# FOV Ventures

> FOV Ventures is a VC fund in London backing Software and Gaming. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last fund: Mar 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fov-ventures
- Website: https://www.fov.ventures

FOV Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Gaming. FOV Ventures invests in early-stage European companies across Spatial Computing, AI, 3D, and Robotics.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.9M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $333k–$4.2M |
| Series A | $8.2M–$37M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 21% |
| Gaming | 5 | 13% |
| 3D Technology | 5 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 11% |
| Generative AI | 3 | 8% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 32% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 29% |
| Series A | 3 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 9 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 18% |
| Germany | 3 | 8% |
| Sweden | 2 | 5% |
| United States | 2 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dave Haynes | Founding Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-haynes |
| Petri Rajahalme | Founding Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/petri-rajahalme-4516 |
| Sointu Karjalainen | Head of Platform | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sointu-karjalainen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spogen.ai | Spogen.ai is a speaking AI assistant that improves machinery operation and maintenance efficiency. |  | Pre-Seed | May 26, 2025 |  |
| IXI | Pixieray modernizes traditional eyeglass optics by introducing a pioneering adaptive solution giving anyone perfect vision. |  | Series A | Apr 28, 2025 |  |
| IXI | IXI was founded in 2021 in Espoo, Finland, with a simple premise: to create eyewear that provides optimal vision in every situation. Using cutting-edge technology, IXI glasses intelligently adapt to your eye movements, automatically focusing to help you see more—sharper—all within beautifully designed frames. Their first-generation product iscurrently in development, with more details to follow closer to launch. Sign up for early access here: https://ixieyewear.com | $36.5M | Series A | Apr 28, 2025 |  |
| ai-coustics | ai\|coustics is pioneering innovative audio algorithms based on AI and Deep Learning models and fundamentally improving the capabilities of Speech Audio Enhancement in digital communication and media content. | $5.4M | Seed | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| nunu.ai | nunu.ai is the frontier of artificial intelligence in gaming by creating the first multi-modal AI agents designed to test and play any game. | $6M | Seed | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Ray Browser | Ray is setting a new standard for gaming by creating the ultimate browser designed specifically for gamers. With cutting-edge features and seamless performance, it is transforming the way players experience games and empowering developers to push the boundaries of innovation. By optimizing speed, reliability, and user experience, Ray is not justenhancing gameplay but also shaping the future of the gaming industry for both players and developers alike. | $6.5M |  | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Ray Browser | Ray is setting a new standard for gaming by creating the ultimate browser designed specifically for gamers. With cutting-edge features and seamless performance, it is transforming the way players experience games and empowering developers to push the boundaries of innovation. By optimizing speed, reliability, and user experience, Ray is not justenhancing gameplay but also shaping the future of the gaming industry for both players and developers alike. |  | Seed | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Distance Technologies | Distance Technologies seeks to develop glasses-free XR applications | $11.2M | Seed | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| Iconic | Iconic AI is an AAA games studio AI-driven game development | $4M | Pre-Seed | Jul 11, 2024 |  |
| IXI | Pixieray modernizes traditional eyeglass optics by introducing a pioneering adaptive solution giving anyone perfect vision. |  | Series A | Jul 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does FOV Ventures invest in?

FOV Ventures invests primarily in Software, Gaming and 3D Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is FOV Ventures's check size?

FOV Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$11M at Seed, $333k–$4.2M at Pre-Seed and $8.2M–$37M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds FOV Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact FOV Ventures?

Public channels for FOV Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at FOV Ventures?

The team at FOV Ventures includes Dave Haynes (Founding Partner), Petri Rajahalme (Founding Partner) and Sointu Karjalainen (Head of Platform). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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