About Future Present
Future Present is a venture capital firm founded in 2024. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jul 2026, Future Present is an active investor, having invested in 4 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Skalar A lot of funds co-invest with Future Present, with names like General Catalyst sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Future Present has team of 5 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Future Present's List of All Investments
Future Present has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments include Slide and Polaron.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of all investments by Future Present:1. Slide
Provider of cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solutions. It provides a solution that ensures MSPs can protect the clients data without the constraints of outdated technology, restrictive models and subpar support.
Key facts about Slide
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Norwalk (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $95M
- Employee Count: 86 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Vine Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 10, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Polaron
3D image reconstruction platform. It allows users to create 3D representations from 2D images.
Key facts about Polaron
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Thame (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Speedinvest, Racine² and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Seltz
Developer of application programming interfaces providing real time web data. This technology processes and filters internet content to supply context for artificial intelligence systems and automated reasoning pipelines. The infrastructure delivers structured information to support machine learning models that require access to current facts and technical documentation. The system architecture focuses on performance and reliability for integration into software environments that utilize external knowledge sources.
Key facts about Seltz
- Founded Year: 2025
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $12.5M
- Employee Count: 21 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mango Capital, United Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 24, 2026, $*****

4. Skalar
Provider of digital tax advisory services, including bookkeeping and payroll processing. The company integrates with various tools to streamline financial processes. It offers services such as financial accounting, tax returns, and proactive tax optimization. The company focuses on providing support for businesses to manage their finances.
Key facts about Skalar
- Location: Germany
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $13.7M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: QED Investors, MS&AD Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 14, 2026, $*****
Future Present's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
As of Jul 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Skalar.Future Present's Investments by Stage
Future Present has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $13.1M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $8M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $70M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Future Present's Investments by Sector
Future Present has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Business Services, Enterprise Infrastructure and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Software companies, 3 Tech companies and at least 1 company focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
High Tech | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Future Present's Investments by Geography
Future Present has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Germany | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Future Present's recent investments
Future Present has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Skalar and Seltz are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Future Present:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 14, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 5827 | [+4] | |
Jun 24, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4189 | [+8] | |
Mar 10, 2026 | United States | Series B | 7859 | [+7] | |
Feb 03, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 4875 | [+1] |
Team profile of Future Present
Future Present has a team of 5 members including 4 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in Germany and United States. Future Present's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Future Present:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Germany | - | ||
Venture Partner | Munich | - |
Co-investors of Future Present
Over the past year, 25 investors have co-invested in Future Present's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Future Present: Base10 Partners, Outsiders Fund and 3 others have invested in rounds before Future Present. There is 1 company where Base10 Partners has invested before Future Present and 1 company where Outsiders Fund has invested before Future Present.
- Top Co-investors of Future Present: 20 investors entered a company along with Future Present. These include investors like General Catalyst (1 company).
Recent News related to Future Present
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Skalar snaps €12M from Headline to build a tax and accounting firm designed around AITech Funding News•Jul 14, 2026•QED Investors, Skalar, Future Present, MS & AD and 2 others
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Slide gets $70M to build faster data backup for small businessesTech Funding News•Mar 11, 2026•Slide, Benchstrength, Vine Ventures, Top Down and 6 others
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Flux Raised $27M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Mar 02, 2026•Flux AI, Outsiders Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, 8VC and 10 others
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Imperial spinout Polaron snaps $8M to decode microstructures for EVsTech Funding News•Feb 03, 2026•Polaron, Racine², Speedinvest, Future Present
