Overview
- The Zurich-based firm closed a CHF 28 million (about $35 million) round anchored by Fulgur Ventures, Nakamoto, and TOBAM to build an institutional gateway to Bitcoin.
- FUTURE’s balance-sheet-driven model centers on holding Bitcoin and serving institutions through treasury operations, research and analytics, infrastructure and custody, and advisory.
- The leadership team includes Chairman Richard Byworth and CEO Sebastien Hess, with co-founders Marc Syz, Julian Liniger, and Adam Back.
- Executives cite Switzerland’s financial backdrop, including a 0% base rate and near-zero 10-year yields, as a strategic advantage for a Bitcoin treasury platform.
- Plans include organizing the Future Bitcoin Forum 2026 in Switzerland, and Bitcoin Magazine disclosed a commercial relationship with anchor investor Nakamoto.