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GS Futures

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Seoul · Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked

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Investment thesis

GS Futures invests in the future of industries, backing ambitious founders building transformative businesses. Its focus spans physical AI and robotics (embodied intelligence automating real-world work, including industrial and jobsite robotics, autonomy, perception, and simulation), the built environment and construction (technologies modernizing how real assets are designed, built, and operated), energy and industrial transition (next-generation energy and industrial systems covering storage, electrification, grid modernization, and industrial bio), and digital platforms and infrastructure (AI-native software, data and compute infrastructure, blockchain infrastructure, and scalable consumer ecosystems). The firm provides capital and strategic support, offering portfolio companies access to GS Group to accelerate scaling.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Seoul, CA, KR
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2005
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
36

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website
Jay Kim· Investorin

Investment team member focused on energy transition and consumer, working on the Collective Fund.

Mook Kimin

Investment team member focused on deep tech, working on the Collective Fund.

Naël-Pierre Nusseibehin

Investment team member focused on climate and deep tech, working on the Collective Fund.

Zachary Keatsin

Investment team member focused on climate and blockchain, working on the Collective Fund.

What they invest in

from 30 of 36 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×8Hardware ×6Crypto & Web3 ×5Deep Tech ×5IoT ×5SaaS ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4

HQs:United States×22Switzerland×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 17 portfolio companies
41%
solo founders
7 of 17 mapped founding teams
31%
repeat founders
of 26 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×53 founders×24+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7Seoul National University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×3Harvard University ×2UNSW ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 26 founders with career history

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ×2Korea Institute of Science and Technology ×2MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ×2MIT Media Lab ×2Samsung Electronics ×2Seoul National University ×2Stanford University ×2

16 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)

Investments · 36 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12024 · 82023 · 42021 · 114 dated

Biospherebiosphere.ioin✓ verified

Biosphere develops bioreactors and biomanufacturing systems to modernize industrial production of chemicals, materials, foods, and pharmaceuticals using engineered biology and clean energy.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechHardware

Brian HeligmaninArye Lipmanin

Co-investorsFounders FundVXI CapitalJuniperLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital

Debutdebutbiotech.comin✓ verified

Debut applies AI and biotechnology to discover and formulate cosmetic ingredients and beauty products, decoding skin and hair at the genomic level to create novel actives.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerSan Diego, US

Joshua Britton(Founder)in

Co-investorsMaterial ImpactBreakout VenturesKdT VenturesSandbox IndustriesACVC PartnersBetter Ventures Central Llc+8 more

9Solutions9solutions.cominSep 2024

9Solutions provides indoor location-based safety, communications, and smart care solutions for healthcare facilities to support safe and high-quality care delivery.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoT

Co-investorsInnovestor VenturesDnx VenturesFoundryQualcomm

AiFiaifi.comin

AiFi uses AI and computer vision to make physical spaces searchable, observable, and understandable, providing real-time insights for facility and space operators without manual audits.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTRetail Tech

Steve Gu(Founder & CEO)Ying Zheng(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalCervinCommunitas Capital PartnersDuke Capital PartnersEvolution VenturesHongtai Capital Holdings+5 more

AmazeVR Inc.amazevr.com

Produces immersive VR concert content with proprietary cameras and cloud tools.

West Hollywood, US

Jae Bum Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jaebum Lee(Founder)Jeremy Nam(Founder)inSeung Joon (Steve) Lee(Founder)Steve Lee(Founder)Ernest Lee(Executive Officer, Promoter)

Co-investorsCrit VenturesDunamu & PartnersLG Technology VenturesWe Ventures

Amesaamesa.comin

AMESA builds a platform for developing autonomous AI agents that optimize and control industrial processes, using company data and operator expertise, often trained on digital twins.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Kence Anderson(Founder)in

Co-investorsHannah Grey VenturesMomenta Ventures

Amogyamogy.coin𝕏

Amogy develops patented ammonia cracking technology that converts ammonia into electric power for hydrogen fuel cells and engines, targeting decarbonization of heavy industries including transportation and maritime.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Seonghoon Woo(Founder & CEO)inHyunho Kim(Founder)inJongwon Choi(Director)in

BoardAndrew Hinkly(Director)

Co-investorsAP VenturesBonAngels Venture PartnersCollaborative FundCongruent VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Marunouchi Innovation Partners+4 more

Antarkaantarka.bioin

Antarka develops a skin-permeable enzyme derived from Antarctic organisms that repairs UV-induced DNA damage, offered as a high-purity active ingredient for cosmetic brands to formulate into anti-aging creams, sunscreens, and repair serums.

BiotechConsumerDeep Tech

Co-investorsAIR CapitalGRIDXVox Capital

Antoraantora.comin𝕏Feb 2024 · $150M

Antora manufactures thermal battery systems for long-duration energy storage, serving manufacturers and data centers seeking to tap into low-cost renewable power.

CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSunnyvale, US

Andrew Ponec(Chief Executive Officer, co-founder)inDavid BiermaninJustin BriggsinDavid Bierman, Ph.D.(Chief Commercial Officer, co-founder)Justin Briggs, Ph.D.(Chief Operating Officer, co-founder)

BoardChristina Karapataki(Director)in

Co-investorsTemasekCongruent VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Fifty YearsISVLoup Ventures+12 more

Articul8articul8.aiin𝕏

Articul8 is an enterprise generative AI platform that builds domain-specific models and autonomous agent orchestration (ModelMesh, LLM-IQ) for regulated industries such as semiconductors, energy, manufacturing/supply chain, finance, and aerospace.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Arun Subramaniyan(CEO)in

Co-investorsAdara VenturesAditya Birla VenturesCommunitas Capital PartnersFin CapitalIntel CapitalMindset Venture

August Roboticsaugustrobotics.comin𝕏

August Robotics builds modular robots that automate repetitive, hazardous, and labour-intensive tasks for companies in construction, exhibitions, and industrial fit-outs.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechHardwareRoboticsLas Vegas, US

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesSkip CapitalBig Pi Ventures

Azul (Linkazul.comin𝕏Oct 2023 · $15M

Azul provides cloud application and DevOps solutions, particularly focused on cloud cost management and DevOps analytics for enterprise customers.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investorsLead Edge CapitalPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalSpiral CapitalSpurcle+3 more

Azul 3Dazul3d.comin𝕏

Azul3D provides a 3D-printing manufacturing platform for producing prescription lenses and other optical parts, using its proprietary HARP continuous printing technology to create layerless polymer parts.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials

James Hedrick(Cofounder)in

Blockpourblockpour.comin𝕏

Supra builds blockchain infrastructure designed to support global value exchange and transactions.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Blue Labswithbluelabs.ai

Blue Labs develops Blue-JST, a dual reward mechanism designed to balance relationships and utility, focused on building emotional intelligence into AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Boston Materialsbomaterials.comin

BO Materials develops novel materials for industrial applications across trillion-dollar industries.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsMassachusetts, US

Michael Segal(Executive Officer, Director)inAnvesh Gurijala(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Miller(Director)inDwight Poler(Director)Andrew Goldman(Director)

Co-investorsAccelr8ACVC PartnersClean Energy VenturesCollaborative FundDiamond Edge VenturesGood Growth Capital+2 more

Burlingame, CAbutlr.comin𝕏

Butlr makes anonymous thermal sensors that measure occupancy and space utilization across offices, buildings, campuses, stores, and labs without cameras, badges, or Wi-Fi tracking.

Digital HealthHardwareIoTPropTechSan Francisco, US

Honghao Deng(Founder)inJiani Zeng(Founder)in

BoardYijia Andy Sun

Co-investors500 GlobalFoundryHDS CapitalOpen Network LabQualcomm VenturesTaiwan Global Angels+3 more

Cambriancambrian.orgin𝕏Jun 2021

Cambrian builds blockchain data and AI infrastructure, drawing on experience in onchain data, verifiability, and DeFi data systems.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLondon

Sam Green(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)inFady Saad(Director)Oliver Mitchell(Director)Joao Filipe Nunes Seabra(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Miika Petteri Satori(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Capra Biosciencescaprabiosciences.cominApr 2024

Alexandria, US

Andrew Magyar(Executive Officer, Director)inElizabeth Onderko(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardPae Wu(Director)inDanielle Joseph(Director)Douglas Cameron(Director)

Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesFirst Bight VenturesClosed Loop PartnersSOSVThe E14 Fund

CivCheckcivcheck.aiin

CivCheck offers a Guided AI Plan Review platform that automates building code compliance research and plan review for city permitting departments and permit applicants.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechGovTech

Dheekshita K.(Founder)in

Co-investorsFour Acres CapitalNavitas CapitalHyde Park Venture Partners

Clearstoryclearstory.buildin𝕏

Clearstory is a software platform that helps general contractors and specialty contractors manage change orders, track field work, and control project costs through AI-powered workflows and integrations with existing financial and project management systems.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWalnut Creek, US

Cameron Page

Co-investorsBuilding VenturesJackson Square VenturesPrudenceCloud Apps Capital Partners

Cochlcochl.aiin

Cochl develops Sound AI technology that enables machines to recognize and interpret sounds from the physical world, offering it through cloud, edge, and anomaly detection products.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoTIrvine, US

Yoonchang Han(Co-founder & CEO)inDonmoon Lee(Co-founder & Research Scientist)inIl-young Jeong(Co-founder & Research Scientist)inHyungui Lim(Co-founder & Research Engineer)Hyuk Jang(Secretary)Subin Lee(Co-founder & COO)in

Co-investorsKakao Ventures

Coinsubcoinsub.ioin𝕏

Coinsub provides white-label payment infrastructure that enables merchants and platforms to accept and manage payments across multiple currencies and digital assets, including stablecoins, with modular workflows for acceptance, payouts, wallets, and conversion.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Jasper Fu(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Akers(Co-founder)in

Collabasiacollabasia.coin𝕏

Collab Asia is a creator management and influencer marketing company that helps content creators grow their commercial and creative potential while connecting brands with audiences through influencer-led campaigns and video and music content.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsMontage Capital

Config Intelligenceconfig.incin𝕏Apr 2026

Config builds data infrastructure and a robot foundation model (CFG-1) for general-purpose, two-handed (bimanual) robotic manipulation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRoboticsSan Jose, US

Minjoon Seo(Executive Officer, Director)inHyungmok Son(Founder)inKimin Lee(Founder)inKeug Jae Bang(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsHillspring InvestmentKakao VenturesKT investment Inc.LG Technology Ventures

ExtrackerinJun 2023 · $5.5M

San Francisco, US

Cameron Page(Executive Officer, Director)inBrett Umberg(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBuilding VenturesCloud Apps Capital PartnersJackson Square Ventures

Formantformant.aiinOct 2023

Formant provides a governed operating layer that connects frontier AI models, heterogeneous robotics hardware, and enterprise operations to run physical AI deployments in production.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRobotics

Jeff Linnell(Founder)in

Co-investorsSignalFireBMW i VenturesGoodyear VenturesHillsvenIntel CapitalPelion Ventures+2 more

Lithioslithios.cominOct 2024 · $12M

Medford, US

Mohammad A. Alkhadra(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDaniel Goldman(Director)in

Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalTechEnergy Ventures

Mitra Chemmitrachem.comin

Mitra Chem builds a full-stack AI platform for materials design and manufacturing, using specialized agents for R&D, process engineering, and software development to support the path from lab synthesis to factory scale-up.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyNew MaterialsMountain View, US

Vivas Kumar(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inChirranjeevi Gopal(Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder)inWilliam Chueh(Director, Co-Founder, and Chief Scientific Advisor)inVikas Kante(Chief Financial Officer)inRoss Kirschner(Chief Legal Officer)inXiaofei Ye(Chief Industrialization Engineer)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalFontinalis PartnersScribble VenturesSwordfish InvestmentsEarthshot Ventures

Princeton NuEnergyNov 2023 · $16M

Lithium-ion battery direct recycling technology developer

Bordentown, US

Xiaofang Yang(Director)inChao Yan(Executive Officer, Director)Jerry Wang(Director)

Co-investorsHelium-3 VenturesTech Council VenturesSamsung Venture Investment CorporationShell VenturesWorldQuant Ventures

Slam Media Labslammedialab.comin

Slam Media Lab is a design agency that provides product and UX/UI design services, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing for web applications, SaaS products, and digital platforms.

AdTechCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

SmartPM Technologiessmartpm.comin𝕏May 2024 · $5.5M

SmartPM offers a schedule analytics and project controls platform that integrates with existing CPM scheduling software to analyze construction project schedule data, flag risks, delays, and overruns.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSAtlanta, US

Michael Pink(Executive Officer, Director)inSean Donohue(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Pink(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBuilding Ventures

Validation Cloudvalidationcloud.ioin𝕏Feb 2024 · $5.8M

Validation Cloud operates a platform designed to facilitate organizations' integration into Web3 through infrastructure solutions.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBlockwallMetamatic GroupTrue Global VenturesAP CapitalBlockchain Founders Fund+2 more

WeatherXM Community-powered DePIN weather networkweatherxm.comin𝕏May 2024 · $7.7M

WeatherXM operates a community-powered decentralized (DePIN) weather network where owners deploy solar-powered weather stations and earn $WXM token rewards for contributing data.

Climate TechCrypto & Web3IoT

Stratos Theodorou(Founder)in

Co-investorsPlaceholder VCLightspeed FactionBorderless VentureConsenSys MeshdlabFaction+6 more

ZymoChemzymochem.comin𝕏Jan 2024 · $21M

ZymoChem develops bio-based materials using proprietary Carbon Conserving (C2) microbes that convert renewable feedstocks into high-value materials with increased yields.

BiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsSan Leandro, US

Harshal Chokhawala(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAccelr8Breakout LabsBreakout VenturesCavallo VenturesDudley FundFreshTracks Capital+7 more

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has GS Futures made?
GS Futures has 25 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does GS Futures invest at?
GS Futures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does GS Futures focus on?
GS Futures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, PropTech, Robotics.
Where is GS Futures located?
GS Futures is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
Does GS Futures lead rounds?
GS Futures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does GS Futures co-invest with?
GS Futures most often shares deals with Collaborative Fund, Congruent Ventures, Kakao Ventures, among 79 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 2

Good Growth Capital

Good Growth Capital is a venture firm that invests exclusively in impact sectors aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, pursuing strong financial returns while meeting diversity and UNDP impact metrics across its portfolio.

Both backed · 1
EDP Ventures

EDP Ventures is the corporate venture capital unit of EDP Group that invests in seed and early-stage companies in the energy sector.

$1.1M – $10.8M

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