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Sure Valley Ventures targets disruptive software businesses with clear potential to scale, especially in AI, cybersecurity, and immersive tech. The firm emphasizes backing technically strong, entrepreneurial founders building category-defining products, and it seeks opportunities where its seed investment can catalyze growth toward follow-on rounds, often alongside co-investors.

Sure Valley Ventures (SVV), founded in 2017, is an entrepreneur-led venture capital firm focused on early-stage AI software companies in the UK and Ireland. Led by former founders with multiple exits, including sales to RedHat/IBM and Transunion, SVV leverages its operational experience to partner with high-potential startups beyond just providing capital. The firm's core strategy targets AI innovations in areas like cybersecurity, immersive technologies (augmented/virtual reality), IoT, metaverse, sales execution, visual AI for compliance, and data security. It has launched funds such as the Sure Valley Ventures UK Software Technology Fund (SVVUK), backed by investors including Tern PLC and the British Business Bank, emphasizing cutting-edge software poised to transform digital landscapes. Notable activities include early investments like Getvisibility (first backed in 2020, followed on at Seed and Series A, achieving a cash exit to Forcepoint in 2025), Overpath (AI sales platform), and Captur (visual AI for real-world monitoring). SVV builds the AI ecosystem through government advisory (e.g., Irish Startup Taskforce), accelerator mentoring (Tech Nation, Scale Ireland), white papers, podcasts, and events like Web Summit.