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Future Shape

Last cheque observed Sep 2022. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BHardwareIndustryManufacturing

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque1516days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$44MCheque size, as they say$100K – $10MRounds led1 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 71%
Pitch Future Shape

Future Shape highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $10M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
HardwareIndustryManufacturing
Based in
Paris, France
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2022

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    EddaSeed · FR · Firms' own news pages$5.8MWith 5 others
  3. Mar
    Menlo MicroSeries C · US · Firms' own news pages$150MLed
  4. 2021

    1 round

  5. Sept
    DICESeries C · GB · Firms' own news pages$122MWith 3 others
  6. 2020

    1 round

  7. Oct
    Menlo MicroSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$44MWith 4 others
  8. 2019

    1 round

  9. Sept
    SimbeSeries A · US · FinSMEs$26MWith 3 others
  10. 2018

    2 rounds

  11. Nov
    TurvoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 8 others
  12. Jun
    ViumSeries B · US · Businesswire$24MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Future Shape. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Activant CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherPaladin Capital GroupVC firm2rounds togetherVertical Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Future Shape put money into.

Edda$5.8M · Sept 2022Menlo Micro$150M · Mar 2022DICE$122M · Sept 2021Simbe$26M · Sept 2019

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Future Shape in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Future Shape

What does Future Shape invest in?

Future Shape invests most often at Series B and Series C (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Hardware, Industry and Manufacturing.

How active is Future Shape?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2022.

What has Future Shape invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Edda (Seed, Sept 2022), Menlo Micro (Series C, Mar 2022) and DICE (Series C, Sept 2021).

How big are Future Shape's cheques?

The median round it joins is $44M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

Does Future Shape lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%).

Where does Future Shape invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%), France (14%) and the United Kingdom (14%).

Is Future Shape investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2022.

Who does Future Shape invest alongside?

Most often Activant Capital (2 rounds together), Paladin Capital Group (2 rounds together) and Vertical Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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