Mercuri
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
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. Founded in Kings Cross, London in 2017, we back outstanding founders building at the intersection of media, entertainment and AI — from generative AI, agentic AI and voice AI to creator economy platforms, gaming, XR, next-generation advertising and AI inference compute.
- Total investments:
- 92
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 49%
- Fund size:
- $64M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Mercuri invests in
Stages Mercuri invests in
Countries Mercuri invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $878k–$7.3M
- Pre-Seed
- $225k–$4M
- Series A
- $4.8M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 20 (22%)
- Software 13 (14%)
- Information Technology 8 (9%)
- Media and Entertainment 8 (9%)
- Machine Learning 7 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 26 (28%)
- Pre-Seed 21 (23%)
- Series A 10 (11%)
- Funding Round 5 (5%)
- Convertible Note 5 (5%)
Country
- United Kingdom 30 (33%)
- United States 15 (16%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- The Netherlands 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Hudson
Founding General Partner
|
Founding General Partner | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Denise Xifara
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dyson Bogg
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ella Hughes
Associate
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Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hannah Green
Operations Director
|
Operations Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 Studio is a digital entertainment production company that creates touring avatar concerts using digital performers and live shows. | $26.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 20, 2026 | ||
| Made With Intent is a segmentation tool that allows data-driven retailers to quickly discern and target customer intent while optimizing marketing strategies. It enables retailers to interact successfully and increase conversions in today's competitive market context. | $3.3M / Seed / Feb 17, 2026 | ||
| Electric Twin uses AI to simulate human behavior for decision-making and market analysis. | $10M / Series A / Feb 12, 2026 | ||
| Artho has revealed its first product, Mozart AI, a groundbreaking AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that aims to accelerate and magnify human creativity. This hybrid musician will have complete control over their musical vision with no creative friction. They will create, engineer, and perform at the speed of their imagination. They willoutperform and innovate the best pure human artists by combining human artistry with AI co-creation. We are a team of musicians, technologists, and creative visionaries. | $6M / Seed / Feb 11, 2026 | ||
| Producing world-class original content | $12M / Seed / Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| Electric Twin uses AI to simulate human behavior for decision-making and market analysis. | Seed / Sep 16, 2025 | ||
| Minitap is an AI-driven mobile development company that assists with monitoring mobile devices. | $4.1M / Seed / Sep 08, 2025 | ||
| GVTLabs uses advance AI-driven computer vision and intelligent imaging solutions to provide insights on online videos. | Pre-Seed / Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Unbox builds AI-powered infrastructure to turn social commerce into a sustainable revenue engine. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Gibran is an AI research and product company reimagining how artificial intelligence supports, rather than replaces, human creativity and autonomy. Gibran is building a new class of scale-free AI systems — models that evolve, adapt, and collaborate with humans in open-ended, creative ways. Unlike traditional automation tools, Gibran’s AI draws onprinciples from natural ecosystems and complex adaptive systems to augment how people think, decide, and create. | $2.6M / Seed / Jul 14, 2025 | ||
| See all 92 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Mercuri invest in?
Mercuri invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 92 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Mercuri invest in?
Mercuri typically joins rounds of $878k–$7.3M at Seed, $225k–$4M at Pre-Seed and $4.8M–$20M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Mercuri's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Mercuri took part in.
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Who are the partners at Mercuri?
The team at Mercuri includes Alan Hudson (Founding General Partner), Denise Xifara (Partner) 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.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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