CONNECTING THE BIGGEST INVESTORS WITH THE BRIGHTEST MINDS

Founded in the UK with a global outlook and reach, Future Planet Capital is the impact-led VC built to back high growth companies benchmarked against the world's top universities and centres of innovation.

With 160 portfolio companies across geographies and stages, our mission is to invest in high-growth companies solving global challenges - profitably. Mapped against the UN Sustainable Development Goals, these include climate change, education, health, security, and sustainable growth.

We oversee over $570M across funds under management and advised mandates for public and private investors, with a long track record of managing funds on behalf of the UK government, the British Business Bank, sovereign wealth funds and local government pension funds.
We invest in outstanding companies targeting the global challenges of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These include climate change, education, health, security, and sustainable growth.
Our unique algorithm tracks over 500,000 inputs to systematically score and benchmark the world’s most innovative companies. Over the past 25 years, we have been the founding investor* in 8 unicorns and profitably exited over 60 businesses.

*Founding Investor also indicates our managing partners.

Our Team

We are an experienced team combining extensive knowledge of science and innovation with deep professional investment and venture expertise to select, support and then profitably exit portfolio companies.

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DOUGLAS HANSEN-LUKE

Executive Chairman

ED PHILLIPS

Managing Director Global

JESSICA HILL

Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Partnerships

ALEX LEIGH

Managing Director National

SURJIT KOONER

Managing Director Regional

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Our portfolio

We help companies realise their full commercial and impact potential. Our portfolio consists of some of the best university spinouts, startups, and growth companies tackling global challenges.

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Barinthus Biotherapeutics (Public)

Global Portfolio

Founded by the vaccinology academics, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Professor Sir Adrian Hill, Barinthus Biotherapeutics (formerly Vaccitech) focuses on developing novel vaccines and immunotherapies to tackle cancer, infectious diseases and other chronic illnesses that impact millions of people around the world.

Tokamak Energy (Series C)

National Portfolio

In 2010 we provided a pathfinder investment of £25,000 to Tokamak Energy’s founders, becoming the first investor in the company and giving them the support to begin a journey that has seen the business become one of the UK’s most successful startups.

Maeving (Series A)

Regional Portfolio

Founded in 2018, Maeving is a British manufacturer of electric motorcycles, based in Coventry, United Kingdom. The company is on a mission to reimagine motorcycling for a sustainable future, blending Britain’s rich motorcycle design heritage with modern electric technology.

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