick Turner(Founder)inLars Gronnegaard(Founder)

Co-investorsCrowberry CapitalCuriosity VCInreach VenturesRiver Venture PartnersTomorrow Today ASPeakSpan Capital Partners

Edufloweduflow.comin𝕏SeedAcquired

Eduflow provides a platform for instructors to create interactive learning activities that engage students across educational institutions and corporate training programs, positioning them as active participants rather than passive consumers of content.

EdTechCopenhagen, DK

David Kofoed Wind(CEO)inMalthe Jørgensen(CTO)inSimon Lind(CPO)inLinde Loes Vergroesen(Customer Success)

Co-investorsbyFoundersY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesInvictus CapitalLearn CapitalNordic Makers+1 more

Figuresfigures.hrin𝕏

Figures provides compensation management software that helps HR teams and managers make data-driven pay decisions, ensure fairness, and maintain compliance with pay transparency regulations.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Bastien F.(Founder)inVirgile Raingeard(Founder)inBastien Formery(Founder)

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcEntrée CapitalKima VenturesPoint Nine

Freetrailerfreetrailer.comin

Freetrailer operates a self-service platform for trailer and cargo bike rentals across Northern Europe and beyond, partnering with retailers and consumer brands to offer equipment access without ownership.

Circular EconomyMarketplacesMobility & TransportationPropTechDenmark, DK

Co-investorsDICO

Fullviewfullview.ioin𝕏

Fullview provides support teams with cobrowsing and session replay tools that let agents see a user's screen in real time to diagnose and resolve issues, with native integration into ticketing systems.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Daniel Bakh(Founder)inDorin Tarau(Founder)in

Co-investorsCherry VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersApex Group

Gridgrid.isin𝕏

GRID builds spreadsheet technology that lets software teams embed spreadsheet capabilities into their products, with Excel and Google Sheets compatibility, high performance, and AI integration through its own Spreadsheet LLM.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSReykjavík, IS

Hjalmar Gislason(Founder)inThorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson(Founder)inBorgar Þorsteinsson(Co-Founder, Engineering)Steinn Eldjárn Sigurðarson(Co-Founder, Engineering)Eva Dogg Steingrimsdottir(VP of Software Development)Gernot Zacke(Founder)

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)BlueYard CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Slack FundBrunnur Ventures GPKindred Ventures

Leetifyleetify.cominNov 2023 · $2.5M

Social performance tracker for gamers

Anders Ekman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntlerInventureInventureJ12 VenturesAlpine Ventures

LiveFlowliveflow.comin𝕏Seed

LiveFlow builds agentic accounting software that automates month-end close, account reconciliation, accounts receivable management, and journal entry drafting for multi-entity physical businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Lasse Kalkar(Founder)inAnita Koimur(Founder)inEvan O'Brien(Founding Engineer)Andrey LosDanylo PrusakovDeena Salfiti(Jr Recruiter)

Co-investorsMoonfire VenturesValar Ventures LlcY CombinatorWndrCo

Medusajsmedusajs.comin𝕏

Medusa is an open-source commerce platform that lets developers build and customize commerce workflows, with features for product management, multi-warehouse inventory, multiple sales channels, multi-region settings, and promotions.

Developer ToolsE-commerceSaaS

Nicklas Gellner(Founder)Oliver Juhl(Founder)Sebastian Rindom(Founder)

Co-investorsLocalGlobeDawn Capital

Montamonta.comin

Monta builds an integrated software platform for the EV charging ecosystem, serving drivers, charge point operators/solution providers, and site owners with charging management, operations control, and energy management.

EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSCopenhagen, DK

Casper H Rasmussen(Founder)inAnders Pedersen(Founder)Casper Rasmussen(Founder)

Co-investorsAENUbyFoundersEnergize Capital2xNCreandumEnergy Innovation Capital+3 more

Overstory20tree.aiin𝕏Nov 2021

20tree.ai (operating as Overstory) provides AI-powered vegetation intelligence for electric utilities, combining satellite and aerial imagery with local asset data to optimize vegetation management programs.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechAmsterdam, NL

Indra den Bakker(Co-founder)inDoug Perrygo(CFO)inTamara Mendelsohn(COO)inBrian Lafayette(VP of Product & Strategy)inPeternille Dekker(Head of People)inFiona Spruill(CEO)in

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCapitalTCerity Partners VenturesConvective CapitalElewit+18 more

Pentopento.io𝕏Sep 2019 · $2.8Macquired by HiBob

HiBob (Bob) is a people platform that connects HR, payroll, and finance, offering core HR records, workflows, talent management, compensation planning, payroll, and people analytics.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Andy Bellass(Founder)Emil Hagbarth Rasmussen(Founder)Israel David(Founder)Jonas Bogh Larsen(Founder)Ronni Zehavi(Founder)

Co-investorsAvid VenturesLocalGlobeMoonfire VenturesPoint NineGeneral CatalystHustle Fund+3 more

Playmakergetplaymaker.appin𝕏SeedDefunct

Playmaker operates a community platform for fantasy sports enthusiasts, offering a centralized social hub where players can build their identity, connect with peers, and enhance their engagement while watching live sports.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentCopenhagen, DK

Neil Murray(Founder)inHelder Almeida(Founder)inPaulo Soares(Tech Lead)

Co-investorsY Combinator305 VenturesAntlerIncisive VenturesKearny JacksonMax Ventures+2 more

Plutotalentpluto.comin𝕏

Pluto is an AI voice agent that captures professional information through a 10-minute conversation and makes users discoverable to recruiters and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechNew York City, US

Maki Potamianos(CPO)inSahil Seth(CEO)inTony Xavier(CTO)inEmily ChenForest Gibson(Founder)Jared Cheshier(Founder)

Co-investorsPioneerVela PartnersY CombinatorAdapt VenturesBlast.ClubDorm Room+6 more

Pluto.marketspluto.marketsinSeed

Pluto.markets offers a stock market investment platform designed for the roughly 100 million Europeans in non-Euro countries, addressing the outdated systems and high barriers that have long characterized investing in these regions.

Crypto & Web3FintechCopenhagen, DK

Joakim Bruchmann(Founder)inOscar Vingtoft(Founder)in

Co-investorsEight CapitalSEED Capital DenmarkY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzGoodwater CapitalLikeminded.Vc+3 more

Psyon Gamespsyongames.comin𝕏

Psyon Games develops video games designed to support mental health and well-being, targeting healthcare markets and the life science industry.

Digital HealthGamingHealthtechMental HealthJyväskylä, FI

Olli Rundgren(CEO & Founder)inPasi Piitulainen(Executive Chairman & Co-founder)inValtteri Lahti(COO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsNordic Game VenturesSisu Game Ventures

Subsetssubsets.cominSeed

Subsets provides an AI-driven platform for subscription media companies to reduce customer churn and improve retention through predictive audience identification, experimentation, and automation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSCopenhagen, DK

Martin Johnsen(Founder)inOliver Brandt(Founder)inNikolai Skelbo(Founder)inGabriel Haugbøl(Engineer)Judith Schrader(growth)

Co-investorsGenuine Capital VenturesTenacity Capital GlobalY CombinatorHeartcore CapitalMS&AD VenturesSandhill (ex Stonks)+1 more

Templafytemplafy.comin𝕏

Templafy provides an AI-powered platform that automates document creation and management for enterprise customers, helping them reduce manual work, ensure compliance, and drive revenue growth.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Christian Lund(Founder)Henrik Printzlau(Founder)Jakob Bjersing(Founder)Jeppe Schytte-Hansen(Founder)Jesper Theill Eriksen(Founder)Morten Hald Mortensen(Founder)

Co-investorsDamgaard CompanyDawn CapitalGolub GrowthHeartcore CapitalPSVSEED Capital Denmark+3 more

Ultihashultihash.ioin𝕏Dec 2023 · $2.5M

UltiHash provides scalable, S3-compatible object storage built for data-intensive applications, reducing storage usage while maintaining throughput.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

Tom Friedrich Gustav Ludersdorf(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBenjamin-Elias Probst(Director)Rebecka Lothman Ryda(Director)

Co-investorsInventureInventureThe Nordic Web Ventures

Unlocunloc.app

Unloc offers a mobile app and cloud-based control center that turn physical keys into digital ones, letting users open doors, share access, and manage entry to buildings from anywhere.

IoTPropTechSaaS

August Flatby(Founder)Kris Riise(Founder)

Co-investorsSondo CapitalAutonomy CapitalBuidlHodl CapitalKhosla VenturesStratos Technologies

We Are Humankahoot.com

Kahoot! runs a game-based learning and engagement platform used by teachers, students, and businesses to create and play interactive quizzes ("kahoots") for lessons, assessments, corporate training, presentations, and events.

EdTechGamingSaaSOslo, NO

Jamie Brooker(Co-founder)inEilert Giertsen HanoainEilert Hanoa(Founder)Jamie Brooker who(Founder)Johan Br(Founder)Johan Brand(Co-founder)

Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticGoldman SachsKIRKBIArts AllianceHomebrewNorthzone+2 more

Withcoherencewithcoherence.com

A full-stack developer experience platform orchestrating the developer tool chain.

Zach Zaro(Founder)Zan Faruqui(Founder)

Co-investorsIrregular ExpressionsRRE VenturesArtesianSisu Game Ventures

Other

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

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Exits · 3

3 acquisitions · showing 1

Pentoacq. by HiBob

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Futuristic.VC made?
Futuristic.VC has 55 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Futuristic.VC invest at?
Futuristic.VC invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
What sectors does Futuristic.VC focus on?
Futuristic.VC focuses on Cleantech, Consumer, Energy, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Futuristic.VC located?
Futuristic.VC is headquartered in Copenhagen, DK.
Does Futuristic.VC lead rounds?
Yes, Futuristic.VC leads investment rounds.
Who does Futuristic.VC co-invest with?
Futuristic.VC most often shares deals with Moonfire Ventures, Scale Capital, Homebrew, among 30 tracked co-investors.

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