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Sure Valley Ventures

Sure Valley Ventures is a venture capital firm based in the United Kingdom, investing in Software & Developer Tools; Industry & Hardware and Consumer, Lifestyle & Services, 48 tracked investments.

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Investments Tracked

About Sure Valley Ventures

Sure Valley Ventures is a venture capital firm based in the United Kingdom. Brouky tracks 48 investments associated with the firm.

Sure Valley Ventures invests across Software & Developer Tools; Industry & Hardware; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services and AI. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Pre-Seed, Seed and Series C+ rounds.

Sure Valley Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage software and developer tools companies. They primarily invest in companies based in Ireland and the UK.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus
pre-seedseedseries-c-plus
Sectors
Software & Developer ToolsIndustry & HardwareConsumer, Lifestyle & ServicesaiAutomationcomputer visionHardwareIndustrial Tech

Investment Thesis

Sure Valley Ventures focuses on investing in early-stage software and developer tools companies. They primarily invest in companies based in Ireland and the UK.

Sure Valley Ventures Portfolio Companies

24 of 42 tracked holdings.

Portfolio outcomes
40 active3 acquired6.0% exit rate

Team

Barry DownesManaging Partner

Serial Founder with deep AI expertise. Barry founded SVV in 2017 after he exited FeedHenry, which was acquired by Red Hat/ IBM. He leads SVV’s entire AI strategy and helps great founders scale breakthrough companies.

Brian KinaneFounding Partner

Serial Founder with a strong AI background. Brian co-founded FeedHenry, acquired by Red Hat/IBM. At SVV, he brings deep AI expertise, product vision and experience investing in early-stage software.

Greg D'AmbrosioCFO

Finance leader with regulated expertise. Greg joined SVV from a wealth manager, where he led finance. He brings operational rigour and experience building systems in regulated financial environments.

Gareth BurchellPartner

Equity markets and financing specialist. Gareth has 20 years experience in equity markets. He brings deep expertise in financing and public markets, sitting on the Board for several of SVV’s companies.

DC CahalaneVenture Partner

Four-time founder & ecosystem builder. DC has scaled several startups and advised government on innovation. He helps founders with their go-to-market strategy and ecosystem access.

John FrizelleVenture Partner | CTO

Serial founder with deep tech expertise. John brings technical expertise to SVV’s AI investments. He is also the founder of Alludium, an AI agents startup focused on intelligent enterprise automation.

Isabelle SmurfitMarketing Manager

Marketing & Investor Relations specialist. Isabelle raises SVV’s profile with investors and founders. She helps our portfolio founders tailor their messaging, enhance brand visibility, and effectively scale.

George MensahPrincipal

Investor focused on underserved tech hubs. Based in Manchester, George leads SVV’s sourcing beyond London. He helps founders build in underserved tech ecosystems across whole of the UK.

Saurabh KumarPrincipal

Engineer turned investor with technical expertise. Saurabh joined SVV from BNY Mellon. He applies deep data science knowledge to evaluate founders building infrastructure and applications in AI.

Hunter MoorePrincipal

Healthcare expert focused on AI innovation. Hunter joined SVV from a leading US heathcare company. He backs founders using AI to improve access, quality and outcomes in healthcare.

Rebecca GulliverHR Manager

People leader with VC & tech experience. Becky supports SVV founders with hiring, scaling and people. She brings experience from VCs and high growth companies across al areas of HR.

Alex ThompsonInvestment Associate

Investor defining SVV’s data-driven approach. Alex sources and leads early-stage enterprise AI deals in the UK. He has led several of SVV’s recent AI deals in the Agentic AI space.

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