The round, which includes Bullhorn Ventures, will build on Boostie’s talent marketing momentum

LAFAYETTE, Colo., Nov. 5, 2025 — Boostie, the automated talent marketing platform built for staffing agencies and corporate talent acquisition teams, today announced it has secured a small, $500,000 seed round to accelerate product development and expand sales and marketing efforts.

Boostie helps recruiting teams drive more quality applicants and faster placements by automating the marketing activities that happen before recruiting begins. This includes everything from candidate rediscovery and automated engagement to e-comm inspired job applications and AI-driven applicant insights.

“This is all about acceleration,” said Travis Arnold, co-founder and CEO of Boostie. “Recruiting teams – whether in-house or agency – are sitting on gold in their ATS and websites, but they just don’t have the tools to turn them into hires. This round lets us build faster, innovate faster and help our customers hire faster.”

With the new funding, Boostie has already expanded its engineering team and plans to accelerate its roadmap across its core product areas – workflows, candidate engagement, candidate conversion, and web analytics – while increasing visibility through sales and marketing initiatives.

The Boostie platform has quickly gained adoption among staffing and corporate TA teams, delivering measurable results across the talent marketing funnel:

• Helping companies quantify applicant fraud and ineligibility (avg. 28.7% bots/spam or ineligible)
• Rediscover existing candidates and past applicants in the ATS (36% avg. new applicants from existing data)
• Improved applicant experiences (avg. 63.7seconds to apply; avg. applicant completion of 91.52%)
• One-click workflows to create talent pools and re-engage applications

Boostie was founded in 2023 by former Herefish co-founders Travis Arnold and Kevin Jones, along with Chris Dues, all veterans in the staffing & hiring technology space.

Investors in the round include: Bullhorn Ventures, Tim Glennie, Travis Arnold and other strategic investors.

Boostie’s vision is to help recruiting teams own their talent funnels end-to-end. Instead of relying on job boards for visibility, Boostie activates the data companies already have – ATS records, career site visitors, and applicant interactions – to attract, engage, and convert qualified candidates through automation and AI.

The platform integrates with existing ATS’ and website data to automate job marketing, detect fraudulent applicants, and surface real candidates ready to hire – helping recruiting teams own their talent funnel rather than relying solely on job boards.

For more information about Boostie, visit boostie.com or follow @getBoostie on LinkedIn.

About Boostie

Boostie is an automated talent marketing platform that helps recruiting teams attract, engage, and convert more qualified applicants. The platform connects job data, engagement tools, and application flows to deliver faster placements with less waste. Boostie empowers teams to activate their own data, automate outreach, and eliminate friction in the hiring funnel – from awareness to application.

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From Prospecting to Deal Close, CommanderAI Takes the Stink Out of Waste Hauling Sales

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2025 — CommanderAI, the prospecting-first sales platform built for waste haulers, today announced a $5 million seed round led by 11 Tribes Ventures & Watchfire Ventures, with participation from additional strategic investors. The funding will accelerate CommanderAI’s go-to-market strategy and product innovation, providing waste haulers with the actionable intelligence needed to identify, target, and win new business opportunities faster.

The company’s core technology and deep industry expertise are proving essential in a multi-billion dollar market that has been traditionally overlooked by technology providers. Over the past 90 days, CommanderAI has welcomed dozens of new waste hauler customers and uncovered more than 30,000 leads that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.

The End of Spreadsheet Selling

“I spent five years in waste industry sales using nothing but spreadsheets and determination. I faced the same challenges our customers struggle with each day, and that frustration inspired me to build CommanderAI,” said David Berg, CEO of CommanderAI. “We are bringing the combined power of AI and industry expertise to a sector that is primed for disruption. This funding round supercharges our mission of helping haulers find and sell to the right people in a clear and straightforward way.”

Today, waste haulers rely on cold-calling unqualified leads, door-knocking, marginal contact intelligence, and spreadsheets for opportunity tracking. Teams lack practical technology and are burdened by complex, costly CRMs and data platforms that aren’t built for hauling workflows. This results in slow time-to-opportunity, missed jobs, and empty routes. CommanderAI changes this dynamic by rapidly turning signals into meetings, quotes, and placements.

“Working with CommanderAI has completely transformed our sales process and driven a significant boost in revenue,” said Gary Altunyan, Founder, Easy Waste Management. “It’s a powerful platform that eliminates guesswork, proving that technology is the new engine for growth in our industry.”

Investor’s View: Immediate Wins and a Clear Roadmap

Investors point to the company’s ability to deliver immediate customer wins and the vast market opportunity as key drivers for their investments.

“CommanderAI is bringing highly functional AI to the waste industry. By turning live local signals into qualified opportunities, the team is giving waste haulers a faster path to revenue,” said Mark Phillips, Founder & Managing Partner at 11 Tribes Ventures. “The company’s ability to deliver customer victories almost instantly after adoption proves out their technology and market fit. That velocity, combined with a leadership team and CEO that are dedicated to a culture that is deeply humble, hungry, and smart made our investment an easy decision.”

“In an industry where adoption is typically slow, the speed and intensity of CommanderAI’s customer pull is rare to see,” said Devon O’Rourke, Founder & Managing Partner, Fluvio Ventures. “Unlike Salesforce or HubSpot, Commander was purpose-built for the fragmented, boots-on-the-ground world of waste management. CommanderAI’s early traction demonstrates the immense value in a traditional sector that others have overlooked.”

CommanderAI is now available nationwide. For a demo or more information, please visit commanderai.com.

About CommanderAI

CommanderAI brings AI-powered sales to waste management and is designed to expand into similar underserved verticals. The company’s sales intelligence platform is purpose-built to help businesses find and sell to the right people so they can rapidly accelerate growth and scale. Learn more at commanderai.com.

About 11Tribes Ventures

11Tribes Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in high-conviction founders building practical, high-impact technology. The firm partners closely with entrepreneurs to accelerate growth and product execution.

SOURCE CommanderAI

LONDON, Nov. 5, 2025 — Doughlicious®, the award-winning international cookie dough brand known for its innovative, snackable novelty treats, is proud to announce an investment from Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company. This partnership represents another major milestone in the brand’s rapid global growth and continued momentum within the better-for-you indulgence space.

Future Back Ventures invests in high-potential businesses founded or led by former Bain & Company professionals. The fund invests across the globe and in different industries, with Doughlicious being their first CPG investment given its alignment with the fund’s focus on forward-thinking ventures that are reshaping industries or categories and resonating deeply with consumers. Doughlicious’ Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder, Dan Bricken, is a Bain alumnus whose experience at the firm was formative early in his career and continues to influence his approach to leadership and strategic growth.

“It’s incredibly humbling to receive the support of Future Back Ventures. Bain & Company has played such an important role in my professional journey, and I’m thrilled to have them involved,” said Dan Bricken, CFO of Doughlicious. “Their belief in Doughlicious and our mission to reimagine cookie dough as a modern, feel-good indulgence is both personally meaningful and exciting for what’s ahead for our business and brand.”

The investment will help fuel Doughlicious’s continued expansion in the U.S. and globally, following a series of significant growth milestones, including new retail partnerships, product innovation, and an expanding team. The brand recently launched in over 1,000 Kroger stores across the U.S., making its clean ingredients and great tasting frozen dough bites more accessible than ever.

“Doughlicious is a standout example of a purpose-driven, high-growth brand disrupting a traditional category with creativity, innovation, and integrity,” said Ann Scott-Plante, the Head of Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company. “We’re thrilled to support Dan, Kathryn, and the Doughlicious team as they bring joy and quality to consumers worldwide.”

Founded in London by Kathryn Bricken, Doughlicious has quickly gained a passionate following for its clean-label, gluten-free, and sustainable approach to indulgence, crafted from premium ingredients and available in a range of delicious flavors.

With support through Future Back Ventures, Doughlicious continues to cement its place as a global leader in the next generation of better-for-you treats.

About Doughlicious The London Dough Co.:
Doughlicious is a proudly female-founded and operated business on a mission to redefine the cookie dough experience by creating the ultimate snackable treat. Focused on better-for-you ingredients and sustainable practices, the brand brings a fresh perspective to the frozen snackable treat category. Doughlicious’ frozen cookie dough & gelato bites are certified gluten-free, free from added refined sugars and white bleached flour, and contain no artificial additives or preservatives. Doughlicious products are available in over 8,000 retail stores across the US, UK, parts of Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit https://doughlicious.co.uk/, Instagram and TikTok. 

About Bain & Company Future Back Ventures (FBV)
Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company invests in promising, early stage, Bain Alumni-led companies and provides portfolio companies access to the best of Bain through strategic consulting support, talent, community, tools, and resources.

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The round, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and A91 Partners, underscores MoEngage’s global momentum, fueled by enterprises moving beyond legacy marketing clouds. The company’s North America business doubled over the past year, now contributing the largest share of revenue.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5, 2025 — MoEngage, the insights-led customer engagement platform for consumer brands, today announced that existing investor Goldman Sachs Alternatives and new investor A91 Partners have invested $100 million as the company continues its rapid global expansion, with North America now contributing the largest share of its revenue. With this round, MoEngage’s total funding exceeds $250 million, further solidifying its position as one of the trusted AI-driven customer engagement platforms globally.

The funding will accelerate innovation across MoEngage’s Customer Engagement Platform, with a focus on expanding Merlin AI —a suite of AI Agents, including its newer Offer and Campaign Decisioning Agents, that help marketing and product teams at B2C brands launch campaigns faster and scale conversions with AI Decisioning. Glance, for example, reduced campaign go-live times by 50 percent using Merlin AI. MoEngage will also expand its go-to-market and customer success teams in North America and EMEA to support continued growth.

“Our global momentum on top of our category leadership in Asia, is a validation that consumer brands are moving beyond legacy marketing clouds. Over 300 enterprises worldwide have turned to MoEngage for its ease of use and AI-led agility, achieving time-to-value within weeks of migration. These enterprise migrations have accelerated our growth in the North America and EMEA regions,” said Raviteja Dodda, CEO and Co-founder, MoEngage. “We are excited to partner with Goldman Sachs and A91 Partners in this journey,” he added.

“MoEngage has been an incredible partner in our growth journey,” said Hope Barrett, Sr. Director of Martech at SoundCloud. “Their platform enabled us to seamlessly migrate more than 120 million users in just 12 weeks and leverage AI-driven insights to accelerate product launches that have strengthened retention across our paid user base.”

Rajat Sood, a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, said, “Our investment in MoEngage reflects Goldman Sachs’ commitment to backing category-leading technology platforms that are leveraging AI for serving enterprises globally. By leveraging our global network, expertise, and capital, we look forward to helping the company accelerate growth, expand into new markets, and deliver lasting value to its customers.”

Kaushik Anand, Partner at A91 Partners, added, “We have gotten to know the MoEngage team over the last six years and have been impressed by their ability to constantly innovate and expand their product offerings. We are excited to back MoEngage as they look to scale their global customer footprint by empowering marketing and product teams with cutting-edge technology to build and retain customer relationships.”

About MoEngage

Bengaluru and San Francisco Headquartered, MoEngage is an insights-led customer engagement platform, trusted by over 1,350 global consumer brands including SoundCloud, McAfee, Flipkart, Kayak, Domino’s, Deutsche Telekom, Travelodge, and more. MoEngage empowers marketers and product owners with insights into customer behavior and the ability to act on those insights to engage customers across the web, mobile, email, social, and messaging channels. Its Merlin AI suite, a team of AI agents, enables marketers to launch campaigns faster and scale conversions with AI Decisioning. Consumer brands across 75 countries use MoEngage to power digital experiences for over 2 billion people every month.

MoEngage recognized as “Customers’ Choice” in Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Multichannel Marketing Hubs, May 2025

MoEngage was recognized as a “Strong Performer” in The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Marketing Hubs, Q4 2024.

To learn more, visit www.moengage.com

About Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the leading investors in alternatives globally, with over $500 billion in assets and more than 30 years of experience. The business invests in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, sustainability, and hedge funds. Clients access these solutions through direct strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture programs. 

The business is driven by a focus on partnership and shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term investment performance drawing on its global network and deep expertise across industries and markets.

The alternative investments platform is part of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which delivers investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals. Goldman Sachs has more than $3.1 trillion in assets under supervision globally as of December 31, 2024.  

Since 2003, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives has invested over $13 billion in companies led by visionary founders and CEOs. The team focuses on investments in growth stage and technology-driven companies spanning multiple industries, including enterprise technology, financial technology, consumer and healthcare. Follow us on LinkedIn.

About A91 Partners

Founded in 2018, A91 Partners is an investment firm which manages $1.5B and invests across consumer, technology, financial services and healthcare sectors in India. A91 partners with entrepreneurs building enduring businesses for tomorrow’s India. Select current investments include Digit General Insurance, Atomberg, Exotel, Kaar Technologies, Blue Tokai and Finbox. https://a91partners.com/

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Backed by Catalyst Investors, Battery Ventures and strategic partners, the company
extends its leadership with the first AI-native operating system for GovCon,
transforming how businesses compete in the $1 trillion public sector market

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2025 — Procurement Sciences, the AI software company transforming how businesses find, win and deliver on government contracts, today announced it has closed $30 million in Series B funding led by New York City-based growth equity firm Catalyst Investors, advancing the company’s mission to create the first AI-native operating system purpose built for government contractors and redefining how organizations navigate and compete in the $1 trillion public sector market.

Existing backers Battery Ventures, Tower Research Ventures, K-Street Capital and Blu Ventures participated in the oversubscribed round alongside new strategic investors Bosch Ventures, Citi and prominent industry angels.

The new funding will fuel product expansion, strategic hiring, new office openings and growth in key markets, while scaling commercialization and customer enablement.

“The U.S. government is the world’s largest buyer, offering enormous opportunity, but the process is complex, competitive and leaves no margin for error,” said Christian Ferreira, founder and CEO of Procurement Sciences. “As a Marine Corps veteran and former contractor, I know firsthand how outdated systems and manual processes hold companies back and restrict innovation from reaching the government sector. With this investment, Procurement Sciences will expedite the shift to intelligent automation, predictive insights and agentic AI – tools that give contractors of any size the power to win and deliver with speed, compliance and confidence. Work that once took weeks now takes minutes.”

Building a Category-Defining Platform for Government Contracting

This latest funding accelerates the creation of a new category of AI platforms purpose-built for businesses in government contracting. Procurement Sciences’s flagship product, Awarded AI, is the first AI-native contracting platform that powers the entire lifecycle, bringing transformation and efficiency to companies selling to the federal government, state, local and education (SLED) agencies, as well as international public sector markets.

Awarded AI offers a single, intelligent platform that automates tasks, ensures compliance and delivers real-time insights to accelerate decision-making. It replaces a patchwork of legacy tools used to manage proposals, customer relationships, contracts, market research and other disconnected systems of record, while setting a new standard for applying advanced AI to achieve success across the government contracting lifecycle. With Awarded AI, proposal responses that once required weeks or even months can now be drafted in minutes – tailored, compliant and ready for review.

“Procurement Sciences has achieved something rare – true category creation in a massive, underserved market,” said Tyler Newton, managing partner at Catalyst Investors, who has joined the Procurement Sciences board. “Christian and his team have built the only comprehensive, AI-first solution designed specifically for government contracting, and their results speak for themselves. We’re excited to support their mission to transform how businesses compete in the public sector.”

Demand for a solution that drives efficiency in government contracting is high. Since closing its Series A just 15 months ago, Procurement Sciences has:

• Achieved over 10x revenue growth
• Enabled more than $3 billion in customer contract wins
• Expanded its user base to over 300 organizations, including four of the Top 10 defense and aerospace contractors and leading IT, logistics and consulting firms
• Appointed CTO Greg Larson, who has successfully scaled multiple companies from early stage to multi-billion-dollar valuations, most notably Jasper AI and Divvy
• Grown its team from 16 to more than 70 employees

Learn more about Procurement Sciences at https://procurementsciences.com or explore Awarded AI’s features and benefits at https://procurementsciences.com/platform.

About Procurement Sciences
Procurement Sciences has created the world’s first AI-native operating system purpose-built for businesses selling to the government. Trusted by industry leaders and emerging contractors alike, the platform unifies opportunity discovery, proposal automation, compliance management and delivery execution in a single, intelligent solution – helping companies automatically find opportunities, respond and win, and deliver with speed and confidence. Founded in 2022 by military and industry veteran Christian Ferreira, Procurement Sciences is backed by leading investors including Catalyst Investors, Battery Ventures, Tower Research Ventures, K-Street Capital, Blu Ventures, Bosch Ventures and Citi. Learn more at procurementsciences.com

About Catalyst Investors
Catalyst Investors is a growth equity firm based in New York. Catalyst invests in rapidly growing technology companies and has been ranked as a top-decile performer by partnering with entrepreneurs and helping companies scale. Recent investments and exits include Breezeway Homes, Burro, EDB, Fieldpulse, Fusion Risk Management, LinkSquares, Ninety, Pax8, Presence, Sevaro, Tava Health and Weave Communications. For more information, visit www.catalyst.com.

SOURCE Procurement Sciences

Funding to build a “world model” for professional creators, challenging consumer-grade tools with high-fidelity, physics-aware generation for film and advertising.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 5, 2025 — Video Rebirth, a Singapore-headquartered AI video startup, today announced the completion of a USD $50 million funding round. The financing includes participation from top-tier global financial and strategic investors.

The company was founded by Dr. Wei Liu, a former Tencent Distinguished Scientist and an IEEE/AAAS Fellow, to build a “world model” for AI video generation. The capital will be used to challenge the current market by shifting the focus from consumer-grade tools to a high-fidelity, controllable platform for professional creators in advertising, e-commerce, film, and animation. The company plans to launch its 1.0 product in December 2025.

While the generative video market has exploded, most existing models fail to meet the standards of professional studios. They lack fine-grained control, motion consistency, and realistic physics. Video Rebirth tackles this gap directly by prioritizing cinematic quality. The company’s core innovation is a proprietary “Physics Native Attention” architecture. This novel approach, combined with a curated data strategy, allows its “Bach” series of models to generate content with superior realism in light, shadow, and object interaction.

“Video generation is the most direct pathway to building interactive world models, but the industry’s scaling laws are not yet solved,” said Dr. Wei Liu, Founder of Video Rebirth. “Our mission is to move beyond simple ‘text-to-video’ tools and build a true generative platform. We are engineering for the creators who need cinematic quality and physical consistency, not just novelty. This funding allows us to accelerate our research and build an ecosystem for the next AI Generated Entertainment (AIGE) trend.”

About Video Rebirth
Video Rebirth is a Singapore-based AI startup developing top-tier models for video generation. Headquartered in Singapore to spearhead its global market expansion, the company is pioneering new architectures and algorithms that bring together physics-aware realism, multimodal reasoning, and creative control, aiming to reshape the next-era of intelligent content generation and interaction. For more information, please visit www.videorebirth.com.

Media Contact:
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SOURCE Video Rebirth

ZÜRICH, 5. November 2025 — FUTURE (Future Holdings AG), die führende Schweizer Bitcoin Treasury Company, gibt heute den erfolgreichen Abschluss ihrer strategischen Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 28 Millionen CHF bekannt. Die Runde wurde von den Ankerinvestoren Fulgur Ventures, Nakamoto und TOBAM angeführt – einige der etabliertesten Namen an der Schnittstelle zwischen traditioneller Finanzwelt und Bitcoin.

Das Unternehmen wird von einem erfahrenen Team geleitet, das Expertise in den Bereichen Bitcoin, Venture Capital, strukturierte Finanzierungen und Kapitalmärkte vereint. Zum Führungsteam gehören Richard Byworth, Chairman und Managing Partner bei Syz Capital, sowie Sebastien Hess, CEO von FUTURE, Fintech- und Bitcoin-Unternehmer und Investor mit Erfahrung bei Rocket Internet und Block Green (unterstützt von Peter Thiel und Coinbase). Unterstützt werden sie von den Mitgründern Marc Syz (CEO Syz Capital), Julian Liniger (CEO Relai) und Adam Back (Erfinder von Hashcash und CEO von Blockstream).

„Diese Finanzierungsrunde bringt führende Venture-Investoren zusammen, die unsere Überzeugung in Bitcoin und das starke Team hinter FUTURE teilen”, sagte Sebastien Hess, CEO von FUTURE. „Ihr Engagement spiegelt Vertrauen in unsere Umsetzungskraft und unsere Vision wider, Europas führende Bitcoin Treasury Company zu schaffen – eine vertrauenswürdige institutionelle Plattform, die Bitcoin durch finanzielle Disziplin, Technologie und transparente Governance mit globalem Kapital verbindet.”

„Unsere strategische Positionierung in einem der wichtigsten Finanzzentren Europas, mit einem Basiszins von 0 % und einer Rendite von 0.12 % auf zehnjährige Staatsanleihen, kombiniert mit einem Team von Bitcoinern mit erstklassigen Finanzhintergründen, schafft ein erhebliches Potenzial für eine Bitcoin Treasury Company”, erklärte Richard Byworth, Chairman und Mitgründer von FUTURE. „Die Qualität der Investoren in dieser Runde und das starke Interesse trotz des herausfordernden Marktumfelds unterstreichen die Nachfrage nach einem Schweizer BTCTC und zugleich die Qualität unseres handverlesenen Teams.”

Eine bilanzgetriebene institutionelle Plattform

Das Geschäftsmodell von FUTURE basiert auf einer soliden Bitcoin-Bilanz, die die Grundlage sämtlicher Unternehmensaktivitäten bildet. Das integrierte Modell des Unternehmens ist darauf ausgelegt, die institutionelle Bitcoin-Adoption ganzheitlich zu unterstützen:

• Treasury Operations: Akkumulation, Verwahrung und Verwaltung von Bitcoin als zentrale Bilanzbasis.
• Research & Analytics: Erstellung proprietärer Research-Berichte, Marktanalysen und Dashboards für institutionelle Investoren.
• Infrastructure & Platform: Entwicklung sicherer, konformer Treasury- und Wallet-Infrastrukturen für institutionelle Bitcoin-Operationen.
• Advisory: Bereitstellung institutioneller Beratungsleistungen sowie Organisation des Future Bitcoin Forum 2026 in der Schweiz.

„Die Schweiz verfügt über eine lange Tradition in finanzieller Innovation und Vertrauen”, sagte Marc Syz, Vice-Chairman von FUTURE. „Es ist an der Zeit, diesen Weg fortzusetzen und im Bereich Bitcoin führend zu werden, indem wir institutionelle Infrastruktur aufbauen, die höchsten globalen Standards entspricht.”

Über FUTURE

Website: [https://future.holdings]

Disclaimer

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ZURICH, Nov. 5, 2025 — FUTURE (Future Holdings AG), Switzerland’s premier Bitcoin Treasury Company, today announced the successful closing of its CHF 28 million strategic funding round. The round was anchored by cornerstone investors Fulgur Ventures, Nakamoto, and TOBAM, representing some of the most established names bridging traditional finance and Bitcoin.

The company is spearheaded by a seasoned team combining expertise in Bitcoin, venture, structured finance and capital markets. The leadership includes Chairman Richard Byworth, Managing Partner at Syz Capital, and CEO Sebastien Hess, a fintech and Bitcoin entrepreneur and investor known for his involvement with Rocket Internet and Block Green (backed by Peter Thiel and Coinbase). They are further supported by Co-Founders Marc Syz, CEO at Syz Capital, Julian Liniger, CEO of Relai, and Adam Back, the inventor of Hashcash and CEO of Blockstream.

“This round brings together leading venture investors who share our conviction in Bitcoin and in the strength of the team we have built at FUTURE,” said Sebastien Hess, CEO of FUTURE. “Their commitment reflects confidence in our execution and in our vision to build Europe’s Premier Bitcoin Treasury Company, a trusted institutional gateway that connects Bitcoin with global capital through financial discipline, technology, and transparent governance.”

“Our strategic positioning in one of Europe’s key financial centres, with a 0% base rate and 0.12% yield on ten-year bonds, combined with a team of Bitcoiners boasting strong financial pedigrees, creates a significant opportunity set for a Bitcoin treasury company,” said Richard Byworth, Chairman and co-founder of FUTURE. “The calibre of the investors in this round, and the strong interest we have seen in a challenging environment, highlights the demand for a Swiss BTCTC, while underscoring the quality of our handpicked team.”

A Balance-Sheet-Driven Institutional Platform

FUTURE’s business model is built on a strong Bitcoin balance sheet forming the foundation for all of the company’s activities. The company’s integrated model is designed to serve institutional Bitcoin adoption end-to-end:

• Treasury Operations: accumulation, custody, and management of Bitcoin as the core balance-sheet foundation.
• Research & Analytics: production of proprietary research, market intelligence, and analytical dashboards tailored for institutional investors.
• Infrastructure & Platform: development of secure, compliant treasury and wallet-infrastructure solutions enabling institutional Bitcoin operations.
• Advisory: provision of institutional advisory services and organization of the Future Bitcoin Forum 2026 in Switzerland.

“Switzerland has a long tradition of financial innovation and trust,” said Marc Syz, Vice-Chairman of FUTURE. “It is time for the country to continue on that path and lead in Bitcoin by building institutional infrastructure that meets the highest global standards.”

About FUTURE

Website: [https://future.holdings]

Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR BACKGROUND PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE FULL OR COMPLETE. NO RELIANCE MAY BE PLACED BY ANY PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ITS ACCURACY, FAIRNESS OR COMPLETENESS. THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES TO ANY PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR IN ANY JURISDICTION TO WHOM OR IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL. IT IS NOT BEING ISSUED IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN MAY BE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLICATIONS WITH A GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LAW IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS AND PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION ANY DOCUMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION REFERRED TO HEREIN COMES SHOULD INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND OBSERVE SUCH RESTRICTION. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY INCLUDE STATEMENTS THAT ARE, OR MAY BE DEEMED TO BE, “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS”. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY AND OFTEN DO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ACTUAL RESULTS. FUTURE HOLDINGS AG EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING TO UPDATE, REVIEW OR REVISE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OR OTHERWISE. THIS PUBLICATION CONSTITUTES NEITHER A PROSPECTUS OR A SIMILAR COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SWISS FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT OR UNDER ANY OTHER LAW.

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SOURCE Future Holdings AG

ZURICH, 5 novembre 2025 — FUTURE (Future Holdings AG), la principale Bitcoin Treasury Company de Suisse, annonce aujourd’hui la clôture réussie de sa levée de fonds stratégique d’un montant de 28 millions CHF. Le tour de table a été mené par les investisseurs principaux Fulgur Ventures, Nakamoto et TOBAM, parmi les noms les plus établis reliant la finance traditionnelle et Bitcoin.

L’entreprise est dirigée par une équipe expérimentée combinant une expertise en Bitcoin, capital-risque, finance structurée et marchés des capitaux. La direction comprend Richard Byworth, Chairman et Managing Partner chez Syz Capital, ainsi que Sebastien Hess, CEO de FUTURE, entrepreneur et investisseur fintech et Bitcoin connu pour son implication chez Rocket Internet et Block Green (soutenu par Peter Thiel et Coinbase). Ils sont rejoints par les co-fondateurs Marc Syz (CEO de Syz Capital), Julian Liniger (CEO de Relai) et Adam Back (inventeur de Hashcash et CEO de Blockstream).

« Cette levée de fonds réunit des investisseurs de premier plan qui partagent notre conviction dans Bitcoin et dans la solidité de l’équipe que nous avons construite chez FUTURE », a déclaré Sebastien Hess, CEO de FUTURE. « Leur engagement reflète la confiance dans notre capacité d’exécution et dans notre vision de bâtir la principale Bitcoin Treasury Company d’Europe, une passerelle institutionnelle de confiance reliant Bitcoin au capital mondial grâce à la discipline financière, à la technologie et à une gouvernance transparente. »

« Notre positionnement stratégique dans l’un des principaux centres financiers d’Europe, avec un taux directeur de 0 % et un rendement de 0,12 % sur les obligations à dix ans, combiné à une équipe de Bitcoiners dotée de solides parcours financiers, crée un potentiel significatif pour une Bitcoin Treasury Company », a déclaré Richard Byworth, Chairman et co-fondateur de FUTURE. « La qualité des investisseurs de ce tour de table et l’intérêt marqué dans un environnement difficile soulignent la demande pour un BTCTC suisse et mettent en évidence la qualité de notre équipe soigneusement sélectionnée. »

Une plateforme institutionnelle axée sur le bilan

Le modèle économique de FUTURE repose sur un solide bilan en Bitcoin, qui constitue la base de toutes les activités de l’entreprise. Le modèle intégré de la société est conçu pour soutenir l’adoption institutionnelle de Bitcoin de bout en bout :

• Treasury Operations : accumulation, conservation et gestion de Bitcoin en tant que base principale du bilan.
• Research & Analytics : production d’analyses propriétaires, d’intelligence de marché et de tableaux de bord analytiques destinés aux investisseurs institutionnels.
• Infrastructure & Platform : développement de solutions sécurisées et conformes d’infrastructure de trésorerie et de portefeuilles pour les opérations Bitcoin institutionnelles.
• Advisory : prestation de services de conseil institutionnels et organisation du Future Bitcoin Forum 2026 en Suisse.

« La Suisse a une longue tradition d’innovation financière et de confiance », a déclaré Marc Syz, Vice-Chairman de FUTURE. « Il est temps pour le pays de poursuivre sur cette voie et de prendre le leadership dans Bitcoin en construisant une infrastructure institutionnelle conforme aux normes mondiales les plus élevées. »

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