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Founders Future
Marc Menasé's Founders Future runs a transatlantic AI-investing platform from Paris and San Francisco, backing pre-seed to growth-stage frontier-tech...
Founders Future
Founders Future is an SEC-registered investment adviser with its headquarters in Miami, FL. It provides investment advice to clients. The firm is based in Florida.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Paris
Corporate office
14 Rue Favart, 75002 Paris, France
Additional offices
Ferry Building, 1, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States
Principals
Marc Menasé
Chief Investment Officer
Matthieu Benkerant
COO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Founders Future?
Marc Menasé serves as Chief Investment Officer and leads the investment function. The firm operates as an investor-operator team, with COO Matthieu Benkerant overseeing operations from offices in Paris and San Francisco.
How does Founders Future source proprietary deal flow?
The firm leverages a transatlantic platform, with teams on the ground in Europe and Silicon Valley, to connect with AI-first founders early. The dual-office structure — Paris for European technical talent, San Francisco for US commercial scaling — aims to surface deals before they are broadly marketed.
Is Founders Future structured as a venture capital fund or a family office?
Founders Future is an asset manager operating a tech investment platform, not a single-family office. It deploys capital across multiple stages and geographies, functioning similarly to a multi-stage venture capital firm.
Does Founders Future participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Founders Future invests directly in companies from pre-seed to growth, rather than operating as a fund-of-funds. It commits capital to entrepreneurs building AI-first and frontier-technology companies across both Europe and the United States.
What investment stages does Founders Future typically target?
The firm targets pre-seed, seed, start-up, growth, and pre-IPO stages. Its mandate covers AI-first and frontier-technology companies throughout their lifecycle, with a focus on scalable solutions in data, infrastructure, health, energy, and industrial technology.
Which sectors does Founders Future explicitly invest in?
The firm focuses on AI-first and frontier-technology companies in data, infrastructure, productivity, health, energy, and industry. Confirmed portfolio exposure includes defense AI (Harmattan AI, Saronic), health diagnostics (Function Health), and foundational AI research (AMI Labs).
What is Founders Future's transatlantic strategy?
The firm connects European technical founders to Silicon Valley's commercial scaling and financing ecosystems. It positions the Atlantic corridor — with physical offices in Paris and San Francisco — as a strategic gateway for creating global technology leaders.
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