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Sure Valley Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 35 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFashionDeep LearningCyber-security

Deploying now
64%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 35 on record
Since the last cheque117days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.1MCheque size, as they say$500K – $1.8MRounds led2 of 35Sole investor6 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 63%
Pitch Sure Valley Ventures

Sure Valley Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 66% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $1.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $1.8M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
FashionDeep LearningCyber-security
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first35 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Jul
    BeCertainGrant · GB$2.4MWith 1 other
  3. Jun
    CameraMaticsGrowth · IE · Blume Equity$57MWith 6 others
  4. Apr
    ManaMindPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$1.5MWith 5 others
  5. Apr
    Audrey AIPre-seed · IE$1.8MWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    RalioPre-seed · GB$2.5MWith 1 other
  7. Jan
    OverpathSeed · IE$1.9MWith 1 other
  8. 2025

    11 rounds

  9. Dec
    Mirror SecurityPre-seed · IE$2.5MWith 1 other
  10. Oct
    InephanyGrant · GB$1.0MWith 2 others
  11. Oct
    JenticVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  12. Oct
    AstutSeed · GB$2.1MSole investor
  13. Sept
    SoukPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$1.6MLed
  14. Jun
    MomntumSeed · IE$1.1MSole investor
  15. Jun
    Literal LabsPre-seed · GB$6.2MWith 2 others
  16. Apr
    Capably AISeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$4.0MWith 5 others
  17. Feb
    RETìníZEVenture · GB$1.6MWith 1 other
  18. Jan
    VIZGARDSeed · GB$1.9MSole investor
  19. Jan
    Jentic TechnologyPre-seed · IE$4.1MWith 2 others
  20. 2024

    7 rounds

  21. Sept
    StylusSeed · GB$659KSole investor
  22. Sept
    Purple TransformSeed · GB$5.9MWith 2 others
  23. Aug
    VividQSeries A · GB$7.5MWith 3 others
  24. Aug
    PHINXT RoboticsSeed · GB$2.5MWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    Vortex IQSeed · GB$1.0MWith 1 other
  26. Jun
    IttybitSeed · GB$1.9MWith 1 other
  27. May
    inspeq aiSeed · IE$1.1MWith 3 others
  28. 2023

    2 rounds

  29. Oct
    JaidSeed · GB$245KSole investor
  30. Jan
    JaidSeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$3.7MLed
  31. 2022

    5 rounds

  32. Dec
    Virtex StadiumVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  33. Oct
    EveryangleSeed · IE$2.7MWith 1 other
  34. May
    BuymieVenture · IE$7.3MWith 3 others
  35. Mar
    CameraMaticsVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  36. Mar
    GetvisibilitySeries A · IE$11MWith 2 others
  37. 2021

    2 rounds

  38. Dec
    Nova LeahVenture · IEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  39. Aug
    AmbisenseVenture · IE$3.5MWith 3 others
  40. 2020

    1 round

  41. Jul
    VologramsSeed$1.8MWith 2 others
  42. 2019

    1 round

  43. Sept
    WiaSeed$552KWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

BMBarry Michael DownesdirectoriCompany registersince 2021
BJBrian James KinanedirectoriCompany registersince 2021
CHCian HughesdirectoriCompany registersince 2021

We also hold 2 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the UK company register, which it must file accurately by law

Companies House
13681024, since 2021

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Sure Valley Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Sure Valley Ventures

What does Sure Valley Ventures invest in?

Sure Valley Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (66% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fashion, Deep Learning and Cyber-security.

How active is Sure Valley Ventures?

35 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Sure Valley Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BeCertain (Grant, Jul 2026), CameraMatics (Growth, Jun 2026) and ManaMind (Pre-seed, Apr 2026).

How big are Sure Valley Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.1M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $1.8M.

Does Sure Valley Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 35 investments on record (6%).

Where does Sure Valley Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (63%) and Ireland (38%).

Is Sure Valley Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Sure Valley Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Enterprise Ireland (10 rounds together), Atlantic Bridge (3 rounds together) and Elkstone Capital Partners (3 rounds together).

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