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Future Planet Capital is an impact-led venture capital firm that backs innovative companies emerging from the world's top universities and research ecosystems. They focus on investing in high-growth companies that are solving global challenges profitably, with their investments mapped against the UN Sustainable Development Goals including climate change, education, health, security, and sustainable growth.
The firm operates with a mission to connect the biggest investors with the brightest minds, using a data-driven approach powered by a unique algorithm that tracks over 500,000 inputs to systematically score and benchmark the world's most innovative companies. Founded in the UK with a global outlook and reach, they have developed a practical approach to assess a company's impact potential and integrate this into their decision-making across each stage of the investment life cycle.
With over $460M in assets under management and 160 portfolio companies across various geographies and stages, Future Planet Capital has established significant impact in the venture capital ecosystem. Over the past 25 years, they have been the founding investor in 8 unicorns and profitably exited over 60 businesses, demonstrating their ability to identify and nurture companies that can deliver both financial returns and positive societal impact.
Future Planet Capital seeks to invest in outstanding companies that target the global challenges outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically focusing on five key areas: health, climate change, education, security, and sustainable growth. They look for best-in-class companies emerging from the world's top universities and centers of innovation, combining expected profitability with positive impact through their core business models.
The firm operates with a global outlook and reach despite being founded in the UK, investing across various geographies and stages with 160 portfolio companies in their current portfolio. They define impact through alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals and use a data-driven origination process that screens thousands of startups, spinouts and scaleups from around the globe to identify billion-dollar opportunities that can solve the world's largest problems while delivering outsized financial and social returns.

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University-Focused Sourcing
Access to innovative companies emerging from the world's top universities and research ecosystems globally.
Data-Driven Investment Process
Proprietary algorithm tracks over 500,000 inputs to systematically score and benchmark the most innovative companies.
Proven Track Record
25+ years experience as founding investor in 8 unicorns with over 60 profitable exits.
Comprehensive Impact Framework
Proprietary scoring system and Impact Value Gap analysis evaluates potential for positive societal and environmental impact.
Multi-Stage Investment Capability
Provides seed, venture, and growth investment with additional co-investment initiatives totaling $200M deployed.
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