What Future Planet Capital does

Future Planet Capital (FPC) is a London-headquartered, FCA-authorized impact-led venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Douglas Hansen-Luke. The firm invests across seed, venture, and growth stages in technology and life science companies emerging from leading research centers, with sourcing concentrated at universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Caltech, Stanford, NUS, and IIT Delhi. FPC operates a proprietary scoring algorithm that tracks over 500,000 inputs to systematically benchmark and identify portfolio candidates, and applies an Impact Value Gap framework co-developed with PwC to evaluate both financial return potential and measurable SDG-aligned outcomes.

FPC's product surface is a portfolio of fund vehicles rather than a single software platform: the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S, government-backed), the €20M Blue Ocean mandate (with Barclays Private Bank, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, and Monaco Government), the British Co-Investment Fund (distributed via Mobius to UK pension schemes), the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, the MEIF West Midlands Equity Fund, the Challenge Response Fund, and the £20M Future Planet Fund. Collectively these vehicles represent $570M+ in AUM and advised mandates, deployed across approximately 160 portfolio companies with credit for founding investment in 8 unicorns and 60+ profitable exits over a 25-year horizon.

FPC's revenue model is the standard institutional VC stack: recurring management fees on committed capital across multiple fund vehicles, supplemented by carried interest on portfolio realizations and transaction-based revenue from its Seedrs crowdfunding channel. Customers are diversified across institutional LPs — the British Business Bank, sovereign wealth funds, Monaco Government, Barclays Private Bank, and UK pension schemes via Mobius — together with retail investors reached through Seedrs. Geographic operations span the UK (London, Birmingham, Manchester), Singapore (APAC investor relations), and Monaco (Blue Ocean), with portfolio exposure across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Name

Future Planet Capital

Legal name

Future Planet Capital (Ventures) Limited

Website

https://futureplanetcapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Future Planet Capital is a UK-based, FCA-authorized impact-led venture capital firm investing across seed, venture, and growth stages in technology and life science companies emerging from leading global universities, managing over $570M across multiple fund vehicles for institutional, government, and pension investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Venture Capital Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Vehicles (52599)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA), Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilient Cities Funds (FSANAJAC)

Keywords

• Venture capital management
• Impact investment funds
• University spinout funding
• Deep tech investing
• Growth capital markets

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: FPC earns management fees as the appointed fund manager of multiple VC funds including UKI2S, Blue Ocean mandate, Challenge Response strategies, and the British Co-Investment Fund. Fee structures are typical for institutional VC (management fee on committed capital, carried interest on returns).
2. Carried Interest / Performance Fees: FPC earns carried interest (performance fees) on successful exits and realizations from its managed VC portfolios, aligning manager and investor interests in generating outsized returns from portfolio company exits.
3. Crowdfunding Platform Revenue: FPC generates revenue through its Seedrs partnership, offering retail investors access to invest in the FPC management company itself, democratizing VC access while creating a new revenue channel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Future Planet Capital is an impact-led venture capital firm managing multiple investment funds that provide seed, early-stage, venture, and growth capital to high-growth technology and life sciences companies emerging from leading global universities. The firm manages over $570 million AUM across funds including UKI2S, Blue Ocean, BCF, MEIF West Midlands, and the Innovate UK Pandemic Response Fund, deploying capital to companies addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals using a proprietary impact scoring algorithm that tracks more than 500,000 inputs.

Product overview

Future Planet Capital operates as an impact-led venture capital firm offering a suite of investment fund products rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include the flagship Future Planet Fund alongside specialized mandates: the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) for early-stage university spinouts, the Blue Ocean Fund for ocean and marine economy investments, the British Co-Investment Fund (BCF) for enabling pension capital access to private company investments, and regional funds including the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and MEIF West Midlands Equity Fund. These funds collectively manage over $570M in assets under management and advised mandates, targeting high-growth companies addressing global challenges mapped to UN Sustainable Development Goals in climate change, health, education, security, and sustainable growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S): Government-backed seed fund managed by Future Planet Capital to provide patient capital for businesses emerging from UK's publicly funded science and knowledge base.
• Blue Ocean Fund
• British Co-Investment Fund (BCF)
• Challenge Response Fund

Products and services

• UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) A seed-stage investment fund backing UK university spinouts and deep tech companies commercialising cutting-edge research across robotics, space, fusion, AI, robotics, and life sciences.
• Blue Ocean Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 unicorns and 60+ profitable exits over 25 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Earthshot PrizecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFPC is an active member of the Earthshot Nominator community, identifying promising environmental solutions for award consideration. Following Earthshot validation and support, FPC invests in winners (e.g., 44.01, Talal Hasan's carbon mineralisation company). The partnership serves as a credibility filter and growth catalyst for climate innovators.
• SeedrscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFPC pioneered democratized VC access through its Seedrs partnership, becoming the first institutional VC firm to open its management company to retail investors via crowdfunding. The £3M Seedrs raise (exceeding £2.5M target with 412 investors) demonstrated the model and enabled broader investor access to impact VC.
• Oxford Science EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPC and Oxford Science Enterprises co-invested in Barinthus Biotherapeutics (formerly Vaccitech), the Oxford spinout behind the COVID-19 vaccine. FPC played a key role in reopening the investment round leading to a $168M Series B and $110M+ NASDAQ listing.
• University of Edinburgh / Roslin Institute / Old College CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPC has longstanding involvement with Roslin Technologies alongside the University of Edinburgh's venture capital fund Old College Capital, holding rights to breakthrough pluripotent animal stem cell IP. FPC facilitated an introduction to King Charles at COP 26 leadership event.
• MIT SolveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMIT Solve is a partner organization providing access to innovation ecosystems and problem-solvers addressing global challenges, aligned with FPC's impact investment thesis.
• Sustainable Markets Initiative (Terra Carta)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization focused on accelerating sustainable markets; FPC holds the Terra Carta seal for its commitment to sustainable practices and was showcased at COP26 SMI reception.
• Norman Foster FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLord Norman Foster serves on the FPC Advisory Board and judged the Future Planet Awards, providing architectural and design perspective on sustainable innovation.
• SkyDeck BerkeleyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBerkeley SkyDeck accelerator partnership providing access to UC Berkeley startup ecosystem and deal flow in the world's leading technology and innovation hub.
• Global University VenturingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Global University Venturing for university-focused venturing ecosystem engagement and deal sourcing across leading research institutions.
• REGENT CraftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPC partnered with REGENT Craft to define the new era of sustainable transportation. REGENT develops all-electric seagliders for zero-emission coastal travel, part of FPC's Blue Ocean and sustainable growth investment thesis.
• Top Universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Caltech, Stanford, NUS, IIT Delhi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPC has unparalleled access to innovation from the world's top universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Caltech, Stanford, NUS, and IIT Delhi. These partnerships provide proprietary deal flow from research spinouts and early-stage companies.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Octopus Ventures: UK-based venture capital firm with a focus on early-stage and growth-stage investments across health, deep tech, and fintech. Comparable to FPC in UK VC market position, stage focus, and institutional LP base, though materially larger AUM.
• Parkwalk Advisors: UK's leading investor in university spinouts with £500M+ AUM. Direct competitor to FPC in UKI2S co-investment deals (e.g., K3Metrology, Manchester Biotech) and similar focus on deep tech emerging from UK universities.
• Oxford Science Enterprises: University-focused investment company built specifically around Oxford's research output. FPC co-invested with OSE in Barinthus Biotherapeutics and both target Oxford spinouts, making them the closest peer in the Oxford ecosystem.
• AlbionVC: UK-based venture capital firm with deep tech, health, and sustainability focus. Comparable in UK VC positioning and stage focus, particularly in life sciences and university-linked deals.
• Northern Gritstone: Investment company focused on university spinouts from the Northern Powerhouse universities including Manchester. Direct comparable to FPC's regional investment thesis, co-investing with FPC in Manchester Biotech.
• Cambridge Innovation Capital: UK-based VC firm investing in intellectual-property-rich companies from the Cambridge ecosystem. Highly comparable to FPC's university spinout focus and deep tech thesis, with a similar mandate to commercialize UK academic research.

Broad incumbents

• Balderton Capital: One of Europe's largest early-stage VCs based in London with broad sector coverage. Larger incumbent serving similar UK and European institutional LP base with a more generalist thesis.
• Atomico: European VC firm founded by Skype's Niklas Zennström with global ambitions. Comparable in international profile and institutional LP base, though materially larger AUM and broader stage coverage.
• Index Ventures: Global venture capital firm with strong European presence and institutional LP relationships. Comparable in backing early-stage deep tech and university-linked founders, though broader and more established.

Emerging players

• Sofinnova Partners: European venture capital firm with a focus on life sciences and sustainability. Comparable in impact thesis and European deep tech focus, with overlapping portfolio themes (biotech, climate).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A5 records

Investments400 records

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