futurepresent is a German-American venture capital firm founded in 2024 that operates across the US and Europe. After more than a year of investing quietly, the firm emerged from stealth in March 2026 with a $300 million debut fund and 14 portfolio companies already backed.
futurepresent invests across three interconnected themes: AI for the physical world (systems that bring AI into real-world operations and automation), applied AI in complex and labor-constrained industries (particularly insurance, tax, audit, and similarly structured sectors), and AI infrastructure (the foundational compute and data pipeline layers required to advance the frontier of AI development).
futurepresent announced Fund I at $300 million in March 2026, emerging from stealth after more than a year of quiet investing. The firm has already deployed capital into 14 companies, combining early-stage bets at pre-seed and seed with selective, high-conviction growth investments.
The fund reflects a deliberate small-partnership model: four partners with a flexible multi-stage mandate, designed to maximize direct time with founders rather than scaling a large platform organization.
Leadership
futurepresent is led by four partners. Thomas Lueke was previously at Cherry Ventures, one of Europe's leading early-stage firms. Johnson Yang comes from General Catalyst, where he focused on growth investments. Jan Rettel managed a public technology hedge fund before transitioning to venture capital. David Meiborg was previously at First Momentum Ventures, a German pre-seed fund. Together, the team brings over a decade of experience across multi-stage and specialist firms in both the US and Europe.
Investment Strategy
futurepresent invests at pre-seed and seed stage and takes concentrated positions at early growth, participating in Series B rounds for breakout companies. The firm describes its strategy as maniacally focused on founder relationships, arguing that trust and consistent access matter more than platform resources. The four-partner structure keeps decision-making tight and ensures all founders receive direct access to the full partnership.
Notable Investments
futurepresent's current portfolio of 14 companies includes:
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futurepresent's founding team met while building and investing at firms across two of the world's leading innovation ecosystems. The small-partnership structure is a direct response to founder frustration with platform-heavy VC firms. The dual US-Europe presence is a sourcing and network advantage for founders building globally scaled companies that need to operate on both sides of the Atlantic from the start.
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