Deep Tech · Pre-Seed & Seed

ENGINEER FIRST. TECHNICALLY CREDIBLE. BUILT FOR DEEP TECH.

Future Foundation Capital backs technical founders building the infrastructure the next decade runs on — before the market knows their names.

Vita Inclinata technology deployed in active rescue operation
Portfolio in the field
Our portfolio technology was deployed in the
NASA Artemis 2 crew capsule splashdown recovery.
Vita Inclinata · Gyroscopic load stabilization · Active investment

We focus on engineers building
infrastructure the next decade runs on.

Most VCs evaluate narrative. We evaluate the engineering. Technical founders are systematically underpriced by generalist funds — and that's where the alpha lives.

01
// SPACE_INFRA
Space
Orbital compute, launch services, ground station networks, space manufacturing. Anchored in the Texas and NASA space ecosystem, riding the launch cost curve down.
02
// SEMICONDUCTORS
Semiconductors
Space-grade and radiation-hardened electronics, custom silicon, and compute at the edge of physical limits. Underwriting whether the hardware physics actually closes.
03
// ROBOTICS
Robotics
Physical intelligence at the intersection of AI and mechanical systems. Industrial automation and space-grade robotics with defensible IP moats.

Capital deployed into
builders, not pitches.

Two active positions and four deals in the pipeline. Every investment built on technical conviction before commercial narrative.

Active Investments
Positions made prior to Fund 1
Vita Inclinata
Vita Inclinata
ACTIVE
// Space Infrastructure · Deep Tech Hardware
Gyroscopic load stabilization for life critical aerial and industrial operations. Technology deployed in mission critical configurations by government and defense operators.
NASA Artemis 2 splashdown recovery deployment
Neurable
Neurable
ACTIVE
// Neurotech · Human-Machine Interface
Brain computer interface headphones enabling neural control of consumer and enterprise devices. Early entry into a BCI category now attracting defense and enterprise capital.
Pre-institutional entry into emerging BCI category
Active Pipeline
Sophia Space
Sophia Space
ASSESSED
// Orbital Compute · Seed Extension
Modular orbital compute infrastructure. JPL CTO founded, Amazon exit CEO. Evaluated; not pursued on current deal structure.
Reflect Orbital
Reflect Orbital
ASSESSED
// Space Infrastructure · Early Stage
Space infrastructure play aligned with thesis. Evaluated and tracking for future round participation as milestones develop.
Starcloud
Starcloud
DILIGENCE
// Orbital Compute · Space Infrastructure
Engineer founded deep infrastructure company. Under active technical architecture and capital requirements diligence.
Kapta Space
Kapta Space
DILIGENCE
// Space Infrastructure · Seed
Space infrastructure company aligned with core thesis. Under active technical and financial diligence.

We don't just fund engineers.
We are engineers.

Kofi Burney, Founder & General Partner, Future Foundation Capital
Kofi Burney
FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNER

Former CIO and Deputy Division Chief of Avionics at NASA Johnson Space Center, where he led the FPGA and PCB lab building radiation hardened, flight qualified electronics and delivered human rated hardware to the International Space Station. Former Executive Director at JPMorgan. Board member of the Houston Spaceport Development Corporation. He underwrites deep tech the way he built it, from the physics up.

Deep tech,
from the ground up.

// Writing

Commentary on deep technology from the engineering up: hardware teardowns, the physics behind the companies building the next decade of infrastructure, and what those advances actually mean. Written for readers who want the engineering, not the narrative.

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// Convening

First Principles Tech Talk is a technical series: short, substantive talks and moderated discussion for founders, engineers, and operators who reason about hard tech from the ground up.

Inaugural · Sep 30, 2026 · 5:00–7:00 PM
From Low Earth Orbit to the Lunar Surface
Megan Ortiz and Zach Paugh, Axiom Space · The Ion, Midtown Houston

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