Future Ventures is a venture capital firm co-founded by Steve Jurvetson and Maryanna Saenko in 2018. Based in the United States, the firm operates as an intentionally small, two-partner team and backs seed- and early-stage frontier technology companies pursuing founder-led, mission-driven ventures across deeptech, space, energy, biotech, and climate.
Future Ventures backs passionate, founder-led companies building frontier technologies that reinvent entire industries, deliberately avoiding business models that exploit human attention or vulnerability.
The firm invests across deeptech and hardware, aerospace and space, energy, robotics, biotech, and food and agriculture, drawing on a process-driven approach rather than a fixed sector thesis.
Future Ventures operates as an intentionally small, two-partner firm built around a long-duration fund structure designed for patient capital deployment.
In October 2026, Future Ventures disclosed $78.3 million raised for a new vehicle, Future Ventures PNT 1, according to an SEC filing.
The fund's name points to positioning, navigation, and timing technology, an area where Future Ventures has previously backed Xona Space Systems, a satellite-based alternative to GPS.
The new vehicle follows Future Ventures' earlier flagship funds, including a $200 million debut fund launched in 2019.
Leadership
Steve Jurvetson, Co-Founder, previously led early investments in SpaceX and Tesla during his time at Draper Fisher Jurvetson before founding Future Ventures in 2018. Maryanna Saenko, Co-Founder and Partner, previously invested at Khosla Ventures, DFJ, and Airbus Ventures. Nico Enriquez, venture capitalist, focuses on energy, robotics, and climate investments.
Investment Strategy
Future Ventures writes checks of roughly $500,000 to $10 million, often leading founding rounds and joining portfolio company boards. The firm runs a 15-year fund structure designed for patient, long-duration capital deployment and deep, hands-on involvement with portfolio companies.
Notable Investments
Notable Exits
D-Wave completed a public listing via SPAC merger in 2022.
Steve Jurvetson, Co-Founder
Maryanna Saenko, Co-Founder and Partner
maryanna@future.ventures
Nico Enriquez, Principal
nico@future.ventures
United States
