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The Latest Stories from SVV and our Portfolio Companies.
UK govtech Xylo raises £2.8M to give planning officers their week back
Xylo - backed by SVV - deploys AI agents to handle the admin, not the judgement - helping councils process 40% more applications per officer each month, with greater accuracy.
SVV open-sources the AI workflows powering its investment team
SVV has launched AgenticInvestor.org, a free open-source platform giving the wider investor community access to the agent-based workflows SVV has built and refined across its own investment operations.
CameraMatics has secured up to €49m in a significant growth funding round
SVV portfolio company Cameramatics closes c.€49m from Blume Equity, ISIF and Goodbody following strong revenue growth and major enterprise contract wins
ManaMind Secures $1.5 Million to Build the Autonomous Testing Layer for Gaming
ManaMind, the autonomous game testing company, has closed a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by AI specialist VC SVV (Sure Valley Ventures).
Audrey AI Raises $1.8m (€1.5m) to Scale AI Platform for Financial Auditing
Audrey AI, the Dublin-based startup building AI purpose-built for financial auditors, has closed a $1.8 million pre-seed funding round led by SVV.
Ralio Raises $2.5M In Europe’s Largest Agentic Payments Funding Round
Ralio, the payments platform for AI agents, has announced a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round. The investment marks the largest agentic payments round in Europe to date.
Captur Raises $6M US Seed Round to Solve AI's Last-Mile Problem
Captur, AI infra for enterprise mobile-apps that instantly verifies user-submitted photos for accuracy, has announced a $6 million US seed round led by Rally Ventures, with participation from SVV (Sure Valley Ventures).
Mirror Partners with NVIDIA to Bring Encrypted AI to Regulated Sectors
Mirror is moving encrypted AI from research theory into full production deployment with Nvidia - the leading AI infrastructure provider - processing sensitive information without ever decrypting it.
Overpath Raises €1.6M to Build the AI Sales Execution Layer for Revenue Teams
Overpath, the AI sales execution platform for revenue teams, announced it has raised €1.6 million in preseed funding. The round was led by Elkstone Ventures, with participation from AI Specialist Investor, SVV.
(Closed) Investment Analyst Role - London - SVV - Sure Valley Ventures
We’re looking for an Investment Analyst to join our London team and play a central role in our origination function. This is a front-line role: you’ll be our eyes and ears in the London startup ecosystem, finding the founders we should be backing.
Vizgard - a UK leader in AI security - 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.