futurepresent Launches $300M Fund to Back AI Infrastructure and Applied Systems Across US and Europe
Most firms launch with noise. futurepresent launched with receipts. A $300M debut fund, built quietly across the US and Europe, then revealed only after the groundwork was already done. No grandstanding, just timing that feels less like a debut and more like a continuation. Thomas Lueke, Johnson Yang, Jan Rettel, and David Meiborg didn’t just assemble capital, they assembled intent. 4 operators with backgrounds spanning Cherry Ventures, General Catalyst, public tech investing, and First Momentum Ventures, deciding a small table beats a crowded room when the stakes are this high. No bloated hierarchy, no theater. Just proximity to builders and conviction that doesn’t wobble.
Before the press cycle caught up, they were already in motion. 14 companies deep. Not dabbling, deploying. General Intuition pushing AI into the physical world where software meets gravity. Skalar turning tax workflows into something that actually feels like the future. Afori and inca rebuilding insurance from the inside out. Isidor laying down the pipes for reinforcement learning. Slide keeping the backbone of MSP infrastructure from snapping under pressure. That’s not a portfolio, that’s a map of where things are going.
The thesis is tight, and that’s the point. Physical AI, applied AI in complex industries, and the infrastructure that makes both real. No tourist investing. These are sectors where regulation, legacy systems, and operational drag have been quietly taxing progress for years. futurepresent is betting that AI doesn’t just assist here, it absorbs the friction and compounds the upside.
And here’s the part people miss when they skim headlines. A $300M fund is one thing. A $300M fund deployed by a 4 partner team that already proved they can source, decide, and execute before anyone’s watching is something else entirely. Speed matters. Taste matters more. But alignment is the real currency, and this structure is built for it.
There’s also a transatlantic undercurrent that shouldn’t be ignored. Bridging the US and Europe isn’t new, but doing it with this level of focus on AI infrastructure and real world applications hits different right now. Talent, regulation, and market demand don’t move in sync across regions, which means opportunity lives in the gaps. futurepresent is positioning itself right in that tension.
Big respect to Thomas Lueke, Johnson Yang, Jan Rettel, and David Meiborg on the launch. Not just for raising the fund, but for showing what it looks like to move early, stay focused, and let the work speak before the noise shows up.
