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Vizgard - a leader in AI security and defence - selected by the prestigious NATO Tech Alliance
Vizgard, the AI visual autonomy company, has been selected for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic 2026 cohort — one of the most competitive defence tech programmes in the world.
Mirror Security Raises $2.5M to Scale Its Breakthrough Encryption Platform for AI Security
Mirror Security, a cybersecurity company spun out of University College Dublin, has raised $2.5 million funding to scale its breakthrough encryption platform for AI Security. The round was led by SVV and Atlantic Bridge.
Oxford AI Startup Astut Raises £1.6m to Solve Unprecedented Crises Without Historical Data
Astut, the AI spinout from the University of Oxford’s mathematics department, has announced growth investment co-led by SVV and East X Ventures to help organisations navigate unprecedented crises.
SVV Leads Investment in Elelem: Pioneering the Future of Brand Visibility in AI-First Search
SVV has invested in Elelem, a category-defining Generative Search Analytics platform that's reimagining how brands navigate and dominate the seismic shift from traditional search to AI-powered discovery.
Literal Labs raises £4.6M round to develop energy-efficient logic-based AI worldwide
Literal Labs, the logic-based AI algorithm company led by ex-Arm VP Noel Hurley, today announces that it has raised £4.6M ($6.2M USD) in pre-seed funding to develop fast, efficient, and explainable AI.
Momntum Launches Next-Generation Customer Relationship Platform, Eyes Global Market Growth
Momntum, the pioneering fully integrated AI Customer Relationship Platform, today announced its official launch, introducing a breakthrough technology set to transform how businesses engage with customers at scale.
Capably, the Intelligent Automation Platform, Raises $4M to Lead the Next Wave of Agentic AI Automation
Capably, the Intelligent Automation platform, has raised $4 million from Boost, Concept & SVV to help businesses delegate work to AI across their organizations.
Inephany raises $2.2M pre-seed round to automate and optimise AI model training
Inephany has announced a $2.2M pre-seed funding round to accelerate development of its AI-powered optimisation platform, which promises to revolutionise how neural networks—including Large Language Models (LLMs)—are trained and fine-tuned.
SVV Announces Successful Exit of Getvisibility to Global Security Giant Forcepoint
Sure Valley Ventures (SVV), the specialist AI VC, is excited to announce that its Fund 1 portfolio company Getvisibility, a leading AI data security company, has been acquired in a cash sale by global security leader, Forcepoint.
RETìníZE Secures Landmark £1.6 Million Investment with Joint Backing from QUBIS and Innovation Ulster
RETìníZE, a pioneering creative technology software company based in Northern Ireland, is delighted to announce the close of a £1.3 million equity funding round, supplemented by a further £300,000 in grant funding.
Vizgard Secures £1.5M to Enhance Defence and Public Safety using Proprietary Distributed AI Technology
Vizgard, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software company, has secured £1.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Sure Valley Ventures (SVV), with participation from Midwich Ignite and Focal.
AI data analytics firm helping to prevent trespassing on railway lines raises £4.5m
Purple Transform – an AI data analytics business that helps to identify and prevent incidents such as theft, trespass and antisocial behaviour on railway lines – has raised £4.5m in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures via the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II and backed by Sure Valley Ventures.
Stylus secures investment to take the ‘work’ out of ‘paperwork’ in schools
Stylus, the startup set to revolutionise teacher workloads with its AI-powered marking and feedback, has raised £500,000 in a recent funding round.
PHINXT Robotics Secures £2 Million to Enable Robotics Automation at Scale
PHINXT Robotics, an AI-led robotics software company, has secured £2 million in an oversubscribed funding round, led by Sure Valley Ventures with participation from Ada Ventures, Heartfelt and Atlas Ventures. PHINXT has developed a decentralised edge AI software solution to enable robotics automation at any scale.