About Thunder Future
Thunder Future is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of United States. As of Apr 2025, Thunder Future has invested in 15 companies. 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 Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Aurora Overall, Thunder Future portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Luminar Technologies and TeleSense. A lot of funds co-invest with Thunder Future, with names like Alex Macdonald sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Thunder Future has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Thunder Future's List of Top Investments
Thunder Future has a portfolio of 15 companies. Their most notable investments include Luminar Technologies and WeTravel.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Thunder Future:Developer of LiDAR-based sensors for autonomous vehicles. It develops hardware and proprietary software-enabled LiDARs, which can be configured with multiple sensors for autonomous driving. It comprises fiber lasers, scanners, receivers, and processing electronics. It offers a slim designed roofline attached to customized sensors. It provides hardware-integrated perception software for object detection. It offers features like the detection and classification of objects in a long-range, and the detection of the velocity of an object in 3D.
Key facts about Luminar Technologies
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Orlando (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $306M
- Employee Count: 273 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: 10x Group, G2 Venture Partners and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. WeTravel
Online platform for creating and organizing group trips. Users can create a shareable trip page with itineraries, photos, and other details, and collect payments. The platforms enable trip organizers to manage all communication and financials including refunds, custom prices, discount codes, payment plans, and balances due reminders, with the participants. It offers a marketplace that connects travelers with individual organizers and travel companies.
Key facts about WeTravel
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $126M
- Employee Count: 403 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cross Creek, Sapphire Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Hwy Haul
Online marketplace providing freight transportation services. The platform connects shippers with carriers for on-demand truckload shipping. The platform enables users to search, compare, and book services from multiple partner operators. Users can also track the loads, make online payments, and monitor drivers. Also offers a mobile app for drivers. The app is available on the Android & iOS platforms.
Key facts about Hwy Haul
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $20.6M
- Employee Count: 44 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Bluepointe Ventures, AgFunder and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. MeetAva
Online platform for credit builder loans. It offers personal credit lines to users by providing payment cards that can be used for purchases and withdrawals. It enables users to repay in customized terms. Users can improve credit scores by recording the repayment history to the credit bureaus.
Key facts about MeetAva
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Rancho Santa Margarita (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Employee Count: 44 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Firebolt Ventures, Defy and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 24, 2025, $*****
5. Streetbees
Provider of a platform for end-to-end market research solutions. The platform automates the research process, delivering quantitative rigor and qualitative depth. It offers tools to build surveys, recruit participants, and access insights. The platform provides solutions for innovation, demand assessment, and brand and communications optimisation.
Key facts about Streetbees
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $72.7M
- Employee Count: 79 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Atomico, Lakestar and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 09, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Thunder Future's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Aurora.Thunder Future's Investments by Stage
Thunder Future has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.5M.Thunder Future's Investments by Sector
Thunder Future has a portfolio focused on Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 13 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Software.Thunder Future's Investments by Geography
Thunder Future has made most investments in United States (1).Thunder Future's recent investments
Thunder Future has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Thunder Future:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2025 | United States | Seed | 2396 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Thunder Future's Portfolio
2 companies from Thunder Future's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Luminar Technologies in Dec 2025 by Quantum Computing for $*****.Here are Thunder Future's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 15, 2025 | - | - | 6070 | |
Sep 19, 2022 | - | - | 4834 |
Team profile of Thunder Future
Thunder Future has a team of 2 members. Thunder Future's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Thunder Future
Over the past year, 5 investors have co-invested in Thunder Future's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Thunder Future: 5 investors entered a company along with Thunder Future. These include investors like Alex Macdonald (1 company).
