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Three funds, one AI strategy.

Three funds, backed by Enterprise Ireland and the British Business Bank, investing in pre-seed and seed AI companies in the UK and Ireland. We are hands-on investors, with a board or observer seat on almost all our companies.

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Our funds.

Pre-seed and seed AI companies in the UK and Ireland. A £/€500k–1m first cheque, lead, co-lead or join, with follow-on through Series A. 41 active companies across three funds; 7 exits and realisations from Fund I; 150+ co-investors.

SVV funds
FundStatusDetail
Fund I · 2017Fully investedBacked by Enterprise Ireland. Invested in 16 companies: 13 of them raised a follow-on Series A, and 7 exits and realisations to date.
Fund II · 2022InvestingBacked by the British Business Bank through its Enterprise Capital Fund programme. 25 companies to date.
Fund III · 2023InvestingBacked by Enterprise Ireland. 9 companies to date.
Track recordBuilt. Scaled. Exited.Exits to Forcepoint and Unity, two listings, and 13 of 16 Fund I companies raising a follow-on Series A.See outcomes →ThinkingPartner essays & newsletterWhat the partners write on AI and investing, and AgenticInvestor Weekly.Read →Investor enquiriesTalk to usFor LPs, family offices and institutions interested in SVV funds. For fund information, performance and the data room, contact the team directly.Get in touch →
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AIAgenticInvestor

We run on what we back.

In July 2026 we open-sourced the agent workflows behind SVV's own investment process and launched AgenticInvestor, a free learning network for private-market investors putting AI to work. It was founded by our Managing Partner, Barry Downes, and is independent of SVV.

AgenticInvestor · learning network● Free for professional investors
Built by investors, for investorsInvestors putting AI to work.

A curated library of investor workflows, a weekly briefing, and a maturity model to see where your firm stands.

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WeeklyAgenticInvestor WeeklyHow AI agents are changing investing, investment firms and the companies we back. Every Friday.→AIMMAgentic Investing Maturity ModelFive levels for a firm's AI adoption. Find your level with a 5-minute Pulse Check.1Ad hoc2Repeatable3Defined4Managed5Optimising→LibraryInvestor workflowsTasks, skills and agents covering the work from screening through to deal structuring.→
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