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Future Impact Fund
Future Impact Fund, founded by Haluk Özmen in 2018, is a sustainability-focused venture firm operating from Istanbul and Luxembourg.
Future Impact Fund
Future Impact Fund was founded in 2018 by Haluk Özmen with a dual-registration structure spanning Istanbul and Luxembourg, a jurisdiction chosen for its regulated fund ecosystem and impact-investing frameworks. The firm emerged alongside Turkey's growing technology export economy but deliberately positioned itself as a European vehicle to attract institutional capital interested in the region's underrepresented sustainability deals. The fund targets startups where climate adaptation, resource efficiency, or health access are core to the business model rather than a marketing overlay. Sectors include energy transition technologies, precision agriculture, water management, and digital health platforms. The strategy favors equity investments at Seed and Series A stages, typically as a lead or co-lead investor alongside European early-stage funds such as Speedinvest and Atlantic Labs. Portfolio companies remain largely undisclosed, but the firm's stated focus suggests exposure to ventures operating in Southern Europe and Turkey's Anatolian manufacturing and agri-tech corridors. Scale metrics are not publicly confirmed — Future Impact Fund does not disclose its assets under management or total deployment. The Luxembourg vehicle provides a recognized structure for cross-border limited partners, suggesting a mandate built for European family offices, development finance institutions, and impact-first asset managers. No philanthropic foundation, operating company, or co-investor network has been publicly tied to the firm, making it a lean and narrowly focused GP platform. Structurally, the firm sits at a rare intersection: a Turkey-originated manager using Luxembourg's fund regime to underwrite impact deals in a geography where pure-play sustainability venture capital is thin. That regulatory architecture is the differentiator — it signals a built-for-compliance posture that separates it from Istanbul's domestic VC scene, which tilts heavily toward consumer tech, gaming, and generalist e-commerce.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2018
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Turkey
City
Istanbul
Corporate office
Istanbul, Turkey
Additional offices
Luxembourg
Principals
Haluk Özmen
Founding Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes investment decisions at Future Impact Fund?
Haluk Özmen serves as the founding partner and drives the investment strategy, according to public record. The firm has not publicly disclosed a larger partnership or investment committee structure. Day-to-day sourcing and diligence likely involve Özmen and a small team operating from the dual Istanbul-Luxembourg structure.
Why is Future Impact Fund domiciled in Luxembourg rather than solely in Turkey?
Luxembourg provides a regulated fund vehicle familiar to European institutional investors, including family offices and development finance institutions. For a manager raising capital from impact-focused limited partners, the Luxembourg structure signals compliance, governance, and reporting standards that exceed those typically available from a purely Turkish-domiciled entity. It also simplifies cross-border investment across EU member states.
Does Future Impact Fund invest outside of Turkey?
Yes. The firm's dual-registration in Turkey and Luxembourg and its European fund posture suggest deal flow across Turkey and broader Europe, particularly Southern Europe. The firm has not published a geographic allocation cap, but its mandate likely includes startups in markets where Turkish technical talent or industrial relevance intersects with European sustainability demand.
What investment stages does Future Impact Fund target?
The fund concentrates on Seed and Series A rounds, a stage range typical for venture capital firms that back technology-enabled sustainability companies. This allows it to enter early enough to shape governance and impact measurement while targeting a revenue or commercial traction inflection point within a standard fund lifecycle.
How does Future Impact Fund source deals in a region with limited pure-play sustainability startups?
Haluk Özmen's background and the firm's Istanbul presence suggest sourcing from Turkey's technology universities, manufacturing-linked spinouts, and European climate accelerators. The Luxembourg office likely provides inbound from European co-investors and impact networks. No proprietary sourcing platform has been publicly articulated.
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