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White Paper

Investing in AI:

Download the SVV 2025 ‘Navigating AI Investments’ White Paper

AI investments are everywhere — but navigating this landscape has never been more complex. With market saturation, rapid technological shifts, and the rise of "wrapper companies," how do you separate breakthrough innovations from mere hype?

In this comprehensive investment guide from Sure Valley Ventures, one of the UK and Ireland's pioneering AI-focused VCs, we reveal the strategic framework for successful AI investing — and why partnering with specialists beats going it alone.

What's Inside:

  • How to map the AI ecosystem and identify the real opportunities beyond ChatGPT

  • Why the Enterprise AI Application Layer is the sweet spot for early-stage investors

  • The evolution from distribution networks to production networks in AI investing

  • Platform shifts that create 15-year investment cycles — and where we are now

  • SVV's proven four-pillar strategy that connects with 1,300+ companies annually

  • Real case studies from successful AI exits, including the sale to Unity Technologies

  • The hidden risks of direct AI startup investments and how to mitigate them

  • Why 80% of SVV's companies raise follow-on Series A rounds (vs. 50% industry average)

Whether you're a family office seeking AI exposure, a private investor evaluating the space, or an institutional LP looking for specialist expertise — this report delivers battle-tested insights from 7+ years of AI investing, multiple exits, and deep technical due diligence.

Download now and discover why leading investors are partnering with AI specialists instead of investing direct.