Future Shape

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Oct 1, 2025	Omnia	$4.0M Seed	—	Concept Ventures, Index Ventures, Visionaries Club, Albert Armengol, Hugo Arevalo, Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Sep 1, 2025	Nothing	$200.0M Series C	—	Buckley Ventures, Cavalry Ventures, CVentures, Earlybird Venture Capital, EQT Ventures, Tom Hulme, GV, LocalGlobe, Tiger Global Management, Union Square Ventures, Ryan Zurrer, Casey Neistat, Guillaume Roux-Romestaing, Guy Podjarny, Kevin Lin, Liam Casey, Sebastian Ingrosso
Jul 1, 2025	Slingshot AI	$53.0M Series A	—	Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Left Lane Capital, Anne Wojcicki, Timothy A. Springer
Jul 1, 2025	TuringDream	$7.0M Seed	—	Adara Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, KFund, Jonathan Milner
Jun 1, 2025	Nabla	$70.0M Series C	—	Felix Capital, HV Capital, Kima Ventures
Apr 1, 2025	Aetherflux	$50.0M Series A	—	7 Gate Ventures, B Capital Group, Capital Factory, Draper Associates, E1 Ventures, Grit Ventures, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Outlier Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Trajectory Ventures, Visionaries Club, Charlie Cheever
Jan 1, 2025	Quibim	$50.0M Series A	—	Adara Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, KFund, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Scalebridge Capital, Jonathan Milner, Sahin Boydas
Dec 1, 2024	Ayar Labs	$160.0M Series D	—	Alumni Ventures, CRV, Founders Fund, Innovation Endeavors, Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, M12, Playground Global, Section 32, The Engine, venBio, Chris Murphy, Chuck Eesley, Kevin Lin, Nate Mitchell, Sahin Boydas, Sebastien Borget
Sep 1, 2024	Apron	$29.0M Series B	—	Index Ventures, La Famiglia, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Partech Ventures, SOSV, Visionaries Club, Ilya Meshkov
Sep 1, 2024	DataPelago	$47.0M Series A	—	Anorak Ventures, CoinFund, Eclipse Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Pillar VC, SOSV, Colin Carrier, Kevin Colas
Aug 1, 2024	Slingshot AI	$30.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 11, 1984 Ventures, AAF Management Ltd., AirAngels, AIX Ventures, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Backed VC, Basecamp Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bling Capital, Brainchild, CrunchFund, E1 Ventures, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, GIT1K, Health Velocity Capital, Icebreaker.vc, Incisive Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, K2 Global, KW Angel Fund, Left Lane Capital, Lerer Hippeau, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Lux Capital, Maven Ventures, Original Capital, Pioneer Square Labs, sequel, Sequoia Capital, Shrug Capital, Social Capital, Solana Ventures, Soma Capital, Supernode Ventures, Swift Ventures, The House Fund, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tribe Capital, VZVC, Wave Capital, What If Ventures, Y Combinator, Adeel Hussain, Anne Wojcicki, Bradley Horowitz, Brendan O'Driscoll, Chris Eyre, Cory Levy, David J. Phillips, Deborah Liu, Gokul Rajaram, Liu Jiang, Manuel Bronstein, Mario Gabriele, Markus Villig, Matteo Franceschetti, Matthew Dellavedova, Mattia Astori, Mei Z., Michael Stoppelman, Mo El-Bibany, Moshe Lifschitz, Nate Matherson, Nitay Joffe, Paul Graham, Sam Altman, Scott Banister, Siddharth Singhal, Timothy A. Springer
Jul 1, 2024	Raad Labs	$2.0M Seed	—	Anorak Ventures, CoinFund, Eclipse Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Pillar VC, SOSV, Colin Carrier, Kevin Colas
Dec 1, 2023	Seismic Therapeutic	$120.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, Firstminute Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Insight Partners, Left Lane Capital, Polaris Partners, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Anne Wojcicki
Oct 1, 2023	Opal	$17.0M Series A	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, CVentures, Electric Capital, EQT Ventures, Flexcap, Founders Fund, Tom Hulme, Haun Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Ryan Zurrer, Andy Bechtolsheim, Drew Houston, Frederic Kerrest, Guillaume Roux-Romestaing, Kevin Lin, Liam Casey, Sebastian Ingrosso, Varsha Rao
Jul 1, 2023	Simbe Robotics	$28.0M Series B	—	Anorak Ventures, CoinFund, Eclipse Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Pillar VC, SOSV, Colin Carrier, Kevin Colas
Jul 1, 2023	Aeroseal	$67.0M Series B	—	Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Craig Shapiro, Darco Capital, DBL Partners, GE Ventures, OGCI Climate Investments (CI), Paladin Capital Group, Piva Capital, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Bradley Horowitz, John Legend, Kevin Love, LeBron James, Mark Cuban
Jun 1, 2023	Mistral AI	$110.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Axeleo Capital, DTCP, E1 Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, General Catalyst, Christian Miele, Headline (formerly e.ventures), Hoxton Ventures, Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Insight Partners, IST cube, Kima Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Motier Ventures, Next47, Pareto Holdings, Quadrille Capital, Quassar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Stride VC, Adam Wiggins, Adeel Hussain, Anjney Midha, Anne Wojcicki, Brad Bitler, Chris Schagen, Mandeep Singh, Mathias Biilmann Christensen, Michael Benabou, Nimit Maru, Raphael Vullierme, Timothy A. Springer
Jun 1, 2023	Supercritical	$13.0M Series A	—	Lightspeed Venture Partners, SOSV
May 1, 2023	Sami	$18.0M Series B	—	Accel, Activant Capital, AIX Ventures, Alumni Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Luisa Sucre, CVS Health, Jenny Fielding, Everywhere Ventures (The Fund), Mundi Ventures, Nazca Ventures, SJF Ventures, Social Starts, Stellar Capital, Surface Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Akhil Paul, Akshay Sriprasad, Austin Walters, Joanne Bradford, Marc Benioff
May 1, 2023	EcoSpirits	$10.0M Series A	—	DBL Partners, GE Ventures, Marc van den Berg, Paladin Capital Group, Piva Capital, Bradley Horowitz
Mar 1, 2023	eToro	$250.0M Venture Round	—	General Catalyst, Humbition, Kima Ventures, OurCrowd, Spark Capital, Toyota Ventures, Jared Leto
Feb 1, 2023	Verismo Therapeutics	$7.0M Seed	—	Activant Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Mundi Ventures
Feb 1, 2023	Aeroseal	$30.0M Series B	—	DBL Partners, GE Ventures, OGCI Climate Investments (CI), Paladin Capital Group, Piva Capital, Bradley Horowitz
Feb 1, 2023	R-Zero	$110.0M Zero - Series C	—	Bolt, Bonfire Ventures, DBL Partners, GE Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, M12, M13, Matter Venture Partners, Marc van den Berg, Paladin Capital Group, Piva Capital, Point72 Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, SOSV, Greg Bettinelli, Bradley Horowitz, Gautam Gupta, William Miller
Jan 1, 2023	Spartan Radar	$17.0M Series B	—	7BC Venture Capital, 8VC, Asylum Ventures, Adeyemi Ajao, Citi Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, H.I.G. Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Rubicon VC, Scale Asia Ventures, Spero Ventures, Tribe Capital, Zelda Ventures, Armando Mann, John Collison, Matt Carbonara

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Leadership Team

Key people at Future Shape.

Tony Fadell

Principal

Leadership Team

Key people at Future Shape.

Tony Fadell

Principal

Deep Dive

Future Shape is an investment and advisory firm founded in 2014 by Tony Fadell, a notable figure in technology as a co-creator of Apple's iPod and former CEO of Nest. The firm’s mission centers on supporting engineers and scientists developing foundational deep technologies across sectors such as agriculture, transportation, robotics, and consumer products. It operates primarily at the seed stage, providing both capital and hands-on advisory services to help startups with product development, market strategy, and scaling. Future Shape invests without outside investors, allowing it to focus on long-term value creation and deep engagement with portfolio companies. Its impact on the startup ecosystem includes backing innovative hardware and manufacturing ventures, helping bridge the gap between scientific innovation and commercial success[1][2][3][4].

Founded by Tony Fadell in 2014, Future Shape leverages his extensive background in hardware innovation and product leadership. The firm’s origin is rooted in Fadell’s vision to empower scientists and engineers who pioneer deep technology, a focus that has evolved to encompass a broad range of sectors where foundational technology can transform industries. Early traction for the firm came from its ability to attract and nurture startups with strong technical teams and scalable solutions, exemplified by investments in companies like Rohinni, Phononic, and Modern Meadow. This evolution reflects a commitment to deep tech commercialization and a hands-on approach to venture investing[1][4].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Operates without outside investors, enabling long-term, founder-friendly support and advisory beyond capital.
Network Strength: Founded by Tony Fadell, the firm benefits from his deep industry connections and product expertise.
Track Record: 29 investments in deep tech startups, including hardware and manufacturing companies with strong growth potential.
Operating Support: Provides hands-on advisory in product development, market strategy, and scaling operations, focusing on early-stage ventures with technical founders[1][3][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Future Shape rides the wave of increasing interest in foundational deep technology—complex, science-driven innovations that require significant engineering expertise. The timing is critical as advances in materials science, robotics, and sustainable agriculture create new market opportunities. Market forces such as the push for sustainability, automation, and advanced manufacturing favor firms like Future Shape that specialize in bridging the gap between scientific discovery and commercial viability. By supporting startups in these sectors, Future Shape influences the broader ecosystem by accelerating the development and deployment of transformative technologies[1][7].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Future Shape is well-positioned to capitalize on growing demand for deep tech innovation, especially in hardware and manufacturing. Trends such as climate tech, advanced robotics, and biofabrication will likely shape its investment focus. The firm’s influence may expand as it continues to build a portfolio of companies that not only innovate but also scale successfully, potentially setting new standards for venture investing in deep technology. Its founder-led, advisory-rich model may inspire similar firms aiming to combine capital with operational expertise to shape the future of technology[1][3][5].

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Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Operates without outside investors, enabling long-term, founder-friendly support and advisory beyond capital.
Network Strength: Founded by Tony Fadell, the firm benefits from his deep industry connections and product expertise.
Track Record: 29 investments in deep tech startups, including hardware and manufacturing companies with strong growth potential.
Operating Support: Provides hands-on advisory in product development, market strategy, and scaling operations, focusing on early-stage ventures with technical founders[1][3][4].