SVV
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Founders backing founders.

Built. Scaled. Exited.

SVV writes first cheques into AI companies at pre-seed and seed, and backs them to win global markets. We've been backing AI since 2017.

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At a glance
Latest14.10Symbe · new investmentInvested
StagePre-seed & seed
First cheque£/€500k–1m
RoleLead, co-lead or join
Follow-onTo Series A
BasedUK & Ireland
01Backing AI since 2017

The best model won't win. The best operating system will.

Today · AI that assists

“Summarise this claim file.”

Useful. Ten minutes saved. The claim is still the handler's to process.

The shift · AI that does the work

“Process this claim end to end. Cite everything.”

An agent runs the workflow and returns finished work for sign-off. Models are abundant. What a company builds around them is what compounds.

We built companies, and we sold what we built. The SVV partners
02What we back

AI that does the work.

The winners will sell finished work, not software seats. We back four kinds of company, at the stage where a first lead cheque matters most.

Vertical agent platforms

Agents that do the work of one industry.

In the portfolioXylo · BeCertain · Nettle+12 more →

Process agents

Agents that run one business function end to end.

In the portfolioOverpath · Souk · Symbe+3 more →

Agent infrastructure

What agents need to run: integrations, payments, identity, testing.

In the portfolioJentic · Kerno · Literal Labs+5 more →

AI security & trust

Keeping agents safe: secure inference, assurance, governance.

In the portfolioMirror Security · Disseqt AISee all →
Where we come in
  • Team in place, with the domain expertise to own a workflow
  • Product in use by an external customer
  • Three or more design partners, or a signed pilot
  • Little or no revenue. Under about £100k is fine
What we don't back
  • Foundation-model training or hardware
  • Generic copilots that don't own a workflow
  • Services businesses dressed as software
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03Team

A team of founders. Technical first.

Diligence is led by engineers and computer scientists, and we build with the tools you build with. Barry and DC built AgenticInvestor, which open-sources the agent-powered process we invest with.

Founder, exit has founded a company and sold it. Meet the whole team →

The founders we back.

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Dorothy CreavenDorothy CreavenJentic
Pankaj ThapaPankaj ThapaMirror Security
Alex KehoeAlex KehoeVizgard
Charlotte BaxCharlotte BaxCaptur
Yanwen ChenYanwen ChenFloxMind
Since the day I first met with SVV they've had my back. From strategy meetings in the office working on the perfect opening line for a deck, to an inbox full of investor intros when we decided to kick off a new round.
Dominic BristowDominic BristowFounder · Stylus
04Exits & realisations

Built. Scaled. Exited.

Seven exits and realisations from our funds, from a team of founders who have sold companies of their own.

Exits & realisations · highlights
GetvisibilityExitCash exit to Forcepoint. We were the first investor, in 2020.2025
ArtomatixExitAcquired by Unity Technologies. An early generative AI exit.2019
KlearcomRealisedRealised through Synova's investment in the company.2025
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Built. Scaled. Exited.
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Pre-seed or seed, building AI that does the work? Send us your plan.

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