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SVV is a specialist AI investment firm looking to invest in the latest and greatest founders working to develop breakthrough AI technologies.

We typically invest at the seed or pre-seed stage, often as the first investment in a company, and continue to support the company through to Series A and beyond.

“We invest into AI native companies led by technically strong founders with the vision, domain expertise and drive to shape the future. We focus on two layers of the stack (application & enablement/ infrastructure) where we believe category defining companies will be built.”

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George Mensah, Principal, SVV

FAQs

  • We are early stage investors - focusing on pre-seed and seed AI software companies Whether you're emerging from stealth, scaling your first enterprise customers, or just raising capital for the first time, we partner with founders who share our belief that AI will reshape the world.

  • We make initial investments of up to £1.5m for a target ownership of 10-20%. We support our companies through to Series A and beyond, reserving £5m of follow on capital.

  • We typically lead seed rounds and also selectively co-invest alongside other top-tier VCs when we see exceptional opportunities.

  • We have been investing in early-stage AI Innovation across the UK and Ireland since 2017. We are proud to be regional investors, with offices in Manchester, London, Cork, Dublin and Waterford.

Pitch SVV for Investment

As former Founders turned investors, we’ve raised our own venture capital during our careers. We’ve seen deals get done from both sides of the table.

That’s why we’ve designed our investment process to try and be as effective and efficient as possible.

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What Happens Next

We know the frustration of waiting around for investors to get back to you. While we get dozens of inbound pitches every day, we strive to get back to you as fast as possible.

Should you have any feedback on our investment process, please contact us at info@svv.ai as we are actively working to improve this.