Sure Valley Ventures is an entrepreneur-led venture capital firm that invests in early-stage software companies across a range of high-growth technology sectors, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). The firm focuses on supporting innovative startups with capital, expertise, and a robust network to scale their operations.

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We help early-stage AI software entrepreneurs in the UK and Ireland grow and scale businesses that will have a global impact.


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🚨 We're thrilled to launch SVV's latest report on AI Investing, which dives into the AI Landscape, Investment Opportunities and our Fund's Strategy.

💬 This guide for investors & family offices shares unique insights on:
✔ How to assess the latest AI innovations & navigate the hype
✔ Where the early-stage investment opportunities lie
✔ Importance of investing early in disruptive technologies
✔ Challenges & risks with direct investing in AI startups

🚀 We also give an inside look into Sure Valley Ventures' investment strategy, diving into our 3 core investment principles, as a fund that has been investing in AI since 2017.

Check it out 👉 https://lnkd.in/et8ibuVG

🔥 That's a wrap on Dublin Tech Summit 🇮🇪 Amazing way to finish the week with inspeq ai winning the Startup World Cup Pitch Competition & going on to the finals in Silicon Valley. Some highlights ⬇ 

1️⃣ SVV's latest investment inspeq ai winning the SWC Regional Finals🏆Inspeq’s mission is to become the trusted source of safe & reliable AI development. (Tech Funding News - https://lnkd.in/dxMqkE_S)

2️⃣ Barry Downes interviewing Dr Florian Ostmann, Head of AI Governance at The Alan Turing Institute, about the role of standardisation with the EU AI Act, which industries will be affected & the real threats to society this year.

3️⃣ George Mensah sharing insights on building relationships with investors & the huge impact of diverse teams with InMotion Ventures, Norrsken VC, 2am VC & RESPONSIBLE.

4️⃣ SVV Portfolio Founder David Owens, EVERYANGLE (transforming in-store retail with vision-AI driven insights) sharing his top learnings when fundraising.

5️⃣ SVV Venture Partner & Accelerate MC DC Cahalane with the latest additions to our portfolio (Apoorva Kumar, Ramanujam MV & Mati Remi) who we are thrilled to back 🚀

Big thanks to the whole DTS team (s/o Kim I. Mott, Brian Ó hOisín, Siobhan Human) for a great event 🔥

🎉 We are so excited to welcome inspeq ai to the SVV Portfolio. Inspeq AI’s mission is to become the trusted source of safe and reliable AI development, revolutionising Gen-AI application deployment.

Their full-stack AI Ops platform addresses AI performance issues throughout the LLM development lifecycle, ensuring optimal safety & ethical compliance.

We are delighted to partner with Apoorva Kumar & Ramanujam MV - hugely impressive founders who previously worked at Microsoft, Meta, Amazon & LinkedIn building and leading AI products - before leaving to found Inspeq AI, as part of the Founders programme at Dogpatch Labs.

Round led by Sure Valley Ventures with participation from Delta Partners VC, Founders (talent accelerator funded by NDRC), Plug and Play Tech Center, as well as leading angel investors 🚀 

We look forward to working with our co-investors to support Inspeq on their exciting growth journey ahead 💫

🎉 We are very excited to announce our session with Dr. Florian Ostmann from The Alan Turing Institute (Head of AI Governance & Regulatory Innovation) at Dublin Tech Summit.

💭 Exploring strategies for addressing the AI alignment problem, ensuring that AI systems align with human values and goals.

⚡ 16:55-17:15 - Wed 29 May - NEXUS. Don't miss out!
➡  dublintechsummit.tech 

We're excited to join an impressive speaker line up at the BVCA's Accelerate Conference tomorrow to discuss fundraising for emerging managers & the British Business Bank's ECF Programme.

SVV Founding Partner Brian K. will be speaking on a panel alongside Ruth Foxe Blader (Foxe Capital), Mayowa O.(Form Ventures) & Denise Typl (British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA). 

✅ 14:10: Is Fundraising on the Rebound - https://lnkd.in/eGTbiqcd 
🤝 Reach out if you would like to connect!

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