About Founders Future
Founders Future is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Paris, France. As of Oct 2026, Founders Future is an active investor, having invested in 183 companies, with 12 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in France based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Clueso Overall, Founders Future portfolio has seen 5 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 12 acquisitions including key companies like Pinterest, Perplexity and Function Health. A lot of funds co-invest with Founders Future, with names like Kima Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Founders Future has team of 14 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Founders Future's List of Top Investments
Founders Future has a portfolio of 183 companies, including 5 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Mensquare and Le Petit Ballon.Their portfolio spans across France, United States, United Kingdom and 8 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 28 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Founders Future:
1. Databricks
Provider of a unified data and AI platform for building and managing analytical and operational workloads. This platform enables organizations to build business intelligence and artificial intelligence applications, stream and analyze data, and process daily operations with consistent security, performance, and governance. It integrates data engineering, data warehousing, and machine learning capabilities into a single foundation, allowing teams to build, deploy, and manage production applications.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series L
- Total Funding till date: $25.2B
- Employee Count: 5,679 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, Founders Circle Capital and 127 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series L, Jul 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Pinterest
Visual discovery and planning website. It provides a platform for users to discover and save ideas, products, and services across various categories, including fashion, home decor, and lifestyle. The company offers a range of features and tools for both individual and business users, including advertising solutions, analytics, and content sharing capabilities.
Key facts about Pinterest
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.47B
- Employee Count: 14,193 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TrueBridge, Section Partners and 91 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Perplexity
AI-powered search and answer generation. It enables users to ask complex questions and receive concise, well-sourced answers synthesized from multiple web sources. The platform combines natural language understanding with real-time web data to provide accurate, context-aware responses.
Key facts about Perplexity
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.72B
- Employee Count: 1,401 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Oceanic Partners, T. Rowe Price and 66 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Dec 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of comprehensive lab testing and health monitoring membership services. The company offers access to lab tests, results analysis, and personalized health protocols. Testing is conducted at partner laboratories. Clinicians review results and provide insights. The membership includes options for advanced imaging and additional testing services.
Key facts about Function Health
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $351M
- Employee Count: 556 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Founders Circle Capital, K2 Global and 54 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. waterdrop
Internet first brand of electrolytes hydration cubes. It offers a variety of flavors such as lime, acai, cranberry, hibiscus, ginger, and mango. The company sells their products through their own online website as well as through retailers.
Key facts about waterdrop
Founders Future's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Founders Future has invested in 184 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 13 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 12 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 11 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Clueso and most recent follow-on round was in Bohr Energie.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2025 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2023 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2022 | 30 | 5 | 35 |
2021 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
2020 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2018 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
2017 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Founders Future's Investments by Stage
Founders Future has made 108 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.16M, 20 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.7M, 8 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $45.5M and 1 investment in Series G stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 108 |
Series A | 20 |
Series B | 8 |
Series G | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founders Future's Investments by Sector
Founders Future has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, FinTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 148 Tech companies, 103 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 85 Software companies and at least 73 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 46 |
Consumer | 37 |
Retail | 29 |
FinTech | 24 |
High Tech | 14 |
Others | 149 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founders Future's Investments by Geography
Founders Future has made most investments in France (109), followed by United States where it has made 18 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 109 |
United States | 18 |
United Kingdom | 4 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Founders Future's recent investments
Founders Future has made 11 investments in 2026 so far. Clueso and Outline are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Founders Future:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 13, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2892 | [+3] | |
Sep 08, 2026 | France | Seed | 6506 | [+1] | |
Jul 08, 2026 | France | Series A | 9076 | [+5] | |
Jun 23, 2026 | France | Seed | 3598 | [+9] | |
Jun 17, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1992 | [+6] |
Unicorns in Founders Future's Portfolio
Founders Future has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - Ami Labs, Harmattan, Function Health and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Ami Labs. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Founders Future's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Developer of action conditioned world models for autonomous agentic systems | 2026 | Paris | Seed | coclhyr | ||
56 | Developer of autonomous systems and robotics for defense and security applications | 2024 | Paris | Series B | gktz{sv | ||
75 | Provider of comprehensive lab testing and health monitoring membership services | 2022 | Austin | Series B | wwxztbg | ||
81 | AI-powered search and answer generation | 2022 | San Francisco | Series E | vptrcja | ||
51 | App-based mobile payment platform for consumers | 2013 | Paris | Series C | cepwncs |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Founders Future's Portfolio
2 of Founders Future's portfolio companies have become public. Pinterest got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Apr 2019 at marketcap of $1.42B.Here are Founders Future's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 18, 2019 | 2018 | Series G | 5164 | |
- | - | - | 3061 |
Acquired companies in Founders Future's Portfolio
12 companies from Founders Future's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ZeroEntropy in Aug 2026 by Notion for $*****.Here are Founders Future's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 08, 2026 | Jul 07, 2025 | Seed | 6213 | |
Jun 25, 2025 | Jan 11, 2023 | Seed | 4301 | |
May 08, 2025 | Jan 25, 2022 | Seed | 2887 | |
May 05, 2025 | Nov 15, 2018 | Seed | 9159 | |
Feb 03, 2025 | 2017 | Series B | 5547 |
Team profile of Founders Future
Founders Future has a team of 14 members including 6 Partners and 6 Principals located in France and United States. Founders Future's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Founders Future:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | Nantes | - | ||
Principal | Paris | - | ||
Principal | Paris | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Founders Future
Over the past 9 years, 580 investors have co-invested in Founders Future's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Founders Future: Y Combinator, Idinvest Partners and 113 others have invested in rounds before Founders Future. There are 5 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Founders Future and 3 companies where Idinvest Partners has invested before Founders Future.
- Top Co-investors of Founders Future: 272 investors entered a company along with Founders Future. These include investors like Kima Ventures (17 companies).
- Invested after Founders Future: A total of 193 investors have invested in Founders Future's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Kima Ventures (4 companies), Financiere Saint James (4 companies) and Serena (3 companies).
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