French VC Firm Founders Future Expands to the U.S. with $250M Growth Fund
Founders Future expands to the U.S. with a $250M growth fund to back American startups and support European companies.
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French VC Firm Founders Future Expands to the U.S. with $250M Growth Fund
Founders Future, a Paris-based VC firm with €300 million in assets under management (around $324 million at current exchange rates), is opening up the capital of the holding company that manages Founders Future’s funds and Sowefund. The company has sold a 25% stake in the holding company to MACSF, the Dassault family, CMA CGM Group, and others. Image:Founders Future Since 2018, Founders Future has had an interesting track record with some early-stage bets in Lydia, Alma, Taster, La Fourche, Riot, Swan, Yuka, and many other startups. Overall, the firm has invested in 110 companies across two early-stage funds and a growth fund. Founders Future has set an ambitious goal for 2030. The firm wants to reach €1 billion in assets under management, which means raising new funds at a rapid pace. “In a world where you’ve got a lot of personal initiatives in VC firms — because you’ve got a lot of solo GPs starting up, you’ve got a lot of super angels — we’re creating a company,” founding partner Marc…
