# GMG Ventures

> GMG Ventures is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 41%
- Fund size: $57M
- Last fund: Oct 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gmg-ventures/
- Website: http://www.gmgventures.co/

GMG Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund, set up to invest in start-ups that are impacting the rapidly evolving digital media ecosystem. It has one limited partner, The Scott Trust, which among other assets and funds, owns the Guardian news organization. As with any venture capital fund, GMGV is set up to generate financial returns,however, it also has strategic objectives linked to the Guardian. We have a clear investment strategy, set of investment themes and structured approach to help set up our portfolio companies to benefit from the wider Guardian Media Group, including its vast external network and the prestigious and trusted brand of the Guardian.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$7.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $225k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 26% |
| Machine Learning | 5 | 15% |
| Media and Entertainment | 5 | 15% |
| Software | 4 | 12% |
| Audio | 3 | 9% |

67 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 26% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 21% |
| Series A | 5 | 15% |
| Series B | 3 | 9% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 35% |
| United States | 9 | 26% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Hudson | Co-founder & General Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-hudson |
| Denise Xifara | Co-Founder and Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denise-xifara |
| Dyson Bogg | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dyson-bogg |
| Ginny Watsham | Investment Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ginny-watsham |
| Hannah Green | Team Assistant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hannah-green |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Papercup | Papercup automates large parts of the dubbing process so content owners can localize their videos at scale, faster and at a fraction of the price of traditional methods. Our AI voices are indistinguishable from human's and our human-in-the-loop system means professional translators quality check all voiceovers for utmost accuracy. | $20M | Series A | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| Chatterbox | A corporate language learning platform that uniquely offers active practice alongside algorithmically matched native language coaches who share their students' professional backgrounds and interests. On the app, engineers are learning Arabic from engineers and aid workers are learning French from medical doctors and achieving industry toppingcourse completion rates. Chatterbox language coaches are professionals who have become forcibly displaced and are currently undervalued in the labour market. Co-founded by a former refugee and Y Combinator alum, Chatterbox is backed by BGV, All Turtles and WeWork. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| Signal AI | Signal AI is an AI-powered business intelligence and media monitoring company that aggregates, analyses, and provides business leaders with insights into digital, print and broadcast media, news, and regulatory data. Signal AI’s machine learning enables businesses to track their competitive landscape, changes to regulation, and monitor theirreputation—empowering them to make smarter, faster business decisions.The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $50M | Series D | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Authoritive | Authoritive is designed to share knowledge in a way that feels genuinely interactive and delivered with ease to the audience where they actually are. | $5M | Seed | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Vidsy | Vidsy is a creative technology engine powering mobile video ad creation to help global brands. Vidsy helps global brands create effective video ads, efficiently and consistently across digital. Vidsy's technology, global community of 6,000+ vetted creators, and fully managed services are empowering brands to intelligently transform theirdigital advertising for an ever-evolving world of mobile video. | $16.3M | Series B | Oct 11, 2021 |  |
| Unlock | Unlock is an access control protocol that enables creators to monetize their content or software without relying on a middleman. It lets consumers manage all of their subscriptions in a consistent way, as well as earn discounts when they share the best content and applications they use. | $4M | Seed | Sep 28, 2021 |  |
| Papercup | Papercup automates large parts of the dubbing process so content owners can localize their videos at scale, faster and at a fraction of the price of traditional methods. Our AI voices are indistinguishable from human's and our human-in-the-loop system means professional translators quality check all voiceovers for utmost accuracy. | $10.5M |  | Dec 10, 2020 |  |
| Streetbees | Streetbees develops a human intelligence platform that uses Artificial Intelligence and geolocation technology collects and analyzes offline consumer behavior.By analyzing real-life moments collected from its own global community, the chat-style app is used to share moments from their daily lives via videos, photos, and text. Through applyingadvanced natural language processing technology to the results, Streetbees uncovers not just what they do, but also why they do it, and what drives them – and predicts what they may do next. The company partners with brands across the consumer goods, media and entertainment, retail, and insurance sectors.In 2015, Oliver May and Tugce Bulut established the company in London, England. | $40M | Series B | Oct 28, 2020 |  |
| Faculty | Faculty provides data science and engineering training services. It provides training services to computer scientists in using artificial intelligence from the United Kingdom. It also developed a platform with large cloud computing space for accessing large amounts of data usable to design and test artificial intelligence models. | $10.5M |  | Nov 29, 2019 |  |
| Signal AI | Signal AI is an AI-powered business intelligence and media monitoring company that aggregates, analyses, and provides business leaders with insights into digital, print and broadcast media, news, and regulatory data. Signal AI’s machine learning enables businesses to track their competitive landscape, changes to regulation, and monitor theirreputation—empowering them to make smarter, faster business decisions.The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $25M | Series C | Oct 22, 2019 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does GMG Ventures invest in?

GMG Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

GMG Ventures typically joins rounds of $750k–$7.3M at Seed and $225k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds GMG Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact GMG Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at GMG Ventures?

The team at GMG Ventures includes Alan Hudson (Co-founder & General Partner), Denise Xifara (Co-Founder and Investor) and Dyson Bogg (Venture Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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