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Investor update · Q2 2026

Ahead of the Trend

Three of the founders we backed early, presenting live. Plus where the funds stand, and an open Q&A with the partners.

Wednesday 9 September 2026• 16:00–17:30 IST/BST• Online

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2017Backing AI sinceBefore the current cycle began
3,000+Companies we meet a yearTo find the few we back
2Sovereign anchor investorsBritish Business Bank · Enterprise Ireland
3Founders presenting liveUK and Ireland portfolios

The market

Almost every software company now calls itself an AI company. Very few are.

The distinction our technical diligence exists to find is between companies that use AI as a component and companies whose product could not exist without it. That second group is small, hard to find, and where the returns sit.

Two things changed this year. Enterprises moved AI out of pilots and into production, so demos became procurement. And agentic systems shipped, so software began executing work rather than informing it. Both favour the application layer — and that is where we invest.

Presenting live

Three companies we backed early

  1. 01

    Dublin

    Mirror Security

    Securing the AI stack itself

    A UCD spin-out encrypting AI operations end to end — data, embeddings, outputs — with fully homomorphic encryption. Enterprises get AI into production without exposing what it runs on.

    Pre-seed co-led by SVV with Atlantic Bridge’s University Bridge Fund. Building in collaboration with Intel.

  2. 02

    Dublin

    Overpath

    AI that runs the deal, not the CRM

    Reads live deal behaviour across a company’s systems, finds where a deal is going wrong while it is still winnable, and tells the team what to do next.

    Founded by Ross Keating and Dermot O’Connor. €1.6m pre-seed alongside Elkstone Ventures.

  3. 03

    United Kingdom

    Souk

    Your AI partner development manager

    Finds new referral and affiliate partners, runs the outreach, tracks the deals and pays the commissions — automatically. Partnerships without the headcount a partnerships team normally needs.

    One of the newest positions in our UK fund.

The session

Ninety minutes

  1. 16:00

    The state of AI investing in the UK and Ireland

    What changed in the last six months, and where the capital is going.

  2. 16:15

    AI News + Companies Update, Q2 2026

    New investments, follow-ons, portfolio milestones, and where we deploy next.

  3. 16:30

    Mirror Security

    Securing the AI stack itself.

  4. 16:45

    Overpath

    AI that runs the deal, not the CRM.

  5. 17:00

    Souk

    Your AI partner development manager.

  6. 17:15

    Funds Update and Q&A

    On the portfolio, the market, and the funds.

  7. 17:30

    Close

Who it’s for

Who should attend

  • Existing SVV limited partners, Fund II and Fund III
  • Family offices and private investors with a venture allocation
  • Institutional and private market investors following AI in the UK and Ireland
  • Founders and operators who want a read on the market

If you have never heard us present before, this is a good place to start.

The firm

Why SVV

  • Backing AI since 2017. First investments and first generative AI exit before the cycle began.
  • Entrepreneur led. Every partner has founded and run companies.
  • Technically qualified. Mostly computer science and engineering backgrounds — other European funds bring us in to run the diligence.
  • Sovereign anchored. British Business Bank and Enterprise Ireland.
  • Whole-market view. Thousands of companies a year across the UK and Ireland.
  • Exits, not just marks. Most recently Getvisibility to Forcepoint.

Registration

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After the session

Our partners stay on the line once the session closes. If you’d like to talk to us about the portfolio, the funds, or anything you’ve seen on the day, say so when you register and one of the team will be in touch.