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Mercuri VC

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 68 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries ACyber SecurityMachine VisionCommunity

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66%of best year21cheques in 12 months, 68 on record
Since the last cheque45days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$200K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 68Sole investor18 roundsMostly inUnited States, 40%
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Mercuri VC highlights

  1. 01

    21 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 18 rounds, median $4.9M

What they do

Mercuri is an early-stage venture capital fund and first-cheque investor leading pre-seed and seed funding rounds for UK media technology and AI companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Cyber SecurityMachine VisionCommunity
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first68 appearances

  1. 2026

    18 rounds

  2. Sept
    Unit1 StudioGB · EU-Startups$27MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    FluidstackGrowth · US$1.5BWith 4 others
  4. Sept
    KiviaqSeed · JP$971KWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    LOMBYSeries A · JP$2.5MWith 1 other
  6. Jul
    Sensity AIGrant · NL$5.6MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    MenouSeries B · JP$3.3MWith 4 others
  8. May
    Rapyuta RoboticsVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  9. May
    MN8 EnergyDebt · US$88MWith 1 other
  10. Apr
    Kaizen MentoriaBR · LatamList$970KWith 2 others
  11. Apr
    Eleos LifeSeed · GB$3.0MSole investor
  12. Apr
    MACH ResourcesSecondary · US$118MSole investor
  13. Apr
    Emission Free GeneratorsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  14. Apr
    LocationMindVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  15. Feb
    Electric TwinSeed · GB · Mercuri VC$10MWith 7 others
  16. Feb
    PiazzaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Feb
    Made With IntentSeed · GB$3.3MWith 2 others
  18. Feb
    Mozart AISeed · GB$6.0MWith 2 others
  19. Jan
    TechMetVenture · IEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  20. 2025

    27 rounds

  21. Dec
    Resemble AIVenture · US$13MWith 5 others
  22. Dec
    Element CriticalVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  23. Nov
    AirtaskerAU · Startup Daily$6.5MWith 3 others
  24. Nov
    Mode MobileCrowdfunding · US$4.9MSole investor
  25. Nov
    FundsSeries E · JP$12MWith 4 others
  26. Nov
    AscendSeries B · US$7.1MWith 4 others
  27. Oct
    Wonder StudiosSeed · GB · TechCrunch$12MWith 5 others
  28. Oct
    Black Bayou Energy HubVenture · US$50MSole investor
  29. Sept
    MinitapSeed · US$4.1MWith 3 others
  30. Sept
    ExergynGrant · IE$2.7MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    LocationMindDebt · JP$6.4MWith 2 others
  32. Sept
    Crush YardVenture · US$2.0MSole investor
  33. Aug
    ThinkLabs AIGrant · CA$350KWith 3 others
  34. Aug
    UnboxPre-seed · BE$1.6MWith 1 other
  35. Jul
    EmulaitVenture · US$3.0MSole investor
  36. Jul
    MN8 EnergyDebt · US$575MSole investor
  37. Jul
    GIBRANSeed · GB$2.6MWith 2 others
  38. Jul
    Planeat.ecoVenture · IT$3.2MSole investor
  39. Jul
    reAlphaUS$5.0MSole investor
  40. Jun
    Literal LabsPre-seed · GB$6.2MWith 2 others
  41. May
    GroomieSeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  42. May
    Mode MobileVenture · US$1.0MSole investor

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The team

We hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Mercuri VC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

LocalGlobeVC firm6rounds togetherBetaworksVC firm5rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherMizuho Corporate BankVC firm3rounds togetherAtomicoVC firm2rounds togetherBalderton CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherBlackhorn VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherEntrepreneur FirstAccelerator2rounds togetherFounders FactoryAccelerator2rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm2rounds togetherGoldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds togetherMizuho CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Mercuri VC put money into.

Unit1 Studio$27M · Sept 2026Fluidstack$1.5B · Sept 2026Menou$3.3M · Jun 2026Rapyuta RoboticsMay 2026MN8 Energy$88M · May 2026Kaizen Mentoria$970K · Apr 2026

Quick answers about Mercuri VC

What does Mercuri VC invest in?

Mercuri VC invests most often at Venture and Seed (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cyber Security, Machine Vision and Community.

How active is Mercuri VC?

68 investments on record, 21 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Mercuri VC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Unit1 Studio (Sept 2026), Fluidstack (Growth, Sept 2026) and Kiviaq (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Mercuri VC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $2.0M.

Does Mercuri VC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 68 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Mercuri VC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (40%), the United Kingdom (20%) and Japan (20%).

Is Mercuri VC investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 21 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Mercuri VC invest alongside?

Most often LocalGlobe (6 rounds together), Betaworks (5 rounds together) and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (3 rounds together).

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