Future Fund

Ellipsis brings together an exceptional team of senior AI professionals with comprehensive expertise spanning research, product development, and leadership in the artificial intelligence sector. The founding partners—Juergen Galler, Matthias Dantone, Thomas Hofmann, and Yariv Adan—share over 15 years of collaborative history as colleagues, co-founders, and co-investors. This tight-knit group combines academic excellence with practical business acumen, supported by an extensive network of advisors and industry veterans who provide additional depth and connections to their portfolio companies.

The fund specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage AI startups where artificial intelligence constitutes the core technology rather than merely an additional feature. With investment tickets typically ranging from $100,000 to $500,000, Ellipsis targets companies at the formative stages where their expertise can have maximum impact. Their investment thesis centers on identifying founders building transformative AI solutions with genuine technological differentiation and clear market applications.

What distinguishes Ellipsis from traditional investors is their rigorous pre-investment due diligence process that examines product viability, technological foundations, business potential, and team capabilities. This comprehensive evaluation leverages the partners' deep technical knowledge and industry experience in artificial intelligence. Following investment, portfolio companies receive bespoke mentoring and coaching across critical areas including leadership development, strategic planning, organizational structure, product management, and technological implementation—support that extends far beyond typical financial backing.

The partners' backgrounds include successful AI company exits, leadership roles at global technology firms, and pioneering research contributions to the field. This combination of academic credentials and commercial success enables Ellipsis to bridge theoretical AI advancements with practical business applications. Their extensive network encompasses both technical AI experts and industry specialists across various sectors, significantly enhancing their portfolio companies' access to talent, customers, and follow-on funding opportunities. This holistic support ecosystem dramatically improves the success trajectory for the early-stage AI ventures they back.