Futury Capital
Also known as Futury Capital GmbH, Futury Private Venture GmbH, Futury Fonds III, Futury Venture Fonds Deutschland-Hessen, Futury Regio Growth Fund
Frankfurt VC (EuVECA manager) running public-private Futury funds with Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, KfW Capital and private investors; Fund III closed at €47M in 2026.
Fund manager linked to, but separate from, FUTURY GmbH (the Frankfurt startup factory at futury.eu); both are part of the Werte-Stiftung ecosystem.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 2018
- AUM
- —
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 10 people
Focus
- STAGES
- Pre-SeedSeedSeries AGrowth
- SECTORS
- Artificial IntelligenceIndustrial & ManufacturingClimate & EnergyDeep TechFintechHealthTechSpace
- ASSET MIX
- Venture capital
- GEOGRAPHY
- EuropeGermany
Overview
Futury Capital GmbH is a Frankfurt-based venture capital manager tied to the Werte-Stiftung and the FUTURY startup factory. It launched its first fund in 2018 (Futury Venture Fonds Deutschland-Hessen, €20 million, half from the State of Hesse and half from private investors), followed by the €60 million Futury Regio Growth Fund (seed to Series A+, closed 2021) and Futury Fonds III, which closed at €47 million in January 2026 with Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, KfW Capital and more than 45 private investors. It invests across Europe in technology startups, with a focus on Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, in robotics, green tech, data and AI, and optics and photonics. Futury Capital GmbH is registered with BaFin as a EuVECA manager.
Investment thesis
Invests in technologies with real application value for key European industries — robotics, green tech, data and AI, and optics and photonics — especially in life science and pharma, aviation and aerospace, and banking and finance; emphasises sustainable, entrepreneur-minded value creation over exit fixation and draws on the FUTURY ecosystem of universities and industrial partners.
PORTFOLIO (26)
- Pixel PhotonicsNOTABLEDeep Tech · since 2026
- SorareNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce
- WingcopterNOTABLEMobility & Logistics
- HealthTech
- Fintech · Exited
- Fintech
- Fintech · Exited
- Space · since 2026
- HealthTech
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- KORIALArtificial Intelligence
- MazeMapSoftware & SaaS
- NAVITMobility & Logistics
- NUURONHealthTech
- Fintech
- PreventioReal Estate & PropTech
- PROCURE AIArtificial Intelligence · Exited
- ProcureAiArtificial Intelligence
- Rail FlowMobility & Logistics
- Raisin BankFintech
- RecydaClimate & Energy
- Remind.meConsumer & E-commerce
- Climate & Energy
- ThreedySoftware & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
People
- Holger FollmannTeam; authorised representative (Vertretungsberechtigter) of Futury Capital GmbH · source
- Jovana WalterTeam; authorised representative of Futury Capital GmbH and Futury Private Venture GmbH · source
- Jonas StüdemannTeam and advisory board; authorised representative of Futury Capital GmbH and Futury Private Venture GmbH · source
- Nick EhrichTeam · source
- Lia HrubyTeam · source
- Silke LeibbrandTeam · source
- Jürgen ZabelTeam · source
- Martina PfeiferAdvisory Board · source
- Simone Riebel-AdamAdvisory Board · source
- Thomas JetterAdvisory Board · source
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Frequently asked questions
Futury Capital is a VC fund based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, founded in 2018.
Yes. Futury Capital invests its own capital in private companies.
Futury Capital invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and Growth stages in Artificial Intelligence, Industrial & Manufacturing, Climate & Energy, Deep Tech, Fintech, HealthTech and Space.
Key people at Futury Capital include Holger Follmann (Team; authorised representative (Vertretungsberechtigter) of Futury Capital GmbH), Jovana Walter (Team; authorised representative of Futury Capital GmbH and Futury Private Venture GmbH), Jonas Stüdemann (Team and advisory board; authorised representative of Futury Capital GmbH and Futury Private Venture GmbH) and Nick Ehrich (Team).
Futury Capital's investments include Pixel Photonics, Sorare, Wingcopter, Aaron.ai, APIAX, BITA, cashlink and deltaVision, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Futury Capital is deltaVision (First funding round (EUR 10.2m, led by KT Ventures and Valemount Capital; Futury Capital participated)), announced in Jul 2026.
Yes. Futury Capital manages capital from outside investors.