Our Aim at Future Story
At Future Story, our aim is to bring future technologies to today’s world, shortening the time between innovation and implementation. We facilitate investment, business development and market penetration whilst matchmaking between companies and investors or buyers from different markets. In its matchmaking role, Future Story pairs start-ups, who are leading the way in developing some of the most innovative technological solutions, with investors looking to be part of their journey of growth and success. Future Story works with these start-ups to ensure that they are investor ready, whilst also working with investors to understand their interests, and inform them about investment opportunities that are perfectly suited to their requirements.
What Makes Future Story Different – A Personal Touch in Connecting European Start-ups with GCC Investors
What distinguishes Future Story from other matchmakers is the personal element. At Future Story our aim is not simply to input details into a platform and allow the algorithms to make matches. Rather, we meet personally (online or face-to-face) with start-ups and investors in order to understand their needs and goals and find appropriate matches for both parties.
Read more about why we think the personal element still matters in online matchmaking.
Meet the People Behind Future Story
Future Story is an initiative spearheaded by Angele Giuliano, Managing Director at AcrossLimits, and Kais Badran, CEO at Grey Matter.
Angele Giuliano is a seasoned entrepreneur in the fields of technology and European funding. With over 25 years of experience, she has built a career centred on fostering innovation, driving international collaboration and helping organisations secure EU funding to bring transformative ideas to life.
Angele founded AcrossLimits in 2001, evolving it from a software company to a leader in EU-funded projects. Under her guidance, AcrossLimits has contributed to over 90 successful initiatives in tech, health, education, gender equality and sustainability, fostering innovation and impactful cross-border collaborations.
Kais Badran, co-founder of Future Story Capital, is on a mission to create impactful growth worldwide. From transforming industries with the World Bank to coaching over 2,000 business pitches, he thrives on disruptive innovation and real results.
Drawing from his experience in entrepreneurship, media, and coaching, Kais builds programmes that empower businesses and individuals to achieve meaningful growth. His heartfelt storytelling and dynamic presentations leave audiences inspired and ready to take action.
Read more about what inspired Angele Giuliano and Kais Badran to establish Future Story:
The choice of pairing European start-ups with GCC investors stems from the GCC’s increasing reputation as an important region for investments. Therefore, the aim is to increase the influx of innovative technologies in the GCC by investing in European start-ups who are willing to expand their impact even beyond the shores of Europe.
Learn more about the attractiveness of the GCC for investments.
How We Can Help You as a Start-up
In order to join us as a start-up company so that we can match you with investors that make sense for you, you must:
- Give a brief description of your innovation
- Indicate the market in which you operate
- Let us know in which country you are registered
- Send us a pitch deck
Once you are signed up on our platform, we will be able to help you to enhance your pitch deck to increase its attractiveness to investors. We will also personally match you with investors which are suitable for your needs and will guide you in the process to secure investment.
Contact us here if you are interested in joining us as a start-up company.
How We Can Help You as an Investor
In order to join us as an investor so that we can match you with start-ups which make sense for you, you must:
- Give a brief description of yourself or your investment company
- Indicate the sector or sectors that you would like to invest in
- Indicate in which stage of investment you normally enter (pre-seed, seed, series A, B, C etc.)
Once you are signed up on our platform, we will be able to match you with start-ups in the sectors you are interested in and assist you in the process of coming to a mutually agreeable agreement.
Contact us here if you are interested in joining us as an investor.