A London-based venture capital fund that leads pre-seed and seed stage funding rounds for UK companies at the intersection of media, entertainment and technology sectors.

Mercuri

Mercuri is the UK media and entertainment technology venture capital fund. It supports exceptional founders building technology enabled products for the new age of enterprise and the digital lifestyle of consumers in the UK. Mercuri lead funding rounds for start-ups that are impacting the rapidly evolving ecosystem at the intersection of technology, media and entertainment.

Mercuri’s second fund, but first multi-LP fund, will focus investment into four specific areas - the creation, distribution, consumption, and monetisation of content and data. Investment targets B2B startups set to enhance the way in which we communicate and engage in a professional and personal context. The fund aims to make six new investments a year.

Mercuri is a certified B Corp and the co-founder of VentureESG, and invests in portfolio companies that share its values through a commitment to robust data policies and safe, transparent AI. 

We are actively deploying our second fund: pitch@mercuri.vc

Our current portfolio can be found at www.mercuri.vc/portfolio

Final 2 spaces left...sign up via the link below for the opportunity to pitch to Ella 📅🚀

We are thrilled to be co-leading the £2.8m funding round for Human Native AI (along with Ziv Reichert at LocalGlobe). We have been huge fans of the co-founders James Smith and Jack Galilee since the beginning and we believe they are solving a major issue in the creative and AI industries! 🌟

Our portfolio company Faculty, experts in AI, have released an interesting report highlighting the huge potential for artificial intelligence to transform UK government services, estimating up to £40 billion in annual savings 💰 

Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ecSNUqMC

Great to see our recent investment Made With Intent is gaining momentum at the UK StartUp Awards 🚀🏆 

Congratulations to the entire team on this well-deserved win 🎉👏

🏈The National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl this weekend sparked considerable discussion, highlighting not only top-tier athletic talent but also serving as a compelling example of the significant advancements AI has made in advertising and sports technology over the past year. 

📺 With commercial slots hitting up to $7M for 30 seconds, brands seized this golden opportunity to highlight their AI advancements:

- Microsoft and Etsy spotlighted their AI tools, emphasizing innovation.
- Google unveiled its 'AI-guided frame' feature, empowering the partially sighted with audio-guided photography on smartphones.
- Your Bodyarmour creatively critiqued AI-generated videos with humorous, distorted animations, underscoring their commitment to 'no artificial flavours'.
- Even Universal Pictures Despicable Me 4 got in on the action, featuring minions experimenting with AI image creators in its teaser trailer 

Beyond commercials, the NFL itself embraced AI through its digital athlete platform powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS),  which uses machine learning and data analytics to simulate scenarios, aiming to enhance player safety and team strategy with data-driven insights.

👀  We are looking forward to seeing more AI advancements in 2024   

#AI #SuperBowl #Innovation #Technology #SportsTech #NFL

Well done to BugBiome, FrameSports.AI, Hustl, In Reality Ltd, Jumbl, Light Trace Photonics, Nesti (We're fundraising!), Siloton and Taught by Humans for making it to the finals at techSPARK uk's #SiliconGorge event 🚀🏆 

We are proud sponsors of the Silicon Gorge event and love seeing the talent coming out of the South West. Mercuri will be judging at the finals and wish all the teams the best of luck!

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