Organization · Accelerator
Future Worlds
Future Worlds is a tech startup accelerator based at the University of Southampton, supporting researchers, entrepreneurs, and student innovators in launching and scaling their startups. It focuses on deep tech and offers mentorship, funding advice, and networking opportunities.
Overview
What Future Worlds does
What Future Worlds is
Future Worlds is a tech startup accelerator based at the University of Southampton, supporting researchers, entrepreneurs, and student innovators in launching and scaling their startups. It focuses on deep tech and offers mentorship, funding advice, and networking opportunities.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Accelerator
- Founded
- Founded in 2015
- Approximate age
- About 11 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
What Accelerator means
An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.
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Capability profile
Future Worlds as a funder
Investment thesis
Future Worlds supports aspiring startup founders in launching and scaling their startups and spinouts, focusing on deep tech innovations from the University of Southampton.
Focus narrative
Future Worlds invests in deep tech startups, providing support through mentorship, funding advice, and access to a network of investors. The organization focuses on fostering innovation from the University of Southampton, helping founders explore the commercial potential of their ideas.
Value beyond capital
Future Worlds provides mentorship, funding advice, and access to a network of investors, helping startups navigate their growth and development.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
- Sectors
- Frontier & Deep Tech
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include: Aquark Technologies: A deep tech startup that has raised over €5 million in investment. ViridiCO2: A startup that received support through a trip to Silicon Valley, enhancing its investor relationships. ArchAI: A startup that benefited from the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship with guidance from Future Worlds. Bloctopus (formerly LZero): A startup that participated in the Future Worlds Cohort program. Zenicam: A startup that progressed from attending events to pitching at London Tech Week.
Capability profile
Future Worlds as a program host
Program thesis
Future Worlds is a tech startup accelerator based at the University of Southampton, supporting aspiring startup founders in launching and scaling their startups and spinouts.
Focus narrative
Future Worlds invests in deep tech startups, providing support through mentorship, funding advice, and access to a network of investors. The organization focuses on fostering innovation from the University of Southampton, helping founders explore the commercial potential of their ideas.
Value and support
Future Worlds offers mentorship, funding advice, and access to a network of investors to support startup founders in their journey.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Notable portfolio companies include Aquark Technologies, a deep tech startup that has raised over €5 million in investment; ViridiCO2, which enhanced its investor relationships through a trip to Silicon Valley; ArchAI, which received guidance from Future Worlds during the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship; Bloctopus, which participated in the Future Worlds Cohort program; and Zenicam, which progressed from attending events to pitching at London Tech Week.
Capability profile
Future Worlds as an event host
Event focus
Future Worlds invests in deep tech startups, providing support through mentorship, funding advice, and access to a network of investors. The organization focuses on fostering innovation from the University of Southampton, helping founders explore the commercial potential of their ideas.
Format narrative
Future Worlds offers a structured Cohort Program for startup founders to receive mentorship and support, along with a Bootcamp designed to help founders test and build their startup ideas.
Participant value
Future Worlds provides aspiring startup founders with essential resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to successfully launch and scale their startups.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- demo-day and meetup
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Common questions
What to know about Future Worlds
Upseed classifies Future Worlds under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes funder, program host, and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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