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UrbanFuture Ventures

VC
London, UKWebsite

UrbanFuture Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Real Estate, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.2M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.2M

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in companies that reshape urban living through innovative, sustainable technology solutions.

How UrbanFuture Ventures invests

UrbanFuture Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Real Estate, Other, AI / ML, Climate / Energy, Food / AgTech. It does not invest in Finance.

UrbanFuture Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.2M per investment.

UrbanFuture Ventures has backed 8 companies in our records, including NextCity, Geniux, Bowery Farming.

Meet the Team

RP

Rijn Platteel

Partner

DR

Davide Rota

Partner

MF

Massimo Favini

Partner

JM

James Maxwell

Partner

PropTech
UrbanTech
RG

Raffaele Gareri

Partner and CEO

urban innovation
BB

Bas Boorsma

Partner and Chairman

urban innovation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
Other
AI / ML
Climate / Energy
Food / AgTech
Consumer
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Finance

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

NE

NextCity

UrbanTech
GE

Geniux

BO

Bowery Farming

Climate Tech / AgTech / Sustainable Food·Early Stage (Seed / Series A)·Urban Us / UrbanFuture Ventures Fund I

An indoor farming and digital agriculture company that grows pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs using proprietary smart software and robotics.

ON

OnePointOne

AgTech / Robotics·Seed·UrbanFuture Ventures / Urban Us

A technology company that builds advanced automated, vertical indoor farming systems to revolutionize global food production.

CI

Circuit

Mobility / Urban Transit·Seed·Urban Us / UrbanFuture Ventures

An eco-friendly, micro-transit service offering free or low-cost local shuttles using fleets of electric vehicles.

DO

Dollaride

Mobility / Smart Cities·Pre-Seed / Seed·Urban Us / UrbanFuture Ventures

A mobility platform that digitizes informal transit networks to provide affordable transit in transit deserts.

CO

Cove

Circular Economy / Sustainable Materials·Seed·Urban Us / UrbanFuture Ventures

A technology company that developed a consumer-facing, biodegradable water bottle made from PHA.

BL

Blueprint Power

Energy / PropTech·Seed / Series A·Urban Us / UrbanFuture Ventures

A technology company that helps commercial real estate owners transform their buildings into micro-generators of clean energy.

How to pitch UrbanFuture Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Real Estate, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.2M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Rijn Platteel, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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