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FuturePositiveCapital

Charting courses to futures we aspire to live in.

Since Gordon Moore posited the exponential development of transistors in his 1965 paper, much of technological advancement and adoption has followed a version of his law: the cost of lithium-ion batteries dropped by 97%; utility-scale solar’s plummeted by 85%; DNA sequencing’s fell by 5 orders of magnitude. It took Netflix 3.5 years to reach 1 million users, Spotify 5 months, and ChatGPT 5 days. This is all now common knowledge.

Exponentials also apply to our universal challenges. James Hansen – the scientist famous for warning the US Congress about climate change in 1988 – described the consequences of global warming in exponential terms. His timelines for catastrophic events such as superstorms are much quicker than what the IPCC anticipates. Next to this, the global population has grown so fast in the last century that the now ageing population is putting unsustainable pressure on economic and political systems. And we have all witnessed firsthand how unexpected pandemics can disrupt our world at equally exponential rates.

In short, systems evolution accelerates while our timescales to react tighten.

The light on the horizon & the opportunity

For the first time in history, however, the scale and urgency of our universal challenges is matched by the vision, ambition and capacity of individuals to build step-change solutions. They alter global trajectories, and chart courses to futures we can all aspire to live in.

At the same time, macro trends converge to open new and often massive market opportunities for these entrepreneurs. Global demographic shifts combine with new consumer preferences, corporate commitments and regulatory changes to open trillions of dollars of opportunity at the intersection of sustainability (in the broadest sense of the word) and technology.

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Our vision

At Future Positive Capital, we imagine a world that seizes these opportunities. A world that directs financial capital, of course, but also intellectual capital, innovation capital, or even natural capital, on building positive futures. A world where technological progress serves our needs, where our industries serve our aspirations, where our systems raise everyone’s standard of living. These futures ensure individual prosperity, and enable everyone to be healthy, safe, fulfilled.

In this world, a company’s potential is correlated with its ability to create progress, and its mission drives asymmetric positive outcomes.

for the world

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Why Future Positive?

Our name comes from the Future Cones framework, used by futurists and foresights professionals to think about futures. “Preferable futures” are futures that are defined by our values, by what we want to happen. We call those the “Future Positive”.

This reference inspired our brand platform and visual identity. An opportunity to imagine possible futures, and chart courses to those we aspire to live in.

PAST
FUTURE
Preferable futures
what we want to happen
Possible futures
all the futures we can imagine
Probable futures
likely to happen
Plausible futures
what could happen based on what we know

Our investment thesis

Our investment thesis emerges from this vision.

We invest in European companies that drive innovation to solve universal challenges on a planetary scale.

About schema

Investing in these types of opportunities requires how we look at investment opportunities to integrate a more holistic vision of value creation. We believe value is created when a combination of factors come into play and mutually reinforce each other: business, technological innovation, social/environmental and human.

We apply a transparent and rigorous investment process in our decision:

Assessing Value
What do we look for?
Business Value
  • New market creation or upending large existing markets
  • Strong & sustainable unit economics at scale
  • Low competition
  • Uncapped upside for winning companies
Innovation Value
  • Step-change solution (> 10-100x improvement)
  • Technology validated by industry experts
  • Proven technical teams
  • Evidence of early product-market fit
Societal Value
  • Societal progress is intrinsic to financial success
  • Universal challenges with real pain points & a strong “sense of urgency.”
  • The question “What’s the impact?” should be vain
Human Value
  • Daring innovators
  • Long-term anticipative vision
  • Core leadership team in place
  • Strong culture
  • Focus on attracting, developing & retaining talent

Ultimately, we ask ourselves one question – would we, as individuals, like to work for your company, with its culture, mission and potential?

We invest 500K€ to 3m€ at the seed or Series A stage.

Our UVP

We’re a collaborative partner that forges long-term commitments with vision-aligned ventures. Our authentic ethos drives the Future Positive brand and creates a powerful platform to support our companies.

Conviction
UVP 1

We take a problems-first approach, and only invest in what we understand. We follow a concentrated approach, and lead or co-lead rounds. We were early movers in the space, and have been backing companies addressing universal challenges for several years.

Commitment to your success
UVP 2

We are a boutique firm with much to prove. Our success ultimately depends on our founders. We work side by side with them to maximize their company’s potential.

100% alignment with your mission & ambition
UVP 3

We care about you and your company. We provide long-term capital that’s aligned with your vision and values.

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of our carried interest (our long-term financial incentives) is indexed on your company achieving its financial and impact performance
Bespoke & collective effort
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Each venture’s specific needs guides the business support we provide. We build connections across a wide community of business leaders and technologists to accelerate founder growth. In making decisions, we always seek broad perspectives and deep expertise to identify underserved opportunities and stress-test our thinking.

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