# Luminous Futures

> Luminous Futures is a VC fund backing FinTech, Payments and Blockchain. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.luminousfutures.com/

Luminous Futures is an investment fund committed to improving human life in alignment with our ecosystem.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orbital | Orbital a London headquartered fintech on a mission to bridge the gap between traditional financial services and the world of digital assets, centred around a payments & treasury platform aimed at large multinational corporates and enterprise. With an offering made up of multi-currency IBAN accounts, international payments and FX, digital assetvaults, trading and liquidity and crypto-commerce C2B payments. All through one interface - the Orbital platform. | $6.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| HIFI | HIFI is a next-generation payments infrastructure platform. The company powers a suite of modern payment APIs to enable businesses to move money faster on a global scale for the next chapter of the internet. Our payment rails powers businesses to move money instantly with near-zero cost to enhance cash flow, reduce inefficiencies, increasevisibility, and combat fraud.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2022. | $2M | Pre-Seed | May 15, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Golden Record Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-record-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GSR Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsr-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Form Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-form-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Luminous Futures invest in?

Luminous Futures invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Blockchain startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Luminous Futures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Luminous Futures closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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