FutureSight
Toronto, Canada
About
Funding Information
FutureSight invests in and co-founds companies at the idea stage. They provide initial capital, resources, and ongoing support to build companies from conception through to autonomous operation, typically targeting profitability within approximately 18 months. The venture studio model involves FutureSight taking equity stakes while providing founders with access to their capital, team, infrastructure, and networks. They also help portfolio companies secure external seed funding and connect founders with their network of investors.
Description
FutureSight is a venture studio that co-founds and funds vertical B2B AI companies with values-driven leaders. They are a team of experienced builders and operators who work closely with founders from ideation to scale. The company uses a proven process to validate ideas, build MVPs, and launch companies while providing comprehensive support including product development, business strategy, fundraising, and market research. They aim to build companies that can become profitable and autonomous, reducing entrepreneurial risk through their ecosystem of resources and expertise.
Other Description
Founded by John Carbrey, an experienced entrepreneur who previously founded and successfully exited companies including SharpSchool, CivicLive, Talentova, and Intrafinity. John has been honored with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, National Research Council's National Innovation Leader Award, and BDC's Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Key team members include Joshua Chadwick (Partner, CFO with 20 years experience), Prathna Ramakrishnan (Partner, formerly Managing Director of Maple Leaf Angels), Peter Reid (Advisor from Caravel Law), and various venture analysts and business designers. They follow a four-step process: Ideation, Validation, Formation, and Growth. The studio emphasizes rigorous idea validation, killing bad ideas quickly, and surrounding founders with product leaders, engineers, marketers, and growth experts. They operate with values-driven leadership principles and focus on building sustainable, scalable businesses with strong founder-market fit. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They receive over 1,000 applications monthly for their Entrepreneur in Residence positions. The company has been featured in multiple business publications and maintains an active role in the Canadian tech ecosystem.
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Portfolio
CrewScope - A frontline participation and incentive alignment solution for the construction industry using behavioral psychology to address labor scarcity issues Medivox Health - AI-assisted healthcare communication platform that boosts doctor-patient visits through recordings and recall solutions to improve patient outcomes Addie - An AI assistant empowering school counselors with personalized, evidence-based college application guidance Mercata - Platform for processing and analyzing critical information contained in unstructured investment data CaringAI - Voice-based dementia care platform Multiple stealth ventures in development